Posted by Christ_empowered on December 18, 2010, at 12:26:26
In reply to Re: Do I need more meds?!?! » Christ_empowered, posted by ed_uk2010 on December 18, 2010, at 8:55:16
Hey, Ed. Benzos are out b/c I'm with a Public Health doctor. I'm pretty sure they don't Rx benzos, even for short-term use, so he'd probably want to do something with the neuroleptic (raise the dose, add in a low dose of something else).
The thing is, I'm really not looking to take multiple neuroleptics. I'm already at the FDA max for Abilify, so if I add something, it needs to be something besides an antipsychotics, even if the antipsychotic is the most "atypical" drug known to modern science.What would you suggest, Ed? Depakote and lithium are both no-gos--I don't tolerate depakote well and lithium scares me too much. I thought about an antidepressant, but...I've never had much luck with them (except Tofranil, which ended up making me kind of surly) and I don't want to be flattened out (I mean, I already take a high dose neuroleptic).
I'm thinking/hoping/praying this is a short-term problem. Do you think Lamictal might help?
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