jaiagreen

Also a wheelchair user and it really depends on your physical activity level, including both exercise and whether you use a powerchair or manual chair. I'm an active powerchair user and the amount I eat to maintain my weight under normal conditions seems pretty average for a woman of my size. Someone less active might indeed need to eat less. It varies.

If they've been on it for 17 years, they probably don't need to get off it. I've been using it since I was 8 for a movement disorder (cerebral palsy). Works well, with fewer side effects than anything else I've tried, and I've been on the same dose for at least 20 years. We tapered off occasionally when I was a kid/teen with no real difficulties. Long-term conditions may require long-term medication.

If you're on SSI, you won't lose Medicaid until your income reaches a certain threshold, which varies by state. If your aide is publicly funded, their cost is also added to the threshold amount. You still have to meet the other SSI requirements, including no more than $2000 in resources, but you can open an ABLE account. Money in that account doesn't count as a resource until the balance gets really high.

I have a Chase credit card and they give you access to your Experian report free all the time. It's updated weekly.