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Originally Posted by junkDNA
that article was basically going both ways. the research basically said that it either could or couldnt happen. so i think its worth trying. and close management to discover if symptms arise and take action to fix it quickly. this is what my pdoc and T and me have been doing. i hope ur son doesnt relapse and can live without meds or lower doses. i have the same hope for myself
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and it is scary its very scary but i think its worth a try. just have to have a safety net. i think.
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Thanks. I hope that's what he has in mind. Maybe that's why he's asked me to attend the next appointment - to see if I'm up for helping. I am, and I just hope the dose will be lowered very slowly. He's only on 2.5 mg right now. That's the smallest pill. So if we have to resort to cutting it into smaller pieces we're probably looking at a 25% reduction in dosage.
It is really, really scary. I hate the thought of relapse, because my son is so angry and so lacking in insight when he's in an episode. He's promised he'll go up again if it doesn't work, but sometimes when they lower the dose, he feels so much better, but he's making everyone around him miserable.
I guess we have different definitions of "doing better."
