Posted by DanielJ on April 8, 2004, at 7:26:29
In reply to Re: Abilify and Zyprexa, posted by socialdeviantjeff on April 7, 2004, at 19:39:12
My 16 old son has taken both separately. Abilify was first and did help w/ psychotic symptoms but at that time was combined w/ lexapro in the evenings. This combo did not work well, leaving him with almost no sleep.
With Zyprexa he has gained a lot of weight in the past 6 mo. but psychologically he has improved by leaps and bounds. Of course the weight has to go down and his Blood Pressure is up also. The Psy Dr. suggested combining Abilify and Zyprexa by gradually adding Abilify a few mg. at a time till his appetite is under control. We are trying not to do this until the school year is over.
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