Posted by Christ_empowered on November 22, 2010, at 13:11:01
In reply to Re: maintenance dose for Abilify? » Christ_empowered, posted by herpills on November 22, 2010, at 9:32:45
yeah, all I take is the Abilify @ 30mgs/day. The thing is...10-15mgs/day is effective for Bipolar I and Schizophrenia. The 30mgs is used for acute mania, but I don't see why it would be necessary to keep taking a higher dose after the acute episode has ended. I did some research, and even today (almost 60 years after thorazine was introduced), nobody really knows how to dose the antipsychotics. Some say lower to 1/2 the dose for maintenance, some say keep the same dose long-term...its really confusing.
At least this is Abilify and not Haldol or something...even if I end up needing the 30mgs/day dose its probably not as bad for my brain or body as some other meds out there.
Since Abilify has a long half life, I was thinking I could just start taking 1/2 tablet (15mgs) daily instead of a whole tablet, to see how it goes for a couple weeks. I responded pretty rapidly to 30mgs/day last time I went off meds and had a mini-crisis, so it seems to me that if I freak out, going back up to 30mgs/day should do the trick quickly. I hope.I still haven't cut the dose yet, though. I kind of want to do a little more research+get a little more advice first.
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