hello i took abilify for a month for psychosis. i now quit abilify and it might have been a month. will my sex drive and erectile dysfunction return to normal?
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Your receptors are not permanently damaged so yes 
My sex drive while on abilify was through the roof now sex isn’t as appealing to me and that’s a relief honestly I was on abilify for months and months my husband couldn’t keep up now we’re just about right for each other I think as for the erectile dysfunction I’m not sure since I’m female
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thank you so much
im just scared if it willl not go away
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Erectile dysfunction should clear up after you’ve stopped the medication. If it doesn’t clear up maybe you should see a doctor.
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how long should it take for it to clear up?
@Gtgames6890 I get that… I wish I could help more but I’m female
i have heard women go trough this aswell so that means it could be to do with brain not genitals itself. have you heard of pssd? im scared i have that
@Gtgames6890 no I haven’t unfortunately
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I Googled that question just now. The answer for stopping blood pressure medications (I know that’s not what you were on, but an AP) is it takes several days to several weeks for erectile dysfunction to clear up. You can always see a Dr about this too.
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i have stopped for almost a month. should i wait longer? can i be cured naturally if i wait couple months more do you think?
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@Gtgames6890 I’d ask your pdoc (psychiatrist) or PCP (primary care physician)
thank. also i didnt make it my questin clear what i also was looking for answer like someone who has been on abilify and after quitting their libido back to normal. my bad
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Well, if you’re really worried you should see a Dr. I mean several weeks could be a couple of months. I’m not a Dr though. My advice is limited.
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yes my psychiatrist said it will return to normal is it that true
abilify did alot of good things for me i hear less voices less pharapilia less dopamine (mine was extereme) but only bad side effect is ed.
Welcome aboard, I have a feeling (or lack of one) that there are many if us around here whose pistons arent firing as they should.
Im sufferring with numbness of privaye parts. Its hurting my feelings too. Aripiprizol. Or quietiapine has lost my senses somehow numbing certain areas. Either that or im just numbed by intimacy as i have been sexually assaulted in the past.