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<blockquote data-quote="emotionallybankrupt" data-source="post: 321955" data-attributes="member: 8226"><p>I don't know about the combo specifically, but I would not go any higher with the abilify dosage--personal opinion. In our case, the attempt was to go higher and higher with dosages of various medications (together) at one point, and we landed in a full-blown chemical crisis and hospitalized. As a part of that, the abilify had been pushed up to 30 mg.</p><p> </p><p>When I got online and did research, I found that in studies on 13-17 yr. olds, no additional effectiveness was observed above 10 mg.</p><p> </p><p>I don't blame the doctor for trying, but my opinion is that we frequently over-medicate in desperation. This also gives difficult child's quite a tool of manipulation. When angry, my difficult child threatened several times to cold turkey all medications, which--by the time we were at the ultra-maxed levels we were on three different medications--could have had dire consequences. I always told her that I would not force her to take medications but that we HAD to do a safe taper if she wanted off of something. This at times became a battle that I didn't think I could afford to let go of.</p><p> </p><p>It's a fine line. I'd never suggest that anybody go against medical advice, but I think awareness is good and questions are reasonable. Like so many things, I never saw these angles coming until I was sitting in the middle of a crisis.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="emotionallybankrupt, post: 321955, member: 8226"] I don't know about the combo specifically, but I would not go any higher with the abilify dosage--personal opinion. In our case, the attempt was to go higher and higher with dosages of various medications (together) at one point, and we landed in a full-blown chemical crisis and hospitalized. As a part of that, the abilify had been pushed up to 30 mg. When I got online and did research, I found that in studies on 13-17 yr. olds, no additional effectiveness was observed above 10 mg. I don't blame the doctor for trying, but my opinion is that we frequently over-medicate in desperation. This also gives difficult child's quite a tool of manipulation. When angry, my difficult child threatened several times to cold turkey all medications, which--by the time we were at the ultra-maxed levels we were on three different medications--could have had dire consequences. I always told her that I would not force her to take medications but that we HAD to do a safe taper if she wanted off of something. This at times became a battle that I didn't think I could afford to let go of. It's a fine line. I'd never suggest that anybody go against medical advice, but I think awareness is good and questions are reasonable. Like so many things, I never saw these angles coming until I was sitting in the middle of a crisis. [/QUOTE]
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