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Originally Posted by still_crazy
hi. many hospitals tend to use higher doses of the drugs, especially the antipsychotics, than what he'll (hopefully) end up on long term.
just speaking as someone who's been thru this...when he's outpatient, see about trying to minimize or even stop the antipsychotic, when possible. each person is different, doctors also have different ideas on how to treat these things, but...--if-- someone can minimize the antipsychotic or taper off completely, that's always a good step (reduces long term risks considerably). just a suggestion, of course.
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Yes, I agree about the antipsychotics, his younger brother was thrown out into the Wilderness program on Saphris and we are now 4 months later tapering him off and placing him on lamictal - he never liked Saphris but it did its job. Seroquel did not seem to stop the psychosis in either of the boys.