Posted by stargazer2 on June 22, 2007, at 16:45:18
In reply to Re: question for Fred » brooke484, posted by FredPotter on June 18, 2007, at 23:14:25
Just started Abilify one week ago, 5 mg, without much effect. Saw my pdoc yesterday, we talked about decreasing the dose of Nardil as I had an improvement at an earlier dose (45 mg) but it was not sustained. So, instead of decreasing the Nardil dose (60 mg) he increased the Abilify dose from 5 mg to 10 mg.
Last few days have had some improvement with motivation. Still have afternoon grogginess improved with switching the majority of the Nardil dose to bedtime(45 mg).
Has anyone here been on Nardil and Abilify? What was the effect? Dosage of both?
My pdoc was concerned with my ankle edema and asked who my GP was. I said some one that looked like a teenager (!)and who spoke a million miles a minute and who I was not comfortable going to for side effect to an unknown medication like Nardil, which I'm sure she would be clueless as to how to work up for ankle edema.
Anyone here with ankle edema have solutions?
Another next step is to get an endocrine workup to see if any abnormalities exist that could give me a treatment resistent depression, that prevents medication from working. Possible cortisol deficiency. Guess when the next appt is for a endo workup with the MD? Next March...so I took an August appt with the nurse practitioner which I guess is better than nothing.
At least I'm getting more information on my physical status than I've ever had before. My neuro workup last year for M.S was negative which put my mind at ease after falling frequently. It was from the Lamictal, which made me lose my balance, mimicking M.S. That was a relief to know M.S. was ruled out and was caused by my meds which gave me similar symptoms to a neurological disorder and both me and my pdoc missed it. And I think I was only on 200 mg Lamictal and he wanted me increase it until the neurologist said the meds were the casue of my balance issues.
I think it is important to know when the side effects of medication are causing more side effects, but many times they are ignored or minimized by the pdoc in order to get to an "effective" dose which may cause you more harm than good. Falling is always a sign that the medication is too high and it was chalked up to clumsiness and the end result was a fall on my face, 2 root canals and an ER visit with a possible broken nose.
Yes, I would say we missed the warning signs of a reaction to medication.
Stargazer, Hanging in there with Nardil trial X 35+ days.
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