Posted by Patient on March 11, 2005, at 10:17:42
In reply to Thanks all for the comments and advice!, posted by celticmom on March 10, 2005, at 6:50:07
> I'm so glad to hear that I may be right about this. I did go ahead and lower his dose last night. He was only on 2.5 mg, but I lowered it to 1.25. He is very sensitive to meds. I also think that the Luvox may be amplifying the abilify like it does with so many other meds and caffeine.
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> I'll keep you all posted on any progress!Does he still need to take Luvox? Combining two or more drugs can cause a totally new effect that the one drug by itself may not. I would consider lowering the Luvox dose as well, especially if he is sensitive to med reactions. Slow taper Luvox is the best way to go, since he might encounter withdrawal symptoms from SSRI AD if you drop dose too much at one time. Many SSRI's can cause "brain fog" after a few months being on it. It's one of those side effects that usually don't show up until later. Luvox tends to be on the sedating side.
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