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Originally Posted by brookwest
zyprexa, is that an anti-psychotic? If so, lowering the dosage is a good move, I believe. The goal should be to get patients so lower their dosage to zero, eventually. It doesn't seem to happen around here though.
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Yeah, it's an AP. It's a heavy duty med with some serious side effects. My goal is to get him off the medications altogether if possible. If it's not possible, I'd like him to be on the absolutely lowest effective dose.
The pdoc reduced his dose to 5 mg in November, and it was hell. Well, it was hell for me. He says he felt great. He was constantly angry, though, including rages where he screamed in my face and threw the furniture around.
Another reason I'm hesitant about lowering the dose right now is he just started this new job. Doesn't seem like a good time to me.
He just called me and said that work was so perfect yesterday that he never wants to go back again. I guess anything short of perfect from now on will be a disappointment.
