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Old Feb 28, 2015, 04:10 AM
BP2014 BP2014 is offline
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Originally Posted by cashart10 View Post
I had an issue refilling Abilify for more than a week and so I decided to stop it without consulting my doctor. I don't know if he will agree and may want me to restart it but I know he won't look down on my decision. Anyone else done anything like this? How did your doctor respond?

Yes, done similar. Was taking an SSRI sample pack, ran out and went to get filled to find out it was more than $200 so I stopped...told counselor I was not going to take it if it was expensive. Next doctor visit I told him I was no longer taking it and he switched me to Buspar which is great for me. After I came off the SSRI and switched from Depo to lamictal everything improved. The SSRI was actually making things worse so it turned out to help me. I would not stop taking mood stabilizers with BP though. If it does not seem to help, tell your doctor and try something else.