Going On Abilify

I was on the 15mg pill and had really no side effects other than when I first started it. I had some akathesia for about a week, but it died off and had no other issues. I take it with Zonegran & Lamictal and (Seroquel) for sleep. But with the two mood stabilizers + the Abilify it was great. I had lots of energy, I loved life and all that junk. Oh I still love life and I'm still on all those meds and nothing changed dosage or anything other than Abilify, I'm now on the once per month injection. I'm also losing weight on it! I'm losing 5-6lbs every 2 weeks on it. That is awesome! Keep positive about it, I love it.

wow your taking 3 pills to sleep and 3 mood stabilizers that is a lot of pills .

Why are u taking 3 different pills to sleep can't one big dose put you to sleep ? and 3 more pills for your mood , or did I read that wrong ?

I can't sleep I took my ability 2 mg this morning along with my Dextroamp - Amphet er 20 mg and it's 12:19 am

Day 7
Today is my last day on 2 mg Abillfy
Tomorrow I will be starting in 5 mg for a week until I see my doctor .
I been getting headaches and not sleeping much
I lost another pound .

Nature, are you actively trying to lose all this weight? It seems like too much too fast really, just hoping you're all right.

Yea I typed that all funny.
I only take the Seroquel to sleep. The Lamictal and Zonegran are in the morning.

It worked wonders for me. It placated the positive symptoms of schizophrenia and quelled my underlying depressive symptoms. I did the same thing as you did, searched up on it and we probably watched the same clips on it and they all had an adversion towards it and it makes us a little queasy, doesn't it? But I did some further scoping and saw that many people benefited from it. They called Abilify the working-wonder-miracle-drug and that it did amazing things for them. (Un)fortunately, Abilify affects everyone differently. I got told by my pdoc that Abilify has stimulating properties and that it should be taken in the morning. 2 hours prior to taking it I was so lethargic and tired I couldn't focus on anything and was too fatigued to get through the day. I'd crash at 7pm and wake up 14 hours later still unrefreshed. That was the reason I weaned off of it. Don't feel pressured into taking anything you don't wish to take but there's only one way to find out if this could be your type of medication that suits compatibility. 2-5mg are relatively low doses, you might experience a tommy ache and other minor side-effects but this is just your body adjusting to it. Good luck.

I have been losing weight before taking Abilify l lost 30 pounds I was over weight and my doctor wanted me to lose it and exercise as my blood work my HDL cholesterol was very high .
I was taking Dextroamp - Amphet er 20 mg to help with my ADD and help with my binge eating as I reached 208 pounds !

Then when I started taking Abilify a week ago I stopped taking Dextroamp - Amphet er 20 mg and my weight started coming back . I did not lose 30 pounds to gain it back in a week or month and that was what I was heading if I had not started back on my Dextroamp - Amphet er 20 mg . It really saved me .
I was 175.0 lbs but when I started taking Abilify alone without the Dextroamp - Amphet er 20 mg my weight was at 182.0 lbs .

I was not going to have that so I went back on Dextroamp - Amphet er 20 mg I had extra pills as I didnt want to mix the Dextroamp - Amphet er 20 mg and Abilify together . But knowing with out taking Dextroamp - Amphet er 20 mg my weight goes up as my hunger for food is out of control .

Day 8
Today am now on Abillfy 5 mg , I decided taking it in the morning is better plus I forget at night to take it .
I sleept good last night 8 hours
I am also taking Dextroamp - Amphet er 20 mg for my ADD
I lost another pound I am now 179.2 lbs.
My goal weight is 120 lbs. as I use to be that ...

I didn't call my doctor to let him know I was back on Dextroamp - Amphet er 20 mg .
I told him I was off them and I was at the time , because I didn't know if I needed to be on it if I was taking Abillfy .

When I see him next week I will have to ask him to give me a refill on them as I only have 18 pills left and I have to be on it or my binge eating will return . I think I am going to have to be on that Medication for the rest of my life , to control my bind eating .

I just hope is is cool with that or we are going to have a problem and I don't want to go to another doctor .

Oh, I see, thanks. Yes, I'm up there too and not sure how I'll get the weight off but it must come off.

It's amazing how it's so easy to gain weight then it is to lose weight it's crazy

It's horrible. I wasn't even aware how much weight I was putting on. Now I'm so heavy I can't stand it.

I take abilify and vyvanse together and it seems to even out the weight gain. I can't afford to gain any weight either. I do think abilify makes me more hngry though. When I was on cymbalta ( made me manic) - I didn't ever eat and when I got on abilify I did notice my appetite increase so I try to be careful.

I have Cymbalta here but it makes me so nervous, but I don't eat much on it. One of the reasons I want to take it.

My insurance won't cover vyvanse so I only get Aderail or there generic for a low price .
Which reminds me I need to call them tomorrow and ask them how much is Abilify and how much is a generic .

As of today, I don't think there is a generic for Abilify. I believe it is still brand name only.

There is no generic for Abilify.

Day 9-12
Woke up today with sharp pain on my left side rib and my back left side
Going to call doctor I want off of these pills never experience this before so I know it
is the pills that is causing this .
I have no fever just sharp pain on left side

Sounds like it could be anything but Abilify doesn't cause an additional sharp pains for me.

Didn't take my Abilfy today due to my pain I was feeling .
Doctor was not help ,played phone tag then just gave up on them . I'm going to see him wed. anyways this week , going to give him back the rest of the sample pack that he gave me unopened . Not sure what he's going to say but I refuse to take anymore as it has caused weight gain , swallowing has been hard to do normaly , and I know for me it caused me sharp pain on my rib and backside and maybe God is warning me not to take this . Who knows

But weren't you losing weight?

If it was not for me to have extra Dextroamp - Amphet er 20 mg pills , I would be gaining weight at a rapid speed .

Oh, I see. I hope you'll do well without the Abilify.