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Posted by Christ_empowered on September 15, 2013, at 21:14:51
My shrink wants me on one. No pressure, but she thinks its a good idea. She was thinking amoxapine. I trust her judgment on the one hand, but...I'm scared of amoxapine. The whole "breaks down to loxapine" thing has me scared, especially with full-dose (20mgs) Abilify plus full dose (1200mgs) Trileptal on board. I'm sensitive to EPS and TD is the absolute *last* thing that I (or anyone else) wants. So...
...I was thinking Remeron? Its generic, it helps you sleep, I saw something on PubMed about Abilify+Remeron being highly effective and fast acting, and...
...I dunno. I need to lose weight, so Remeron is probably the last thing I need, but then again...amoxapine?!?! Then again, my doc's been doing this forever, so maybe I should chill out and let her prescribe something for me that she thinks is best.
Thoughts? Advice?
Posted by Phillipa on September 15, 2013, at 22:57:13
In reply to An AD for this guy?!?!, posted by Christ_empowered on September 15, 2013, at 21:14:51
Give it a try as you say your doc has been doing this for a long time. Phillipa
Posted by bleauberry on September 16, 2013, at 16:46:35
In reply to An AD for this guy?!?!, posted by Christ_empowered on September 15, 2013, at 21:14:51
I think maybe just start somewhere, see how it goes, and then have the next med already in mind if the first choice isn't a good one.
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