Posted by J Kelly on March 15, 2016, at 9:12:08
In reply to Re: Magic Pill » J Kelly, posted by SLS on March 15, 2016, at 8:29:51
> > No, I know there are things left to try. That's mainly why I'm here. As you know, I'm looking at Lamictal and Nardil. In that order.
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> Interestingly, I have not had a manic episode since starting Abilify in 2002, despite quite a few trials of MAOI-TCA combinations. Abilify is a dopamine system stabilizer due to its partial agonist properties on dopamine receptors. I attribute the improvement in depression to this. So... You might want to try adding Abilify to Lamictal before starting Nardil. If it helps, you can then try to discontinue the Zyprexa.
>I would love to replace Zyprexa with Abilify. My only objection is the akathisia. I had it pretty bad when taking Abilify. Can you recommend anything to counter this? Would the Lamictal help?
Jade
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> - Scott
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