[detour1]

Hi I been on ablifry for a while now ,i think since march of this year and i recently up to 5mg ,on august 3oth and i am still getting paranoid thoughts ,example what i am getting my friend is mad at me ,even thouht he says hi back and stuff. now. ablifry worked great at the beginning what is a good alternative to this medication

[*Laurie*]

Since abilify was helping, maybe you need to increase the dose.

[detour1]

Originally Posted by LauraBeth

Since abilify was helping, maybe you need to increase the dose.

They just increase it on the 30th of august

[chailatte16]

Originally Posted by detour1

They just increase it on the 30th of august

It isn't necessarily too early to increase the dose again. It has been over 3 weeks. You are not on a very high dose given that the highest dose is 30 mgs. A good target dose is at least 15-20 mgs. However, doses lower than that can be effective for some people.

You should talk to your doctor about the problems you are having. You should ask the doctor whether it is a good idea to try to increase the Abilify dose. You should ask what other options you have in regards to meds.

[xRavenx]

5 mg is still a low dose, especially for psychotic symptoms. I was on 5 mg, in combo with other meds, and it didn't do much for me when I was having paranoid thoughts and depression. I heard Abilify is very good for psychosis in higher doses. My pdoc decided to take me off of it though and switch to Seroquel, maybe since lack of sleep and manic mixed symptoms contributed to paranoia, so Seroquel got me sleeping again. This is just my experience though, of course.

You definitely have options, and I'm sure your pdoc can make suggestions. Some people even go on the injection Abilify Maintenna for psychosis in certain instances, which I heard is really effective for some.

[*Laurie*]

Like others have posted, 5mg. is a very low dose of Abilify.

[detour1]

Originally Posted by LauraBeth

Like others have posted, 5mg. is a very low dose of Abilify.

Then what dose is recommended

[*Laurie*]

Well, your doctor would have to decide which dose is best for you. But I think people can go up to 30mg. on Abilify - maybe even higher, I'm not sure.

[chailatte16]

Originally Posted by detour1

Then what dose is recommended

There is no one recommended dose though 30 mg is the maximum recommended. You have to work with your doctor to find the right dose for you. That dose would probably be the amount that is most effective for your paranoid thoughts without causing too many bad and unbearable side effects. It may take some trial and error to find the right dose.

[detour1]

Originally Posted by chailatte16

There is no one recommended dose though 30 mg is the maximum recommended. You have to work with your doctor to find the right dose for you. That dose would probably be the amount that is most effective for your paranoid thoughts without causing too many bad and unbearable side effects. It may take some trial and error to find the right dose.

Hi i came back from my doctor today and he did not want to up it i am on 6 other medications. he did it will react with each other. i have to wait until november to go see my Pdoc

[Nervouswreck564]

Originally Posted by detour1

Hi I been on ablifry for a while now ,i think since march of this year and i recently up to 5mg ,on august 3oth and i am still getting paranoid thoughts ,example what i am getting my friend is mad at me ,even thouht he says hi back and stuff. now. ablifry worked great at the beginning what is a good alternative to this medication

When I was sectioned to a hospital I was put on 30mg of Abilify!! That's the maximum dose. I felt like a zombie/ So If i was to take 5 or 10mg of Abilify I'm pretty sure I wouldnt feel anything. I think you need to ask your doc or psy to increase your dose

[Monteiralis]

I was on Abilify 20mg. I was so agitated and restless I couldn't take it. I was a smoker and every morning I took it I would sit outside and chainsmoke.