so how long does it take to know? i stepped down off my AD very slowly... i have been completely off for about 2 or 3 months... over the holiday's i had a major crisis hit... and my panic attacks/& flashbacks seemed to take on a life of their own... even during my sleep... i really don't want to go back on the meds...but, during the worst of it... i was a mess...i have never felt like they were going to dibilitate me to the point that i couldn't continue to work... which only caused them to get worse...right now they are still happening...but most of the time i can get myself grounded somewhat safely... i need to be honest here... i si... and that is why my t is concerned...but i haven't seen any change in the urges on or off my medication... and actually i have only followed through one time in almost 3 months...prior to that i was in a really bad cycle...i haven't ruled out going back on AD...but i am afraid of the abilify... i do plan to speak with my med doc at my appointment in march...lyn