Posted by med_empowered on December 3, 2005, at 3:16:18
In reply to Re: One more thing... » med_empowered, posted by temoigneur on December 2, 2005, at 18:52:47
Its kind of common to combine the atypicals with stimulants..its kind of an "off-label" application when the atypicals are used for behavior problems, ADHD, bipolar, depressive states, etc. I honestly dont know how often stimulants are used in schizophrenia or schizoaffective these days.
I think you should consider the following: 1) add an antidepressant(s) + reduce the AP dose 2) reduce AP dose, add in trileptal, depakote, etc. 3) add in BuSpar and/or benzo 4) switch to Abilify, then adjust dosage......
any of these would be easier to do than adding a stimulant. If you add an antidepressant, be sure to reduce the AP dosage since SSRIs tend to increase AP blood levels. GOod luck!
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