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Re: replacement for Abilify? » Christ_empowered

Posted by J Kelly on March 22, 2016, at 20:13:54

In reply to replacement for Abilify?, posted by Christ_empowered on March 22, 2016, at 13:23:34

> My medical coverage and pharmacy keep messing my life up by filling and covering my low dose, as needed risperidone and then rejecting the claim for the 30mgs/Abilify (now generic) that I've been taking forever. It seems that I'm going to have to get an Rx for *1* replacement neuroleptic.

Is this a result of two A/P's? Ugh!

You need what you need. How frustrating.

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> I'm not opposed to risperidone, but I'm afraid of the prolactin elevation. I'm also kind of concerned that it might push me down into depression (maybe I'm being irrational there). I take 2mgs as needed, which...is rarely.
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> My former shrink at the clinic talked about amoxapine way back when. I was scared of a TCA+loxapine combo drug, so I declined, but...could it work as a replacement for Abilify? I dunno...I think I'm just pondering because my mood is much improved, but I could still use a bit of a lift. Or maybe I just need to let the wellbutrin keep on working...

Friend, if your mood is much improved I'd try to stay the course.

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> When does risperidone turn into a problem w/ EPS and such? The official things I've read say 6mgs is the upper limit for minimal EPS, but...I'd like to hear what consumers have to say, too.
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> Geodon popped into my mind. Is it always, for realsies, a 2x daily medication, w/ food?

Goedon caused a lot of anxiety and fatigue in me but YMMV.

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> And, finally...has anyone tried zyprexa+wellbutrin? Zyprexa is supposed to be extremely effective, but I'm concerned about sedation. Intuitively, one would think/assume that the wellbutrin would help counter sedation, but...I could easily be wrong.

I added wellbutrin to my Zyprexa and had poor results. It increased my anxiety.

>

Jade


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