Posted by morgan miller on July 29, 2011, at 13:56:30
In reply to Re: Abilified, and other semantic cruelties » morgan miller, posted by floatingbridge on July 29, 2011, at 9:48:03
> Excellent advice, methinks. Do 'they' make a 3mg dose?
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> (And if so, why the rush in my own case to go up so fast. Oh, grrrrr.)
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> Morgan, I didn't knew you had been abilified..... I recall you mentioning zyprexa....
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> > It may be wise to just stick with around 3 mg Abilify for a few weeks to see if this is enough. Ask your doctor about this, you have two weeks to spare I'm sure, no need to rush into anything.
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> > I've read reports that 3 mg may be more effective as an AD than 5 mg. It really is a very powerful drug, far to powerful for me(1.5 mg sent me spinning). I believe it can be very effective for treating bad and chronic cases of depression.
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> > Though I'm not crazy about the use of AAP's for anything other than severe acute manic episodes and psychosis, I do think some cases of depression are exceptions. I really hope it helps you!
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>Yep FB, been Abilified. I can't say that I gave it a good shot. I took one dose and that was enough for me to stay away. It was a fragile and very unstable time for me, so this could have played a role in the sensitive reaction I had to such a low dose of the stuff. Out of all the AP's, I admit a 2 to 3 mg dose of Abilify has been the one that has intrigued me the most. Ya know, people talk about being relieved of depression but too hyped up and numb on some SSRIs, but for me, I think I might have that problem with Abilify. It's soooo powerful. 60 mg of Cymbalta didn't touch what one tiny dose of Abilify did.
And again I have read that 2 or 3 mg of Abilify as an antidepressant adjunct may be more effective than 5 mg, where a little too much dopamine attenuation starts to take place. Sort of like so many people that are trying really low doses of SSRIs now and doing much better(12.5 and 25 mg Zoloft/2.5 to 5 mg Lexapro).
Morgan
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