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Yes, Thank You. My Daughter Has Severe Depression And Extreme
Yes, thank you. My daughter has severe depression and extreme anxiety disorder, she's 17. I feel her psychiatrist has administered too much medication, which I feel should be reduced. A.M. - Lexapro (10mg); Buspirone (10mg); Zanax (0.5mg); Metropolol (25mg) P.M. - Abilify (5mg); Zanax (0.5mg); Buspirone (10mg) Doc wants to add Prozac (10mg). I've just cut the A.M. Zanax to 1/2 along with the Metropolol to 1/2 and giving it to her in the P.M. I plan to do this for 2 weeks and then stop the Metropolol (doc has agreed with this one). He wants me to increase the Zanax to 4 per day and add another Buspirone. The kid can't focus on anything and cries all the time and starting nightmares. I am going to slowly remove the Abilify next (1/2 at a time) but want to make sure this is safe. I spoke with my pharmacist and she actually agrees with me but advised me to get a second opinion from another psychiatrist, which I am in the process of doing. Your thoughts???
Thu, 17 Sep 2015
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Yes, Thank You. My Daughter Has Severe Depression And Extreme