Posted by 4wd on October 8, 2005, at 21:59:38
In reply to Re: Scared to start Abilify, posted by Sebastian on October 8, 2005, at 16:43:58
> Only take abilify in the morining, it will wake you up. Abilify will also make your anxiety much worse. I would suggest a different AP, like zyprexa or geodon, which cure anxiety. My personal opinion, not shared by my doctor either is that celexa makes anxiety worse.
I've suspected that Celexa increases anxiety in me. I know I'm more anxious at 20mg than at 10mg. However, it's not as bad as Prozac, Paxil, Zoloft, Lexapro or Wellbutrin. Effexor used to help with anxiety but quit working for depression and when I went back on it, it didn't help with the anxiety anymore either.
Geodon was only very minimally helpful with the anxiety. Seroquel not at all. Risperdal didn't help much either. Zyprexa is great but I can't take it - recovering bulimic and Zyprexa brings me right back into fullblown bingeing and purging. So Abilify is kind of a last resort. Tried Remeron and got the same kind of hunger thing (and gained 3 pounds overnight from something, water retention?) Also had bad RLS.
At least Celexa keeps me out of deep depression and has very minimal side effects. And I took it without increased anxiety a couple of years ago. The anxiety just started up a year ago after a couple of bad traumas and after stopping Effexor. It could be from being on Effexor for years and not having anxiety and then stoppi g the Effexor. @Who knows?
Anyway, thanks. I am going to start low with the Abilify and if it makes me super anxious, I have my Klonopin to come down with.
Is anxiety your primary diagnosis? Or do you have depression mixed with anxiety? Do you take a benzo?
Marsha
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