So here's our breakdown of weaning Jack off of the Abilify:
Jack was on 2mg of Abilify from 10-26-13 to 1-10-14
Jan 11, 12, 13 = 1/2 pill (1mg)
Jan 14, 15, 16 - 1/4 pill (.5mg)
Did not give on Jan 17th. So completely weaned off in about a week's time. We did not see any physical issues, nor did Jack complain of any. He did have a bad week of school, though. This could have been a result of coming down from the Abilify, but it could have just been one of his bad weeks. Unfortunately, it's really hard to tell.
After our appointment with the doctor on Friday, I can only say that I'm very confused about Jack and continuing the Intuniv. I thought we were going to wean him off of that, and just try the Strattera. Especially considering that the Dr wants to have him take Strattera in the mornings for a week, and then if he tolerates it, take it twice a day. As far as I know they are not contraindicated, and so far Jack is handling both well, but still. (I would guess it takes a while to see results from this new med, but last night he was up til 11pm, and spent much of his evening playing board games with his sister. Playing boardgames!! I mean this is practically unheard of). He's just having a great weekend. Taking it one day at a time, though. Don't know what to expect as we go along day by day, and don't want to have any expectations. The school is already aware of his change in meds, so we'll see how it goes.
Jack was on 2mg of Abilify from 10-26-13 to 1-10-14
Jan 11, 12, 13 = 1/2 pill (1mg)
Jan 14, 15, 16 - 1/4 pill (.5mg)
Did not give on Jan 17th. So completely weaned off in about a week's time. We did not see any physical issues, nor did Jack complain of any. He did have a bad week of school, though. This could have been a result of coming down from the Abilify, but it could have just been one of his bad weeks. Unfortunately, it's really hard to tell.
After our appointment with the doctor on Friday, I can only say that I'm very confused about Jack and continuing the Intuniv. I thought we were going to wean him off of that, and just try the Strattera. Especially considering that the Dr wants to have him take Strattera in the mornings for a week, and then if he tolerates it, take it twice a day. As far as I know they are not contraindicated, and so far Jack is handling both well, but still. (I would guess it takes a while to see results from this new med, but last night he was up til 11pm, and spent much of his evening playing board games with his sister. Playing boardgames!! I mean this is practically unheard of). He's just having a great weekend. Taking it one day at a time, though. Don't know what to expect as we go along day by day, and don't want to have any expectations. The school is already aware of his change in meds, so we'll see how it goes.
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