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Victoria'smom · Today at 12:26 AM

I'm thinking about going on dissolvable meds again then they can't come up. So the only options are ability and zypexa. I've taken them both before. Zypexa made me sleepy and didn't take away the symptoms and I had breakthrough symptoms with ability. I'm likely to panic and evacuate my medication for the first little while. Id say I have the option of injection too but then I would have to leave the house and that's not happening. I know I need to be on something but convincing myself that taking the medicine wasn't a bad idea that I can fix for long enough to do it's job seems impossible.

BeyondtheRainbow · Today at 12:47 AM

I think lamictal may have an ODT (it may be a chewable) and depakote has sprinkles you put on food and swallow that way. I know you need an AP but maybe one of those could be a support med?

You did pretty well while on the injections of Abilify didn't you? Where I did home health we had a program that provided 2 nurses who did FT psych stuff and they gave injections. I think that you could be on there caseload just for the injections. Might be worth calling some home health places.

Victoria'smom · Today at 01:23 AM

Lamictal odt was good for me. I stopped it because of a change in psych Dr who no longer wanted to give me odt. I had to many med compliance issues with lamictal with the pills.

Abilify injection would seem to run out week 3 and it was hell getting me to the clinic and making sure the right nurse was on duty or I would refuse it. The odt will ability only goes up to 15 and insurance won't pay for two tablets a day.

So my best bet is to see about zypexa again. Now you can go up to 30mg maybe that will make a difference.

MuddyBoots · Today at 03:32 AM

Saphris is dissolvable too. The black cherry one tastes like a warhead and the regular tastes like butt though. Does abilify have injections that last supposedly for three months now?

BeyondtheRainbow · Today at 04:38 AM

There's also an Invega injection. I know that doesn't solve the difficulty getting the shots, just thought I'd throw it out there.

Victoria'smom · Today at 06:27 AM

I don't think I can take invega because resperidone gives me a long qt. I worry about taking forms that are less than 1x a month because my symptoms returned before time was up. Id rather not Saphris because I don't get to pick butt flavor or cherry flavor. I'm so sad that after a year and a half of good med compliance I'm back here.

Victoria'smom · Today at 06:39 AM

Looking for a home health nurse I found this program. " residents and help adults aged 60+, people with disabilities, and people with early on-set Alzheimer’s Disease or related dementia successfully age in place. " Does that mean I qualify or do I have to have dementia or Alzheimer's?

MuddyBoots · Today at 06:41 AM

Could you time them for about how long the injection lasts? My haldol decanoate lasted only 3 weeks so I would get the shot every three weeks instead of four. There might be some push back from insurance on that though for abilify since it's newer, but maybe your doc could help with that.

If you can do first gens prolixin and haldol come in LAIs too, and stelazine comes in a liquid but I'm not sure if that'd be easier to keep in your system.

If you think Zyprexa would help a bit though, I'd think that'd be a better plan than starting something that may or may not work/be tolerable.

MuddyBoots · Today at 06:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Victoria'smom

Looking for a home health nurse I found this program. " residents and help adults aged 60+, people with disabilities, and people with early on-set Alzheimer’s Disease or related dementia successfully age in place. " Does that mean I qualify or do I have to have dementia or Alzheimer's?

Grammatically, it insinuates you need all three, but you can call and ask if they just don't know the proper use of the word "or."

Victoria'smom · Today at 07:20 AM

As much as everyone says I'm good at advocating for myself. I am not. If I have push back it's likely I'll be like **** it nevermind.

Victoria'smom · Today at 08:04 AM

I guess Aristada is the only IM that's over 15 mg of abilify. So I'm going to ask for that. I feel it's a huge step back though.

unaluna · Today at 08:36 AM

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Originally Posted by MuddyBoots

Grammatically, it insinuates you need all three, but you can call and ask if they just don't know the proper use of the word "or."

No, its 3 separate groups and you only need to be in one, and vsmom fits into the 2nd group, people with disabilities. The "or" just applies to the 3rd group, which is people with any kind of dementia.

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MuddyBoots Monster on the Hill Member Since Sep 2020 Location: by the river Posts: 5,338 (SuperPoster!) 4 6,211 hugs given	Today at 03:32 AM #4 Saphris is dissolvable too. The black cherry one tastes like a warhead and the regular tastes like butt though. Does abilify have injections that last supposedly for three months now? __________________ [Insert thought-provoking and comedic quote here]
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BeyondtheRainbow Wise Elder Member Since Apr 2015 Location: US Posts: 9,593 (SuperPoster!) 9 11.3k hugs given	Today at 04:38 AM #5 There's also an Invega injection. I know that doesn't solve the difficulty getting the shots, just thought I'd throw it out there. __________________ Bipolar 1, PTSD, GAD, OCD. Clozapine 250 mg, Emsam 12 mg/day patch, topamax 25 mg, ,Gabapentin 1700 mg & 100-2 PRN,. 1.5 mg clonazepam., 50 mg Seroquel
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Victoria'smom Legendary Member Since Apr 2012 Location: Earth Posts: 15,181 (SuperPoster!) 12 5,566 hugs given	Today at 07:20 AM #10 As much as everyone says I'm good at advocating for myself. I am not. If I have push back it's likely I'll be like ** it nevermind. __________________ Dx: Me- SzA** Husband- Bipolar 1 Daughter- mood disorder+ Comfortable broken and happy "So I don't know why I'm tongue tied At the wrong time when I need this."- P!nk My blog
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Victoria'smom Legendary Member Since Apr 2012 Location: Earth Posts: 15,181 (SuperPoster!) 12 5,566 hugs given	Today at 08:04 AM #11 I guess Aristada is the only IM that's over 15 mg of abilify. So I'm going to ask for that. I feel it's a huge step back though. __________________ Dx: Me- SzA Husband- Bipolar 1 Daughter- mood disorder+ Comfortable broken and happy "So I don't know why I'm tongue tied At the wrong time when I need this."- P!nk My blog
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