Posted by sisterfriend on June 2, 2003, at 13:23:34
In reply to Re:abilify, posted by Abilify101 on May 24, 2003, at 14:12:36
My husband suffers from Delusional Affective Disorder (Jealous/Persecutory). He was off/on meds for 2 years, mostly off... his illness was becoming severe enough that I took the kids out of the home, and his family and I then were able to encourage him to receive treatment. He started on Abilify 10 days ago, and it seems to be helping. He is a little hyper, and he actually likes this, after the sluggishness of Zyprexa and his horrible experience with Risperdal (Risperdal seemed to exacerbate the symptoms of his illness and threw him into suicidal depression).
He says the delusions are still there, but he's better able to realize it's not reality and push the thoughts to the back of his mind. In order to return home and feel safe, I need him to KNOW the difference between his delusions and what is reality, as his delusions involve our children and myself. Is anyone else taking Abilify for paranoia or delusions, and is it helping? If so, could you describe what it does for you?Thanks-- sisterfriend
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