How long does APs stay in your system?

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I’m going to talk to my doc in January to gradually go zero meds.

How long does this ■■■■ stay in your system?

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Each medication has a half-life, but I feel like you’re asking “when does a med really leave your system,” and that’s a lot harder to gauge— they all have lasting repercussions on our bodies, and sometimes things take a really long time (if ever) to become right again.

Talking about stuff like metabolic effects, sexual stuff, hair loss, etc.

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Thanks Tuna. I suppose almost 10 years of meds won’t go away easily.

Are you doing good?

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I read that Abilify stays in my system for three days after I go off of it. That’s what the pharmacist said anyway.

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I think there are longer lasting symptoms of a long time of ap usage. Depressing.

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That’s not good. I’ve always wanted to cut back, and not keep having the dose increased.

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Are you starting with them?

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I’m on 20 mg of Abilify. My new doctor wants me on injections. I want to cut back to 5 to 10 mg, because I also have diabetes (which I think was caused by the anti-psychotics making me fatter). Maybe it’s not realistic.

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I’m on 15mg. I also want to cut back. Have you ever tried a lower dose? Why does your pdoc allways increase it?

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In 2022, my psychiatrist at the time agreed to increase my Abilify to 25 mg (because I was struggling with SZ and thought more would help me). This made me into a zombie. I had less motivation and I also made all kinds of mistakes at daily tasks. It dulled my emotions even more. So we went back to 20 mg.

This summer I asked my family physician if I could cut back by 5 mg (my psychiatrist retired last year). So I tried 15 mg, but the voices became too distracting. I also became super noise sensitive (which was a problem I had when I was unmedicated).

My new psychiatrist, who I saw on Monday, wants me on injections because I mentioned I heard threats and insults part of the time. He says that’s no good and wants to wipe all the voices away. I also hear neutral babbling and some kind things too.

I want to go on less again, so I’ll have better motivation, better emotions, and more energy for cooking and exercising. I have to weigh the pros and cons. The injects may by pass the fatigue problem that the pills cause. Or I could be tired because of the diabetes. Who knows.

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That’s a lot of meds, yea. But also an accomplishment in a way. It’s a good thing to take care of one’s mental health for sure, and having done it for 10 years is not easy.

It just sucks sometimes that it’s this “give and take” between mental health and physical health— that’s the worst part of these meds IMO. But anyways!

Doing alright, thanks for asking— had a 3 month wobble off meds due to the above reason, but back on them now and feeling better.

How are you? What’s new?

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Glad you are back on meds…

I’m doing fine stopped smoking hashish 3 or 4 weeks ago. I just realized that I want to say “no” if presented by the opportunity. That’s whats keeping my doc from lowering my meds.

Doing exercise, diet, healthy habits etc. Will ask for smoking cessation med on Monday. I want to be healthy in general.

Listening to a ton of DnB btw

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I weight less than when i was off meds for 2yrs. Not to be mean but I used to completely blame the meds for gaining tons of weight even thought about having bariatric surgery. I tried dieting a few times each time I lasted longer until the third time now its been 8 months and I lost 46kg

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I’m happy it worked for you. Good job. But I’m a yo-yo dieter. I’ve tried every diet, and gained back all the weight, and often more than I started with. My physician says 80% of people, who try dieting, fail. I’d love to be in the 20% who succeed, but I hate, hate, hate, cooking, so it’s extremely difficult. Most health food tastes like crap, imo… that’s the heart of my problem. I put in a ton of energy and the food doesn’t even taste good.

Edit: I think I also view food as something that makes me happier. I need other alternatives, but can’t find any, because so much is done online, on Zoom. I have a book called Potatoes not Prozac and they mention “finding radiance.” But I can’t afford things like a cat. I can’t afford a massage.

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Congrats dude, that’s what’s up! :+1: :tada: It can be sooo hard to say no sometimes— I think it’s the social pressure mixed with head change, personally-speaking anyways!

That’s amaaazing! :star_struck: :dizzy: Truly awesome job, and good luck with quitting smoking btw! I quit back in July using the patch and the gum— I think it was worth it for sure.

Niiiiice :call_me_hand: DnB is like the best for cardio, haha!

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I think it depends on dose and med

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Playing some jazzy stuff lately aswell. This one was a jam at a friend´s birthday!

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Sounds awesome— everything comes together really nicely and the ambient noise is super cool :+1:

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This is an understatement

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Just gotta really educate yourself and be your own advocate. If you have a psychiatrist who’s willing to work with you on lowering your dose that’s really good.

Sounds like your doing everything right dreamer

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