Posted by oceansun on October 22, 2014, at 23:52:48
In reply to for oceansun, posted by Christ_empowered on October 22, 2014, at 3:06:11
Thanks for writing me! If Remeron could help with the EPS, I would be eager to try it and be able to stay on Abilify. Just very hesitant about the probable weight gain - I gained 40 lb on Nardil and that was horrible. Does anyone _not_ gain weight on Remeron?
I wonder if Remeron works faster because it's really the AP working. (Always a pessimist ;).)
I'm down to 5 mg Abilify from 15 mg, and starting to feel a little hyper, which I expected. Now I await the anxiety and paranoia and depression. (Again, always a pessimist ;).)
Do you remember what dose of Abilify was used in the study?
> Maybe you should try Remeron. Its been used in combination in some studies with various neuroleptics, old and new, with good results. Not only does the combination seem to help with positive and negative symptoms, the Remeron seems to help with some EPS and akathisia.
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> I read an abstract for a short, small study using Abilify with Remeron. As with much of the data in psychiatry, this little study was too small to "prove" anything, but it seems that the combo yields faster results than Remeron alone (it was for depression) and the 2 drugs somehow cancel out each other's side effects.
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> Good luck!
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