Posted by n_shrimpie on February 9, 2012, at 11:20:01
In reply to Re: Does abilify work for anhedonia » n_shrimpie, posted by SLS on February 9, 2012, at 11:14:42
> > I read the opposite in another post; that abilify suppresses the type of dopamine that provides pleasure/reward.
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> You are right. Thanks for correcting me. Abilify works as both an agonist and antagonist, depending on the structure where the neurons are located.
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> - Scotthere is the thread. So should I stop the Abilify if anhedonia/numbness is a primary symptom? that fact that it may make it worse scares me, as dos potential for weight loss, but I haven't taken it yet today and is much harder to get any work done. I need the motivation. It was motivating at 2mg so maybe i'll just lower it. my doc is going to want me to up it to give it a full trial, but won't if i tell her i have insomnia, which has actually abated on the 5mg. should i just lie and tell her i'm not sleeping so she doesn't pressure me to up the dosage? I'm so confused. Regardless, none of the dosages have cleared my cognitive problems.
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