Posted by finelinebob on November 3, 2007, at 18:45:24
In reply to Abilify for bipolar?, posted by JayBTV2 on October 30, 2007, at 9:57:57
My reactions to SSRIs (manic or non-responsive) and positive response to atypical antipsychotics (zyprexa at first) got me rediagnosed as bipolar spectrum ... plus I have a most unhealthy dose of PTSD going back 6 years and 20 days or so.
Last January, my mother died and I got depressed enough to be suicidal. When I finally admitted this to my pdoc, he put me on abilify. For me, it worked almost immediately on pulling me out of my depression (I'm on 10mg/d). Your mileage may vary.
Oh, I'm also on Lamictal ... had it increased from 150 to 200mg at the time as well ... but I think the Abilify was the main story. It worked so well at first, we dropped me back down to 5mg a day but it was clear within a few weeks that I needed the other 5mg. Been fine on 10 for the last 8 months.
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