Posted by Christ_empowered on December 30, 2013, at 17:20:55
In reply to Re: Abilify...how low can you go?, posted by SLS on December 30, 2013, at 17:07:26
back on 30 :-(
Here's the thing: once you've been on a higher dose, its hard to go lower. sedatives can help ease the transition, sometimes.
I was thinking...OK, a few days wash out, start cutting those babies in 1/2, see how that goes. Got agitated! Ugh...
I declined to refill the 'zac. Yes, it was helpful, but I really just needed a Band-Aid, not a long term solution, you know?
I think I may see about adding in Lamictal. Or maybe a switch to Seroquel xr? The old school Seroquel was terrible for me back in the day, but then again...I was 19, loaded up on other drugs, etc. etc.
I need a long-term solution for depressive states that isn't an AD. SRI drugs are, at best, temporary fixes for me.
Is Seroquel better with depression than Abilify? What about some of the new round of neuroleptics? My subjective feeling is that the high dose Abilify doesn't make things worse, but it doesn't do a whole lot to help things, either. Kinda unfortunate state of affair, really.
Thanks for all the helpful info...STAY ON YOUR MEDS! (that's really for me, excuse the screaming caps....)
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