Posted by yesac on July 24, 2003, at 11:45:10
In reply to Re: Abilify, posted by maxime on July 23, 2003, at 20:29:26
> > My point is that Abilify is a medicine for the treatment of schizophrenia. If one is looking for something with a calming effect, I think there are more suitable medications.
> I would have to disagree with you big time. I know many people who have augmented their antidepressant with a-typical antu-psychotics. I know people who are not bipolar to add lithium as an augmenter.
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> I think one should stay away from the LABEL of their actual disorder and focus more on what works. Seems to me that would be the best way to go about it.
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> Oh and all the mood stabilser including lithium were meant for seizure disorders. But they were used for bipolar and eventually recognised as a med for bipolar. Lamictal was only approved 2 weeks ago as a mood stabiliser but it has been used for a long time.
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> I say consider all options.
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> Max
I'd like to also add that not only should we stay away from the label of a disorder, but also stay away from the label/class of medications. Like she said, most of the mood stabilizers were originally only anticonvulsants. The nervous system is very complex, and they really don't know what the disorders are all about, nor exactly how most medications work (or don't work).
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