I’m losing the battle
I can’t tolerate my meds
Maybe I should try brexpiprazole
But maybe it’ll make me deads
Why can’t you tolerate the Abilify? Is it too activating for you?
Brexpiprazole - Rexulti is supposed to cause less Akathisia/Activation than Abilify and be more calming than Abilify.
Why not give it a try sooner than later? But this is really up to you and your pdoc.
My pdoc wants to give me another AP as an add on to the Risperdal, I might try adding some Brexpiprazole - I dont know yet. I like the fact that its more calming than Abilify - I was on Abilify for years, it was just too stimulating for me
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Akathisia and anxiety. I’m nervous about being the first guinea pig to try it. I might be jumping out of the frying pan into the fire.
Just because its a new med it doesn’t mean it will answer your prayers. I thought abilify would solve all my problems and i also thought that with seroquel. There is only one lesson to be learned and that is that all these drugs are bad. They just reinvent the wheel and make a fortune doing it.
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I’m becoming pessimistic. It’s been 6 years. Including 2 years off meds. The only thing that’s keeping me going at this point is that in 2 years, we’ll have an idea if brexpiprazole is so bad it had to be withdrawn from market and in 2 years there’s the hope of CBD meds. So in 2 years, I can think about changing meds.
So as I’m pessimistic right now, I have to agree with @seriouslydisturbed .
Maybe I’m just having a bad few days.
Im always searching for that perfect drug - unfortunately it doesnt exist.
But I am looking for a healthier option than Risperdal - some drugs are safer than others
Brain fry
Try Abilify
You’ll able to fly!
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To be honest, that’s why I’m sticking with abilify, even though it’s hard to tolerate, it’s supposed to be much much easier on the system. Thanks for reminding me I needed that.
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That what I’m hoping it will prevent me from thinking!
Yeah Abilify is a pretty safe med as far as Atypicals go
The best antipsychotic for giving me a feeling of calm was Zyprexa. It made me feel very somnolent though at the best therapeutic dosage. That wasn’t good at the time looking after a wife with vascular dementia .
Now I wonder whether Zyprexa depot would be a better option but it’s out of the question due to being on my own and having no family/friends nearby to rely on.
As you need to be accompanied to your post injection destination(ie home in most cases) after several hours observation at the clinic.
I can’t really go on like this. I’ve been thinking about it since I first posted and am now more willing to become one of the first guinea pigs to try brexpiprazole.
Seroquel nearly killed me and it had gone generic by the time I tried it.
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