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Originally Posted by Secretum
It helped me, but only for a month. Then my depressive symptoms returned. Abilify also made me feel really agitated all the time, and caused me to vomit. What really did wonders for my depression was Zyprexa.
I doubt that your pdoc will let you take 3 antipsychotics, so you'd probably be replacing either the seroquel or the geodon with abilify.
Have you tried lamictal? It's a mood stabilizer with well-documented antidepressant effects. It also may be worth considering adding an antidepressant for a short time, just to get you out of the slump. Wellbutrin has a low risk of switching into mania, which makes it a good choice for people with bipolar. It didn't help me, but maybe it would help you.
Also consider exercise. I attended a neuroscience convention in November, and one of the talks I went to presented data showing that physical activity can be as efficacious in treating depression as Zoloft! There are a lot of physical and cognitive benefits to exercise too. 
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anti depressants and me are bad news. I've been on most of them and they have caused me to go manic after a while. I want to drop the seroquel if possible and hope to join a gym after Christmas.