Posted by yxibow on November 26, 2007, at 5:05:59
In reply to Re: strange sensations, posted by monkeysmama on November 24, 2007, at 19:03:52
> Yes, it is for anxiety. I have no clue if there is a covering doc for her. I don't know an ER psych number. I didn't know there was one. I feel pretty good today, so maybe it is helping to lower?? I lowered the zoloft too to counteract. It can't get any worse, right?
I won't comment on the latter, your antidepressant can be separate in this case or the cause (as I say later)...
Be careful when "weaning off" an antipsychotic you've been taking for a while for anxiety. You can have reverse anxiety syndromes if you drop it like a stone especially and you will then end up in the ER. If you feel you need to take matters into your own hand, one can't stop you, it is your body, but you don't know which one of the two medications is causing things. Zoloft is the only SSRI that is mildly dopaminergic. Titrate slowly depending on how long you've been on the Risperdal.
If you have insurance coverage, which under HIPAA you want to be careful with because the Mental Health Parity Act has loopholes and all sorts of can of worm ramifications of mental health disclosure if you "overturn" your policy and use it. This doesn't apply to prescriptions typically, it is a sad fact of things. Short term non-bed ER visits are best self-paid unfortunately. We're speaking if you're a US resident.
Ultimately in this case if you have a good Trauma I/Trauma II ER (not that the Trauma matters but its a sign of JCAHO rating) near you, I would use it rather than self-titrate and get a psychiatric and/or neurological or neuropsychiatric (harder to find in an ER) consult, but that is up to you.
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