I may raise my Abilify dose

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I may ask my new psychiatrist to raise my Abilify dose from 2mg to 5mg
I need the extra motivation.

So this way she could simultaneously lower my Risperdal dose just a little bit from 4mg to 3mg.

I’ll see what she says.

Do you guys think it’s a good idea?

  • Yes it’s a good idea
  • No your playing with fire
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I voted good idea, but that is contingent on your psychiatrist okaying it.

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Yeah hopefully she agrees with me
She’s new to me so she really doesn’t know me well yet.

This will be my second time seeing her

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Abilify always worked great for me. Can I ask why you’re on such a low dose? It’s a great drug why not 15mg? I’m no pdoc, just seems like 5mg wouldn’t do much of anything

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No I’m also on Risperdal as my main antipsychotic

I’m taking a low dose of Abilify to help stabilize my depression mainly.

Without it I crash downwards

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Idk how to answer this other than talk to the doctor and keep a eye out for side effects

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Its a good idea as long as you are monitoring your symptoms , etc.

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Abilify at 5mg with Amisulpride 1200mg was crazy psychosis for me and it got out of control so they took me off Abilify and glad they did.

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I’m treatment resistant though.

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Ahh… I always respect @everhopeful’s opinion

Something to consider

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Your last psychiatrist said no to raising Abilify if I remember correctly?

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Yes she did but I’m handling 2mg very well now.

It was a rough start that lasted a couple of weeks but things have settled down nicely now.

I think I’ll be able to handle 5mg but I won’t leave the Risperdal

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I’ll be honest with my my new psychiatrist and I’ll leave it up to her

I won’t push the issue

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for me
i dont think negative symptoms is …
whats negative symptoms ??!!
it is when the person would like to stay in his place and he doesnt like to do anything!!!
first of all you should grow inside you
your passion
any passion you have
even if you remember what were your passions in life !!!
you liked to watch movies and series ??!!!
try to get back to these days and watch movies and series
just watch just watch just watch watch the stars of the movie try to understand some of the movie as much as you can …this a bad idea indeed =D
i have a better idea
try to start to get back to watching movies again
like me
even one movie even …have pen and papers and try to write the names of characters and whats going on
start and after sometime you will be better in watching movies

negative symptoms

is when you become like child who dont like to do anything !!!

so deal with yourself like child please deal with yourself like child

write down what would you like in your day

in very easy way like your talking to child or telling a child what you wd like him to do

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and be sure that step by step you will achieve these easy things :slight_smile:

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things like that and after you finish your tasks you give a prize to yourself

this is easy the prize may be a chocalate or a drink or chocalate drink or a concert to artist on youtube …what else you may have great ideas :slight_smile:

try to exercise everyday walk for sometime try to read read some articles on internet anything you like anything interesting
you can also read about mental training which runners do during their running
it is when you walk and beging talking to yourself talk as much as you can
anything bother you as much as you
this will help you walk more and more
you can also listen to cool songs while you walk
try to make simple diet in your life

good luck

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