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running out of ideas for medications - any suggestions?
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<blockquote data-quote="smallworld" data-source="post: 16095" data-attributes="member: 2423"><p>My son experienced akathisia, a side effect of internal and external restlessness that can look like anxiety or agitation, while taking Risperdal, Abilify's cousin. It went on for several days and became worse so we had to discontinue Risperdal. You should definitely watch your daughter and report any worsening behavior to the psychiatrist.</p><p></p><p>I recently read that patients with treatment-resistant depression often improve when an SSRI is augmented with the mood stabilizer Lamictal. Because my difficult children are depressed but flip out on SSRIs alone, we have them on Lamictal, which eased their depression, but not enough. We have now added in a small dose of an SSRI (Lexapro), and they are improving greatly. It may be something to consider.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="smallworld, post: 16095, member: 2423"] My son experienced akathisia, a side effect of internal and external restlessness that can look like anxiety or agitation, while taking Risperdal, Abilify's cousin. It went on for several days and became worse so we had to discontinue Risperdal. You should definitely watch your daughter and report any worsening behavior to the psychiatrist. I recently read that patients with treatment-resistant depression often improve when an SSRI is augmented with the mood stabilizer Lamictal. Because my difficult children are depressed but flip out on SSRIs alone, we have them on Lamictal, which eased their depression, but not enough. We have now added in a small dose of an SSRI (Lexapro), and they are improving greatly. It may be something to consider. [/QUOTE]
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