I am/was an alcoholic, and when I switched to Abilify my urge to drink practically went away. You can Google this and there are articles about this. I don’t know with all the side effects of Abilify if they are going to start using it to treat alcoholism.
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Great news… I wish it was the same for food.
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When I was on abilify I drank a ton! Hmmmm now I don’t drink very much! I’ve never heard that about abilify!
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That would be nice too.
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What are you taking now?
Haldol but I got tired of drinking haldol didn’t make me stop I slowly cut down!
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I was drinking while on Abilify. Not now on Risperdal.
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Well I am the opposite. I drank on Risperdal, but practically stoped on Abilify.
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Abilify made me have many addictions. Shopping, sex, weed, alcohol, etc But its a rare side effect. I think it made me manic.
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There is a drug called “Topamax” which is supposed to have some success in halting alcoholism.
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On invega I can’t really get drunk so I rarely drink at all
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I know. I just relax when I drink. I really have to drink a lot to get drunk. That’s why I don’t do it anymore. Plus I usually can’t stop myself once I start.
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I take Naltrexone for my drinking. It doesn’t cut down on cravings (gabapentin for cravings) but it will inhibit that drinker’s buzz so you realize drinking is no longer fun.
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That’s good to know. Thanks.
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