Posted by Maria3667 on May 15, 2008, at 12:49:18
In reply to Abilify reverse action, posted by Neverquit on May 14, 2008, at 11:17:39
Hi Neverquit,
Well, it seems my experience was the opposite of what you are saying...
I was on 5 mgs/day.
At the first 4 to 5 weeks, it worked great for depression. But then, at week 6, my anxiety shot through the roof... also depression kicked in quite hard.So what would your guess be here?
Too much dopamine (can cause anxiety), or too little (can cause depression)??
Should I have upped or lowered the dose?Thanks,
Maria
> I added Abilify on top of 80mg Prozac, initially at 2.5 mg with great effect. Worked really well.
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> However, when going to 5 mg and 10 mg my results seem to be getting worse, not getting better.
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> My diagnosis is Dysthymia/ADD.
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> Anyone else have great results with abilify at such a low dosage? And/or a "reversal" at higher dosages (for depression)? I understand how Abilify is a dopamine agonist at lower doses and an antagonist at higher doses; I'm just surprised at HOW low a dose the affect seems to manifest itself.
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> Thanks for any feedback. :)
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