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Old Nov 09, 2010, 03:39 AM
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Originally Posted by Ryask View Post
I have been prescribed Abilify after refusing to take quetiapine (Seroquel) and i am just wondering what to expect if anyone is taking it or has taken it...I'm really scared to take it.
Hello Ryask,
I was prescribed Abilify at first - now I'm on Seroquel - and it didn't work for me. But that's just me, I've come across people on boards etc that are happy with Abilify.
What it did to me was to make anxiety so much worse that I couldn't handle it, even with sedatives, especially since, at the same time, it made me drowsy! (Insane as it sounds..) I just felt 'wrong' and it did knock me out for a few hours in the mornings and it wasn't supposed to do that! And it also made it impossible for me to keep my blood pressure from dropping, as I already have aproblem with that and Abilify made it worse - I was feeling faint all the time..
So, I would say try it for a few days, have your phone at hand in case sth goes wrong, and if it's not right for you try something else..But give it a shot, I wish I could be on it, no weight-related problems have been reported and apparently it doesn't bring sedation in most people...Almost sounds too good to be true for an antipsychotic..!

Good luck dear