Posted by wamazon on December 8, 2008, at 16:55:50
In reply to Re: invega » wamazon, posted by JadeKelly on December 8, 2008, at 14:56:36
Jade,
Yes, invega is similar to risperdal and exits capsule via osmosis. It is non-sedating which I thought would be good................psych asked if our guy's behaviors seemed speeded up, HELL YES. And it seems like it continues to accelerate or maybe days are just blurring all together.
Anyway, psych prescribed lithium at low starting dose over week ago and increased dose Saturday. If we observe benefit then Invega will slowly be discontinued. The doctor said that, more likely than not, meds are used in conjunction with each other for best results. I'd never taken that into consideration.
Also, we just started two week functional behavioral analysis. Day program people (who are all behaviorists) believe that behavior can be modified by looking at reinforcers, etc.
I am not going to have any expectations with any of this, reading lots of material, talking and just doing the best we can in giving love and support to our boy.
Thanks so much for your input.
Wanda> > Help!
> > I am a foster mom to a non-verbal young man diagnosed with autism/severe retardation/bi-polar
> > whom has been on invega for almost one year. I think this medication is doing him more harm than good. He has rapid cycling episodes of happiness then agitation/aggression which are almost as intense as what he exhibited when experiencing withdrawals after being suddenly pulled off of zyprexa due to liver complications in Dec'07. If anyone has experienced invega for the good or bad and its side effects, can you please share with a very sad and frustrated care-giver.
> > Thank you.
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> Hi again,
> No need for response, just checked Wikipedia, Invega is very similar in its action to Risperdal, which my son took to treat his rapid cycling bi-polar. His manic phases were acute, and scary. Risperdal, however, turned him into a zombie. I hated it.
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> We tried Abilify, same result. I couldn't stand how he was on these meds so asked for mildest anti/psych and went high end of dosing I believe of Seroquel (300mg daily). It has as worked like a charm for us. I don't want to think about how much of life he would have missed out on had we left him on those.
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> However, sounds like you have the opposite problem. We did at times, too. I would find out which of the Anti/psych's are safest for him, his liver, etc. Seems you could stay with Invega, but increase the dose, try Risperdal, Abilify, Seroquel, etc,. I'm partial to Seroquel but that doesn't mean its right for your foster son.
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> I'm not a Doctor, but it seems dosing or med, or both is causing this problem. If you can't go up in dose, there are lots of augments and adjuncts to help those meds work better. Check with his PDoc re: this list and augments.
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> I'll be hoping for a quick solution for you!
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> ~Jade
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