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Is Weaning Off Abilify While On Seroquel And Depakote Safe?

I took my son to the emergency room yesterday due to his aggression being extremely high these past two weeks. In the Psych Ward they recommended i wean him off Abilify and up his Seroquel and Depakote. Currently he is taking 8ml Abilify liquil form, 1 .25mg pill Seroquel and 12ml depakote liquid form. How should i begin his dosage to wean off the Abilify and when do i begin increasing the Seroquel to .50mg and Depakote to 15ml
Mon, 22 Dec 2014
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He is having aggression and was very high. He is advised to increase to doses of Qutiapine and Sodium Valproate and to wean Abilify (Aripiprazole). Aripiprazole is a safe antipsychotic drug and belongs to second generation antipsychotics. The drug can be taken with seroquel and depakote. You can start to reduce the doses of Abilify by 20-25% every two weeks and the stop completely at about 6-8 weeks. In the same manner doses of depakote and seroquel can be increased.
This will not result in any severe rise in symptoms.

Consult a psychiatrist for prescription of medicines.

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Is Weaning Off Abilify While On Seroquel And Depakote Safe?

Hello thanks for asking from HCM He is having aggression and was very high. He is advised to increase to doses of Qutiapine and Sodium Valproate and to wean Abilify (Aripiprazole). Aripiprazole is a safe antipsychotic drug and belongs to second generation antipsychotics. The drug can be taken with seroquel and depakote. You can start to reduce the doses of Abilify by 20-25% every two weeks and the stop completely at about 6-8 weeks. In the same manner doses of depakote and seroquel can be increased. This will not result in any severe rise in symptoms. Consult a psychiatrist for prescription of medicines. Thanks, hope this helps you.