Is anybody on an antidepressant AND Abilify?

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I can’t shake the feeling that everything is meaningless.

The problem is most antidepressants seem to interact with Abilify in some way.

But maybe an antidepressant wouldn’t even solve this issue.

Any experiences with antidepressants and Abilify?

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I take a max dose of 150 mg of nortriptyline a old tricyclic antidepressant

I am currently taking 7 mg of Abilify in my psychiatrist might raise it to 10 mg

I still have terrible problems with the negative symptoms

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I take 15 mg of mirtazapine, along with 15 mg aripiprazole and 100 mg of quetiapine. I am still depressed and apathetic feeling most days, but (thankfully) not despairingly gloomy. I hope that you will find what works for you!

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Im on 225mg venlafaxine with it

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Thanks for the replies @TreeTop @Superdry @anon40326163

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Antidepressants work. Not for everyone. They have numbing emotional effects. As well as sexual side effects. They are much like antipsychotics you probably have to trial a good few to find something that works. The subjective psychoactive effects are extremely mild so it can be hard to tell they are working. Personally I would use a combination of supplements and exercise first because of side effect profile. People say they don’t work but they definitely do.

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Yes, Mirtazapine it helps deal with the insomnia my Abilify injection induced

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Thanks for the reply @icecat. I feel ok now in that regard. It’s just a feeling that comes and goes for me.

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I take citalipram antidepressant with abilify, but only trace amounts of abilify once every 3-4 months.

The citalipram really helps, and chills me out.

I also google dopamine foods, foods that lower dopamine, foods that raise dopamine and foods that are in the middle

I’ve switch my coffee from arabica to robusta, it’s change my life. I haven’t been tired since switching either, I have the odd arabica coffee once a month, and cut down on milk. I have mostly black coffee because too much calcium can lower dopamine, and milk has a lot of iodine in it which if I have too much I become off

But as for antidepressants, I like citalipram. You take it at night unlike other antidepressants. I’m glad I take it, but it may be different for you, though you may like it

I don’t like 20mg citalipram, I like the 10mg. 20mg was not for me. 10 mg is the perfect dose.

If your curious about citalipram, try 10mg

But it’s your body and I’m no doctor lol, and things can affect people differently

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