Posted by emmanuel98 on July 17, 2010, at 19:42:03
In reply to Re: AD augmentation with AAPs, posted by jade k on July 17, 2010, at 16:38:11
I augmented lexapro with abilify and my depression disappeared within days and stayed disappeared until I ended the abilify due to weight gain. I don't think there's anything special about abilify as far as AAPs go. Risperdal had the same effect on me and so did zyprexa. Also cause massive weight gain.
Abilfy's makers have been heavily promoting it as an adjunct to AD's. They have a study their reps have been giving out (my p-doc gave it to me), but the measure of anti-depressant effect is based on clinician observation rather than self-report, which is pretty wierd.
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