Abilify is in my mix. It's a'ight, I guess. It certainly does its job of curtailing mania/psychosis... but I feel it has robbed me of that zest for life. I'm actually going to be looking for a switch next time I see pdoc because my life feels so empty and I'm sick and tired of it... though, of course, it could be the Celexa, or the combination of them both. But yeah, it works, at least for me, it does what its supposed to do.
Doesn't put me to sleep though. I mean, I guess, if I remember correctly, it did at first, but now I'm on Trazodone/Ambien (still trying out the Ambien - like it so far) because I still have trouble sleeping sometimes.
As for the anger/irritability, I don't know if it is the Abilify or the Celexa (used also for anxiety I hear, but also an AD), but something curbed these issues for me. I would bet money the Abilify played a big part in this.
Best of luck.
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Bipolar I; ADD
Abilify 10mg
Escitalopram 20mg
Amphetamine Salts 30mg / day
Zolpidem 5 - 10mg prn for zzz
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