Posted by ed_uk2010 on January 31, 2012, at 10:56:58
In reply to Re: Had to take an Abilify... » Christ_empowered, posted by SLS on January 29, 2012, at 12:33:53
> You continue to go around in the same circle. It is not a happy thing to witness.
Good point. This is my take... CE knows that Abilify helps to prevent him getting ill again, but he also knows that high doses cause adverse effects and make some aspects of his illness worse. Please correct me if I'm wrong CE, I apologise if I am.
So, isn't the most logical solution to this taking a lower dose? Why not take 10mg per day, which the option of increasing the dose temporarily during periods of stress or symptom worsening?
I suspect that taking 30mg PRN (with no regular medication) may lead to instability. Mood and symptoms fluctuating dramatically up and down from day to day. It makes more sense to me to take a low maintenance dose + occasional PRN doses or a temporarily increase when necessary.
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