I used to be on only 10 mg abilify for psychosis and tried going down to 5 mg but I relapse and then tried 20 mg abilify injection and relapsed right at the end of the cycle, so now I take 30 mg abilify injection with no problems psychosis wise… I was wondering will I ever be able to go back to 10 mg or are my chances greatly diminished since then?
Don’t know answer to your question
But I’d like to say that if you are very well and functioning on this dose don’t fiddle with it too much you might regret it. Being stabilised is most important and I would be careful make sure what you are doing is right first
No drugs are perfect
Having said that it is just my own opinion and experience and everyone is different
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Hi, although it is important to remain stable so is it to have hope. Sometimes reducing meds can cause hallucinations or even a psychotic relapse should it induce side effects. That is why when trying to see if you can reduce medication, it must be done extremely slowly as in ten percent less per month or more slowly than that even. Otherwise the nervous system suffers a shock to the system!
all i have to say is be careful. I noticed when i was on invega sustenna, latuda and invega pill 18 mgs. the doctor kept trying to lower the pills while i was on the injection but i almost relapsed.
The last time I tried to stop my medication, I ended up relapsing and needing a much higher dose. I received a concussion too, so I don’t know how much that plays into things. But over the course of a year and a half, I’ve been able to slowly lower my dose back down. Now I’m close to my original dose. My doctor says if I do well, in three months she will agree to lower me back to my original. I don’t know if I’ll do it though.
They say that if we stop/lower our meds and relapse, we usually need a stronger dose the next time around. I don’t have a source for that. I think it’s something @shutterbug or @notmoses said. Or maybe @szadmin.
I’m not sure about doses - but I do know that if a person relapses there is no guarantee that the old medication that the person used to be on, will again work - and therein lies one of the dangers of lowering medications and relapses.
There is no guarantee that the level of functioning can be re-established after a relapse - and that the previous medication will still work. This is why doctors can be very careful about lowering medications…
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