When do you switch antipsychotics in the inpatient setting?

Curious how long you guys trial a patient on an antipsychotic before switching course and changing meds? We are under the gun to move people of course, so I often find myself 7-8 days in and scared to change meds because we'll be starting from square one all over again. I also know that we may not get peak efficacy for 6-20 weeks out. I find myself often going to olanzapine or risperdal, then changing to the other. Occasionally abilify if there's documented positive response in the... Read more
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