it used to be that the older tranquilizers, when used in bipolar, were used at lower doses than in Schizophrenia. That or they were only used during mania or psychotic depression, and then tapered.

do you find that you do best on low dose, moderate dose, or high dose tranquilizers? has your dosage changed over time (up or down) ? I"m curious, obviously.

I was on a high dose atypical--30mgs/Abilify. I"m now on 20mgs/Abilify and doing better. Or it could be that I started doing better, so I was able to reduce to 20mgs/Abilify. I don't really know.

But...yeah...I'm kind of hoping to get the dosage down to 10-15mgs/Abilify per day, since Abilify helps some symptoms of depression @ lower doses (not so much at higher doses...this according to my current psychiatrist...), and of course...TD is -always- a concern.

so...what are your experiences with tranquilizer/antipsychotic dosing?