I am so sick of being a lump on log. I do nothing. I feel no happiness right now for long periods. Just apathetic. My negatives are stronger now than before.
I heard Abilify can help with negatives some. Maybe not a miracle but any boost would help me. I can’t keep living like this.
So tell me, has Abilify helped your negatives at all?
Different medications work for different people. I could tell you about how awful a drug is and scare you out of taking it, when it could actually work for you. All of us also have different symptoms that are more prevalent. I will say that I tend to react opposite of most to drugs.
My experience is that it was the worst drug for me. Again just reevaluate what you and your doctor think is best. It didn’t make me restless, it just made it hard for me to sleep. It made me more agitated than usual. I got annoyed with everyone over small things. People at work thought I was in another world (even for me). I could feel my mouth gaping open with drool. If i took a nap i had drooling. I also had even less motivation than usual. I think the most offsetting thing I experienced was how sick it made me. I felt like I had the stomach flu from the nausea.
I hear it’s very energizing, to the point that it may keep people up late.
People sometimes take a low dose to help control high prolactin levels. Also people have reported that a low dose stops thought broadcasting in some cases. I am on 2 mg for that purpose, and it works maybe 80%, so I’m going to up the dose to 5 mg and see what happens.
Yes it helps a lot but you need an ssri antidepressant with it to work to its full potential.
Abilify was very activating for me,
But not in a good way,
In more of an anxious and paranoid kind of way.
It eventually did help with my symptoms but only after I had to add a medication for the anxiety and start a sleep aid.
Abilify could work for you but it made me anxious and paranoid.
It also didn’t control my positive symptoms.
It did cause me to drool. I was offered a medication for the drooling and declined. Thankfully it went away after a few months.
Psychiatrists wanted to put me on Abilify in the past a long time ago. But I didn’t think it would be right for me. I asked to take Seroquel, and it has worked out OK.
Definitely… but im on a dose thats too high i reckon… so i want to sleep all day… its weird how a small dose change can effect, your mood.
How tired does seroquel make you?
I’m considering seroquel
Did you feel less sleepy on a lower dose of abilify?
I have no antipsychotic to compare it to but still. It’s sheit. But then again it could be worse.
I am able to do certain things but with struggle.
My appetite is harder to control.
I do kind of feel more alert but it’s in an anxious way and also not alert at the same time due to attention span. Its a funny one aripiprazile, for me.
And yes I am still greatful for it.
When i was on 15mg. it was totally fine and everyone was saying i look normal.
I forgot to mention that I think abilify is responsible for some hair loss I’ve been having.
Abilify did help some with my negative symptoms. I actually got an increase in physical strength from Abilify. I eventually had to get off it because it made me a little agitated.
Abilify makes you fry bacon in the nude and shrinks your dink.
THERE! I said it!!
Abilify makes me really tired, it completly destroys my energy levels. It works though & after like 4+ months I get more active with less negatives but still very low energy. Since most people feel activated by it, it might be worth a shot to try it for your negatives.
It helped me rid off my suicidal and depressive thoughts. Made me felt slightly better, but does not address the paranoia, anxiety and delusions for the time being.
Well I’m glad I’m not alone
Joking
Or am I?
I was on 15mg Abilify for a long time. It worked alright, was very sedated, though.
Then I got sloppy with taking the meds until I reached a point where I barely took it at all. I wound up in the hospital, and when the psychs got me back on it, they kept having to raise it to keep me stable until I finally told them “This clearly doesn’t work anymore. I need something else”