Posted by schleprock on November 28, 2012, at 16:55:29
In reply to Re: I am loosing it - now in hospital » SLS, posted by hansi555 on November 28, 2012, at 15:51:15
> > > > Are you free-lancing with your meds...adjusting dosages on your own. Did you double your Abilify dose for 3 days? Curious.
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> > > My pdoc initially suggested 5 mg and I looked it up and decided to start on 2,5 mg which I stayed at for 7-8 weeks, then the swings between bad and normal returned and I went to 5 mg for a few days before I discontinued it completely.
> > > Please remember that I during the last 5 years never got to a satisfying level of normal/good, this is why we tried Abilify and before that Lamictal.
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> > I hope you weren't required to discontinue the Abilify in order to take Lamictal. Taking the two drugs together makes a good treatment for some people, and it makes little sense not to combine them as soon as either proves inadequate.
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> > - Scott
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> I tried Lamictal for a year (together with the Nort, Valdoxan and Mirtazapin). It did not improve the mood swings (between normal and down) but disturbed my sleep as soon as I got past 50 mg. I waited some weeks before my pdoc suggested Abilify and I tried it for approx. 10 weeks, 2,5 mg.
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> I am now way down and in hospital since yesterday - at my own will.
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> It is my first stay in hospital. I am in a 2 pers room, my room mate is a junkie or something and he is snorrrring like hell. I hope to get transferred to a special depression unit but I am on waiting list for that.hansi555, I'm glad to see you're still with us and have decided to seek out clinical treatment. Based on the severity of your symptoms, as well as the sense that they weren't about to dissipate with your current treatment, it is probably the wisest choice. Hopefully the staff there is competant and know what they're doing. I think the list is a good sign, indicating they'll transfer you to the care of a depression specialist, rather than some ignorant general physician. We wish you luck.
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