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Phobia continues with-Abilify: time to call psychiatrist?
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<blockquote data-quote="ellenr1" data-source="post: 19042" data-attributes="member: 2547"><p>I agree with-you re: the Effexor, but her psychiatrist (who is extremely well-regarded by other professionals, so much so that we are paying $250 per 30 min. medication management followup visits out of pocket because he not on our plan) told her that he thought the Effexor was out of her system already (her last dose, 18.5 mg, was about two weeks ago).</p><p></p><p>yes, a phone call is in order. You know, she wanted desperately to get off all medications last December, and this doctor was agreeable to getting her off the Effexor, but last month he thought she was still sad and angry enough to warrant the Abilify to tamp down the extreme emotions. I agree to it, just wanting her to have enough stability to get through the day at her therapeutic day school. </p><p></p><p>But the court appointed guardian (we are going through a custody battle) snorted at the idea that she needs to have her emotions flattened by drugs, that she needs to be able to finally deal with her anger towards her dad and me in a safe, therapeutic setting (she thinks our difficult child 2 would benefit from a therapeutic boarding school, as does our daughter, her therapist, and myself, but dad is balking - and it would take years and a good lawyer to get district to pay for it so it's our headache). </p><p></p><p>Four years ago we first took her to a psychiatrist and he diagnosis'd her with MDD and put her on Zoloft; she's been on medications ever since and has had weekly talk therapy during the entire time. And she functions less now. Hmmm...maybe it's time for a medication wash?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ellenr1, post: 19042, member: 2547"] I agree with-you re: the Effexor, but her psychiatrist (who is extremely well-regarded by other professionals, so much so that we are paying $250 per 30 min. medication management followup visits out of pocket because he not on our plan) told her that he thought the Effexor was out of her system already (her last dose, 18.5 mg, was about two weeks ago). yes, a phone call is in order. You know, she wanted desperately to get off all medications last December, and this doctor was agreeable to getting her off the Effexor, but last month he thought she was still sad and angry enough to warrant the Abilify to tamp down the extreme emotions. I agree to it, just wanting her to have enough stability to get through the day at her therapeutic day school. But the court appointed guardian (we are going through a custody battle) snorted at the idea that she needs to have her emotions flattened by drugs, that she needs to be able to finally deal with her anger towards her dad and me in a safe, therapeutic setting (she thinks our difficult child 2 would benefit from a therapeutic boarding school, as does our daughter, her therapist, and myself, but dad is balking - and it would take years and a good lawyer to get district to pay for it so it's our headache). Four years ago we first took her to a psychiatrist and he diagnosis'd her with MDD and put her on Zoloft; she's been on medications ever since and has had weekly talk therapy during the entire time. And she functions less now. Hmmm...maybe it's time for a medication wash? [/QUOTE]
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