Hi there, I've never made a post so please bare with me.
I'm looking for others' experiences with abilify vs. lithium. I'm currently on Abilify 15mg for bipolar (I also have borderline personality disorder) - it is making my white cell count low and so the option has been presented to switch to lithium. I am considering this because I don't like the way I feel on abilify. I feel as though my brain is sedated but my body wants to keep going. (I have been experiencing derealization quite strongly for about a month). Does anyone else have experiences to share with this? My moods are manageable with abilify but this brain fog and fatigue is really a downer. I should note I was on 10mg previously and it made me manic. I see my pdoc tomorrow and so I'd like to explore other options (she says carbamazepine and quetiapine are out of the question because of my "child baring age" and my past experiences on seroquel). Thanks for any input, I feel like there isn't much hope to find the right med where I can feel like a real person.