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May 21, 2009, 10:05 AM
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in small doses as an adjunt med to lexapro for PTSD--particularly the anxiety and nightmares.
Anyone taking this medication? I am trying some samples now. |
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May 21, 2009, 10:23 PM
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I heard from my T that it is an anti-psychotic. I have not taken it, thats just what I have heard.
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May 21, 2009, 10:29 PM
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I take 15mg abilify. I haven't had any problems with it.
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May 22, 2009, 12:08 AM
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i was on abilify for a year, used primarily to help my depression.
a lot of people report that it actually peps them up (too much), so i am a bit confused about why this is being given to you to help calm you down. i found abilify gave me a lot of extra energy (exactly what i needed), but i still took it in the morning because otherwise it wouldn't wear off by night. i used zyprexa (another anti-psychotic) for help when i am going through a rough patch of ptsd. 2.5mg is enough to help me calm down enough to sleep, but also remain functioning the next day. |
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May 22, 2009, 02:06 PM
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I use to take Abilify. I took it for bipolar disorder. I had a reaction called akathisia or inner restlessness. It was very bad. I couldn't sit still for anything. Even the medications they use to counteract the side effect (Cogentin and Artane) didn't help so I had to ultimately discontinue Abilify.
I wish you best of luck with Abilify. |
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May 23, 2009, 04:21 PM
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Hello. Yes, I take 2.5 mg along with Lamictal. The Abilify is helpful for depression, motivation, and anxiety. It is not calming (or sedating) in the same way as, say, xanax. But it does help my anxiety. Some people feel agitated on it, but I do not. There's really only one way to know how you will react to it.
If you try it and experience insomnia but like it otherwise, hang in there with it. The insomnia resolved for me in about 8 weeks. rockgal |
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May 23, 2009, 05:45 PM
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I was on and off of abilify for a couple of years. I always gained weight on it that I could not work off. Last time I gained 30lbs and I just couldn't keep taking it because I felt worse feeling fat and I was more self concious so I didn't get to appreciate any benefits. Everyone is different, good luck to you
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May 26, 2009, 03:52 PM
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Thanks for the responses. I'm taking only 5mg with 20mg of lexapro. I still take xanax for the panic attacks.
I'm giving it a month. We'll see if it works. |
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May 27, 2009, 05:02 PM
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I am taking 5 mg. for bipolar depression. It seems to boost the effectiveness of the antidepressant I am taking--effexor.
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May 28, 2009, 08:17 AM
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I'm taking 20 mg with a combination of other psych meds, two anti-d's and a mood stabilizer. And I've found abilify to work wonders for me. Both in helping lift the depression and in taking away the hallucinations (i.e. the big dose)
Love and Hugs, Tara
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May 29, 2009, 03:45 AM
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we was on abilify between 30 & 40 mg. for several years.........had to quit takign when we realized that that's what was makeing us so scattered.......our brain was like a explodign shell adn we could not seem to hold a thouhgt or to a particular task jsut all over the place......we is not nearly so scatterd since took takeing it.wish we could same that ourmemory is improvign too but it is not. we also had to take it in the a.m. or else it kept us up at nite.and yeah.when abilify was first put on teh market it classified as an anti-pshychotic.apparently they have found that it works well for some people for more then on problem
mary & all of us beadys
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May 30, 2009, 09:45 AM
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I just started Abilify with my Zoloft 3 weeks ago. It kept me awake for almost all night the first 2 nights!!
 Only slept 3 hours each night. My pdoc put me on Trazodone to help me sleep and so far that's working pretty well. The only other side effect I'm having is that I get stomach pains if I don't take it with food, and even then I sometimes get pain. But it doesn't last long. And it's helping so well that I don't mind the side effects. My pdoc started me on it for my major psychotic depression and ptsd.
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#13
Jun 17, 2009, 11:20 AM
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I have been on Abilify 30mg every day for the past 4 or 5 years. I find it to be a stimulating type of anti-psychotic. My psychiatrist put me on it for schizoaffective disorder. I thought I was being abducted by aliens. Seriously. Those thoughts are long gone now and I stay on it so they won't come back. I like the medication.
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