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Old Apr 24, 2020, 02:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Zeroid View Post
Thanks for that, Christina.

I am switching to Abilify because although the Lithium works amazingly, it only does that if I am very controlled with dosing. If I miss a dose and delay a dose (as can happen through stupidity) within a few days of each other then I have an episode, and that will take a couple of weeks to fix. Abilify is one pill, once a day. It's easy, if it works.
Yes Abilify has a longer half life than Lithium.. Can you set a daily alarm to remind you to take it??? Also you use a weekly med box that way you know for sure you have taken it by a glance..
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