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Originally Posted by Atypical_Disaster
Abilify can be activating for some people, I've heard a few people report that it set off their manic symptoms. It did for me, I was completely crazy when I took Abilify. AP's that work good for mania tend to be things like Zyprexa, Serequel, Risperdal, just to name some that I know off the top of my head.
Just food for thought, I've taken almost every AP out there so I'm a mini encyclopedia.  |
My biggest problem recently was my severe anxiety (which seems to be either a depressive symptom or a mixed symptom), not my hypomania so much. And so far the Abilify has GREATLY reduced my anxiety. I am so grateful!  I check back with the pdoc on the 16th, so I'll be sure to tell him about all my current symptoms when I see him. He never seems concerned with minor mood cycling like mild hypomania because I guess I can't expect to be totally evened out all the time.
P.S. One of my symptoms that troubled me that I thought was hypomania went away: hearing thoughts (not exactly hearing voices, but hearing noisy thoughts in my head). Hm... maybe it was a sign of stress/anxiety.
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Diagnoses: Bipolar 2, OCD, Chronic Worrywart 
Meds: Lithium (reducing), Trileptal, Latuda, Risperdal, Klonopin and Xanax PRN
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