Posted by Quintal on March 4, 2008, at 17:31:31
In reply to Re: Which is the *Best*? » Quintal, posted by tensor on March 4, 2008, at 14:05:00
I had no antidepressant response from Abilify - it made me very ill. I only managed to take it for three days at 5mg, and had to stop for my own safety. There were many side effects, but severe heartburn/excess acid, dizziness, akathisia and insomnia were the worst. It was the first time I'd experienced akathisia and it is a truly hellish experience... it's one reason why risperidone is out of the question for me. I think I had a very mild akathisia-like reaction with amisulpride at 200mg, but the doctor gave me some procyclidine p.r.n and it seemed to help. They deleted it from my chart when amisulpride was lowered to 100mg and I managed okay from that point on. I think amisulpride and sulpiride have the most antidepressant potential out of all the antipsychotics, combined with a fast onset of action.
As an afterthought, I once took a combined preparation of melictracen and flupentixol called Deanxit, and that produced a very fast antidepressant response too. Completely took away my sucicidal thoughts within a few hours. Obviously I can't say which drug was doing what, but it is a very effective combo.
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