I got a med question ( i know were not docs)

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I just got prescribed abilify… Im suppose to take it once a day and when i ask my doc weither in mornin or night, she said either one… It might make me tierd or it might keep me up…
Any advice on when based on experience?

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Yes. Take it at night if it makes you tired and during the day if taking it at night doesn’t leave you with enough in your system for you to function on the level desired with this dosage

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I also take abilify. My psychiatrist recommended I take it at night. It tends to help me sleep. When I take it during the day I feel drowsy and sedated.

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I had insomnia when I took that drug.

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Well it’s more known to be activating than sedating but it does sedate some people. I think if you dont know if a med is going to sedate you or not its safer to take it at night unless you have nowhere to be and nothing to do that day. I’d rather be up all night than have to drive somewhere sedated or not be able to drive or get things done.

Then if you find out oh it keeps me up then just switch to taking it mornings no big deal

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Abilify is activating which means it will decrease your sleep and cause increased energy/anxiety. So most pdocs suggest to take it in the morning. But for some reason you feel sleepy, you can shfit it at night or evening. Abilify has best side effect profile - no prolactin, no qtc prolongation, no major sedation, no major EPS side effects, no weight gain

When i tried it i was very tired on 15mg, I coudlnt take more than 10mg or else i sleep till 4pm. I consider other people who can take tolerate high dose of abilify as lucky bastards

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Abilify was not the right med for me. I took it split dose.

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It was very activating for me.

I had to take it in mornings.

If I took it at night it made me manic

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When I was taking at night, I couldnt sleep well. Now I take it in the morning

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I’m on 30mg of it… I take it in the mornings. It doesn’t make me sleepy.

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Some people get activated so they take it in the morning, while others get really sleepy & take it before bed. I hope that you find a way that works for you!
I take Abilify in the morning, even though it makes me really tired & I usually have a hard time staying awake in the afternoon. If I try to take it at night I don’t get tired, instead I can’t sleep because I get really wired up.

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I also had insomnia from Abilify. I think it was 20mg.

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I take 15mg. When I took it during the day I was bouncing off the walls with anxiety. I’m on day 3 of taking it at night now and I don’t have much anxiety so far.

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I sleep fine on it apart from weird nightmares sometimes so I take it in the evening since I’ve been lethargic ever since on this med.