hello everyone 
. hope everyone is doing good . i have been taking aripiprazole 5 mg since 2 years now after first episode of psychosis. fortunately things have improved since then and are fine now. but i want to know how about using the same antipsychotic for prolonged time or life term? what exactly your doctors recommend for prolonged use? please share your reviews.
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what exactly your doctors recommend for prolonged use?
They recommend a therapeutic dose of 10mg. Best of luck with 5mg, it’s just an add on to an antidepressant at that level, and has no antipsychotic properties.
i have been stable on 5 mg. touch-wood. are you on aripiprazole too?
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lol you’ve had to tell people this so many times now you should just make a pinned post about it at this point 
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I’m on abilify too, but at 10mg where it’s an actual antipsychotic.
I was like you, basically off meds for 2 years before I was hospitalised with psychosis. (if you’re on 5mg, you’re off meds)
You’re absolutely right Anna. 
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If you can get away with 5mg that’s pretty good.
That is like a pediatric dose. I don’t think you would have any problems staying in that dose for life.
If you’ve only had one psychotic episode the doctor will probably eventually take you off it all together
@everhopeful, if its an add on to anti depressants with no anti psychotic properties; why do I start hallucinating after trying to go down below 3 mg?
Or are you speaking on just that specific medication alone?
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I’m Just talking about abilify.
Dang… I thought i was just having withdrawals for a second.
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