Posted by CareBear04 on January 13, 2008, at 22:52:07
In reply to Abilify- ****Need Desperate Help Please!!!!!*****, posted by Jay_BrAvEsT_FaCe on January 13, 2008, at 16:28:07
hey jay-- i don't know much about Abilify's affect on metabolic and other functions, but i do symphathize with you. i've had two experiences with abilify, neither of them good. the first time, i started at 10mg and was only on it for about a week. i was having hallucinations and akathisia, and my pdoc switched me to one of the old APs. this was within a year of abilify's release in the US. about a year later, i was put on it again, and this time, i was kept on it for much longer, and at 30mg. even at that high dose, i dont' think abilify did anything for me at all. it didn't help with anxiety, mood, psychotic symptoms... anything at all. i guess i was kept on it because there were no noticeable side effects, either. i actually wonder if this isn't the reason many people are put on and maintained on abilify-- because, compared to other APs, it's fairly benign for most people, and NOT because it's effective. then, as with you, there are people who suffer lots of side effects from it.
given its limited effectiveness profile, if your symtpoms are causing serious distress, i would probably switch to something else. i guess with anything there's that tradeoff between effectivenss and side effects, but since we're all different, maybe you'll find a med that strikes a workable balance for you.
good luck!
cb
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