Posted by Jedi on October 8, 2005, at 2:36:20
In reply to Scared to start Abilify, posted by 4wd on October 6, 2005, at 22:20:59
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> So he suggested adding Abilify. Starting low at 2.5mg. I've read all the archives here re: abilify and don't know what to think.
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> At 10mg of Celexa I don't have much depression, mostly just a lot of anxiety especially in the mornings and until early evening. I sleep great. Will Abilify calm me? I understand it's a DA partial agonist but I don't understand what that means in practical terms.
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> Should I take it in the morning or at night?
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> Marsha
Hi Marsha,
Everyone is different but Abilify gave me terrible akathisia. I could not stand the feeling and only lasted a short time on the medication. I know there are other meds to counteract akathisia so don't let my experience determine your medication choice.
JediTreatment of residual anxiety symptoms with adjunctive aripiprazole in depressed patients taking selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors.
Link:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=15820277&query_hl=13[A new atypical antipsychotic with partial dopamine agonist effect (aripiprazole)]
Link:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=15825673&query_hl=13Aripiprazole: a partial dopamine D2 receptor agonist antipsychotic.
Link:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=12665420&query_hl=15Aripiprazole: a novel atypical antipsychotic drug with a uniquely robust pharmacology.
Link:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=15592581&query_hl=15
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