Posted by stewie on February 10, 2012, at 22:45:14
In reply to Re: Does abilify work for anhedonia, posted by SLS on February 9, 2012, at 6:45:45
I posted a lot in response to an earlier thread.
I will keep this short and say that I do think that Abilify is helping with anhedonia at 1 mg./day.I do not find it to be sedating - quite the opposite. And I really need to sleep more than 5 hours per night!
Something does occur to me: I am so used to not feeling pleasure and staying home and feeling sad and agoraphobic, that I am continuing the habit of sitting around and not taking too many risks. Depression leaves us with scars, I guess...
But when I DO get out and make plans or complete plans, I can joke and smile and even laugh. It's just that getting myself to do these things is not part of my routine anymore. Feeling crappy and staying in bed has been my routine for years.I don't know if this makes any sense to the problems of the original poster...I guess I am wondering if any of it resonates, and hoping very much that you will feel more joy or pleasure, bit by bit.
Today I pissed the day away on this computer and on the phone - missing all of the things I wanted to do. I hope tomorrow will be better. In the end, I DID laugh a few times today, and am less irritable, so, still, better than it has been.
All the best...
poster:stewie
thread:1009756
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