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Old Oct 18, 2006, 06:01 PM
Suzy5654
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I have been on one of the new anti-psychotics for about 4 1/2 yrs. now (Abilify), as well as a bunch of other stuff. I've been told I am going to stay on this the rest of my life to minimize the risk of relapse. You can still relapse on meds that kept you stable for yrs., as I can attest to. I think they are supposed to help prevent or lessen the degree of severity of the episode, if you have one. I did gain 45 lbs. in the time I've been on Abilify & I'm not happy about it, but I had such awful side effects on all the others I tried.--Suzy