I understand the feeling, I wasn’t myself on abilify. Attention span shot, couldn’t watch so much as a 5 minute long video. I was functional but very unhappy and was not able to do any of my hobbies. That’s not even mentioning the awful anxiety/restlessness and weird twitching that med gave me.
I don’t think it is to be fair to be hospitalized just for wanting to change your medication. Not all APs inhibited me like that, I’m sure not all will do that to you either.
Zyprexa has enhanced my creativity. Also gave me diabetes. My mental health is more important to me than physical. Therefore I still take the zyprexa.
Her ovaries? Or her boobs?
ETA oops plonker starts, not plonkers start.
So, her dick? I think if her dick shrinks it might actually be a good thing?
I went from 400 to 200 after 6 months of 400 and have been doing fine
You totally ruined my joke.
Plonker. Wanker. Johnson. Lumber barge. John Bobbit’s wife lobbed it. Y’know…
Male naughty bits.
(wink wink nudge nudge)
You have no sense of history.
We will long remember the reign of the incredible shrinking ■■■■■ brigade.
On Vraylar, I’m not sure yet re: creativity. Thinking about it now, however, it indeed has been a while since I put out a poem here. Good point to consider. At the same time, I kinda like not being delusional for a change. Now I can smile at the normies who make less sense than I do.
@GoldenRex, are you sure you don’t enjoy being sane? There are perks to both sides, I reckon.
It takes two years to get used to ap. The fact that you dont feel like a human is normal in the beginning.
The thing is…the numbness is not gonna go away ever but…your body can adjust itself to function with it but it takes time.
I have been on ap for 9 years and i feel normal. At fist i also wanted to quit. And my first med was also abilify. I could not take it. And i switched to another med.
My doctor told me the hair loss was likely due to stress and not the Abilify,
That he had never had a patient lose hair on Abilify.
He told me to see a dermatologist, rule out any other possible reasoning,
Then we could talk about getting off the Abilify.
So, I got kind of railroaded into another month on the shot,
But I’m seeing a dermatologist tomorrow,
We’ll see, I guess.
Still pretty damned sure this hair issue is related to the Abilify.
I’ll keep you posted…
200mg is not a theraputic dose of the abilify shot apparently.
Well something is not right g-Rex. If it is due to stress, you obviously weren’t stressed enough before abilify to lose hair. Therefore you could argue the abilify is causing serious stress.
This situation sounds like a typical pdoc failing to see the holistic picture and just caring about their one small part ie reduced psychosis. Honestly I reckon abilify isn’t the med for you.
Thanks. 
My CPN mentioned stress as a possibility too.
I guess one way that would prove it is if my hair stops thinning when I’m off AP. I will be off it in 3 weeks. and if it subsides any time now
btw Ive been on AP for 1.5 years and my hair is thinner but no bald patch.
@GoldenRex you can take propecia that stops hairloss. Body builders take it when on steroids to combat hairloss
@GoldenRex. How recent is the hair loss issue? Has it been an issue since you started the Abilify or did it develop some time after? Did it develop or worsen around the time you had other stress ramping up in your life (e.g., your recent surgery and your husband’s recent cancer diagnosis) ?
I noticed it a couple months after I started Abilify,
But its really escalated the past month.
It could be stress related,
However, I’d still attribute that to the Abilify as it has made me very anxious.
What was up with that? 
There were so many of them that I thought it had become a thing. Then it sort of died out.
You know what? I think someone injected me with AP while I was sleeping. Here’s a pic of my booty:
What do you think? Injection? Do I need to report this to the police?
I always wished someone cared enough to chase me down and inject me when I was on an extended trip to lala land.
Hopefully it’s not Hypothyroidism.
Have you had your thyroid levels checked out @GoldenRex?
Hair loss is a symptom of Hypothyrodism.
Some APs can trigger Hypothyroidism.
I haven’t.
But I’m going to my PCP to get some blood tests done and seeing a dermatologist this week.
Thanks, @Wave!