Posted by bleauberry on January 14, 2008, at 18:23:51
In reply to Abilify- ****Need Desperate Help Please!!!!!*****, posted by Jay_BrAvEsT_FaCe on January 13, 2008, at 16:28:07
Some people do great with abilify. But you are one of many at pbabble that has had serious problems with it.
No idea why. While we usually think in terms of serotonin, dopamine, agonism, antagonism, and such, I was surprised to learn that most of these drugs affect our genes by either turning certain ones on or turning certain ones off. Zyprexa for example turns on or off over 50 different genes, some of them having to do with mood resulting in benefits, and some of them having to do with metabolic processes resulting in weight gain. I would not be surprised if abilify's complicated agonism/antagonism mechanism along with whatever genetic influences it has is just not right for your biochemistry.
If it were me I would stop, probably by weaning off as fast as I could rather than stopping it cold turkey. Best to call your doc about that.
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