Very interesting.
This is from Yale university:
Table 3. Antipsychotics and Equivalent Doses (sorted by generic name)
Proposed Code Trade Name Generic Name Equivalent dose
19 Abilify aripiprazole 7.5 mg per day
02 Thorazine chlorpromazine 100 mg per day
15 Clozaril clozapine 50 mg per day
18 Prolixin dec fluphenazine (depot) 2.5 mg per 21 days
07 Prolixin fluphenazine (oral) 2 mg per day
01 Haldol haloperidol 2 mg per day
17 Haldol dec haloperidol (depot) 30 mg per 28 days
11 Loxitane loxapine 10 mg per day
13 Serentil mesoridazine 50 mg per day
10 Moban molindone 10 mg per day
06 Zyprexa olanzapine 5 mg per day
09 Trilafon perphenazine 8 mg per day
12 Compazine prochlorperazine 15 mg per day
13 Seroquel quetiapine 75 mg per day
20 Risperdal Consta risperidone (depot) 25 mg per 14 days
05 Risperdal risperidone (oral) 2 mg per day
03 Mellaril thioridazine 100 mg per day
04 Navane thiothixene 4 mg per day
08 Stelazine trifluoperazine 2 mg per day
17 Geodon ziprasidone 60 mg per day
So all your numbers are listed here, plus 60 mg for my Geodon. So, if you are taking 30 mgs of Abilify, can I take 240 mg of Geodon? I would be very happy to try it...
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Dx: Bipolar I w/Psychotic Features
Rx: Seroquel ER 550 mg, Depakote ER 1000 mg, Melatonin 6 mg, Atarax 50 mg.
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