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Originally Posted by still_crazy
hi. honestly, not to 2nd guess your shrink (I 2nd guess mine all the time...he's quite patient, lol), but a lot of data available now indicates that, for most people, its best to be on just -1- tranquilizer at a time, and that within an accepted dosage range. true story...with 2+ tranquilizers in the mix, one gets more adverse effects, drug-drug interactions, general un-fun stuff, drug costs go up, and...there's no real benefit, for most people.
besides, id take ambien or restoril over low dose seroquel any day of the week. although...((I have obsessive stuff going on, that's why I know this...) there's been a meta-analysis that found that -regular- sedative usage increased mortality from all sorts of causes, from accidents to various forms of cancer.
--shudder-- that inspired me to reduce my sleepy time pill intake, which has been a good thing (For me...).
good luck!
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I have a carefully crafted mix of medicines that keep me stable and it took us a long time to get there, so I don't mess with it and neither has my new psychiatrist, internist or pdoc I interviewed. I certainly don't expect my insurance to get involved. When they did though my benefits providers (HR or union) dealt with them and won. My psychiatrist at the time would have been my next go-to.
Sadly, I doubt your doctor will have Abilify samples to give out because they're old and off brand protection, unlike Saphris. Just out of curiosity what reasons
did your insurance (or anyone's) give for stopping Abilify coverage?