It doesn’t give me energy and it seems to be better for me to take in the evenings like 5 to 6 pm.
I get some kind of disturbing thoughts of death too when on abilify.I wonder if this is common on this pill.
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yea its actually listed as one of the side effects strangely enough. Its part of why i stopped taking abilify. I was happier at first, but over time i felt like it was limiting me. It stops the Reuptake of serotonin (the neurotransmitter recycling process in the brain) causing serotonin levels to increase in the shorterm which may keep a person from suicide or something, but in the long run that recycling process is efficient and so stopping it can limit the maximum serotonin. its a balancer, but also a limiter; keeps you sort of “in the middle”. And serotonin is important in emotional stability. Im going to try to be exercising every day now to see if that helps me.
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Yea I remember about reading about it being a ‘balancer’ too.
More so than some of the other aps.
Even my dreams are different and more disturbing did u find that too.
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We have the exact same med combo. But i take my abilify in the morning… get drowsy when i take it too.
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So abilify makes you sleepy to…?
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Abilify is a wonder drug for me! Welcome to the club. It has the least amount of side effects and is good for your, heart, as an added bonus 
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i dont really remember, i might have had 1 or 2 bad dreams on it not sure 
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If I take Abilify during the day I get super drowsy & usually end up sleeping alot. If I take it before bed I can’t sleep, even with it in combination with high-dose Seroquel & some benzo. Taking it in the morning usually levels out after about a month for me, less drowsiness but very low levels of energy that stays that way as long as I keep taking it. My pdoc usually says that it’s works best to take it at daytime due to activation & the best time being shortly after waking up, yet some people have a better effect taking it just before bed. Most people get more energy from it though, so I hope that it works for you as you want it to!
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Yes it does make me sleepy but I think clozapine is the main one doing that…
When I was on risperidone and clozapine I asked my doc if I could stop clozapine 1 or 2 days before the exams so that I wouldn’t sleep so much…He agreed, so that’s why I think clozapine is the one that makes you more sleepy, but abilify could do that too, I don’t understand how the meds work. 
I take them both before bed so I don’t feel so sleepy during the day, although sometimes is hard to wake up…
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First day on abilify an I’m not happy. I already have anxiety an this over powers kalonopin