My two cents -- I've recently started taking Abilify (2 mg 2x day) for agitation due to chronic PTSD. My emotional blowouts have decreased, thought at that time not entirely disappeared. My psych doc upped my dosage to 4 mg 2x day and also gave me the okay to start weaning myself off Wellbutrin SR (been on it for years and I thought it was no longer helping my chronic depression). I also stopped taking the Strattera. Sure, I didn't have anymore blow-outs but my moods almost flat-lined (there's a name for it, but I don't remember what it was). I had extreme apathy and it was a real effort for me to do anything. I also had moderate unspecified anxiety. I definitely was not in a good place. I re-established my prior dosages of Wellbutrin (back up to 200 mg. 2x day), decreased the Abilify back down to 2 mg/2x day and started taking my Strattera again. What a difference that made! I am feeling a lot better and the apathy and anxiety are gone. I'm not crazy about the prospect of being on psych meds for the rest of my life, but I'll do whatever it takes.
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