The TOP 5 Things you NEED to KNOW about ABILIFY (Aripiprazole) 

This drug with other drugs were/are with many names from Hartford Hospital, and from forensics locations involved with child offenders, and with stacking fake things into databases also with sick courts' families ties to these places roels with the same house/s I caught also with a principal child abuser. Also many at UConn had/have roles with former director of the F.B.i. Robert Luskin, and with foreign and domestic bodies also as overt "criminal enterprises" involved with wrie crimes with names on/off the state of Connecticut judicial branch offices. Also there are tactical delusions mixed with criminally foreign influenced fact treatment nature qualities, aspects, and natures involved here also with judges typing faked things into databases with their families also with the clicks with untimely deaths roles on/off campuses also timed roles with the principal child abuser they also forced at first/further as inter-branch roles with foreign also many medical and their families on/off campuses stacking federal evidences crimes tricks into databases, and with names next to the spots with databases and campuses. Connecticut inter-branch switched names also with the ones on/off my street and with their facebook pages involved. They've also been pretending conversations with kids and with their families through time. Also these names/locaitons also with laywers have been roles with wire and with mail crime/s method/s. They pretend not to understand people. They prevented victims from using their voices calmly, and/or aggressively where/how also violence, weapons, and poisons were/are involved with predators even who plant evidences with tricks on/off everyone's location and the ones next to them, too, per the wire crime method/s also with the news attaching kids to faked ties to doctors. Please follow mandated law for more tied to the principal child abuser's campus and doctors who pretended they had conversations with me. Also the doctors tied to them also have recorded ties to rpedicate acts roles with locations and with tied civil and criminal cases through time. They had/have roles with proven post-dating of legal papers from inside the 9th Circuit court in Manhattan next to the World Trade Center towers right before the attack, in the context/s, and since, and long before it consciously with the same names on/off the campuses each yera stacking predicate acts tied to this also.

All kinds of Social Security scams and cram downs also with the other medical programs are tied to these with databases, note, and with your delusions with such since founding/s. Please get them onto paper and to one name and sequence fast.

Can i take abillify alone for bipolar

@@ccburke2736 Hartford Hospital, and other hospitals have had roles with their patients and criminals since before they were caught. They have/had roles with co-defendnats of former director of the FBI with other nations like Russians also roles with this drug and with other drugs also with fire departments names and police departments and their families also on/off campsues stacking faked audio and video transripts and collusions also with ovrert cirminal enterprises and with news networks, and with more World Trade Center predicate acfts and child offenders also timed uses of elderly homes and on/'off the state judicial brnach offices also the delusions regarding this field and tied courts roles, etc.. They have more with New Britain Superior Court, and with Hartford courts that have been planting evidences on/off campsues inter-cities thorugh time and roles with training male/female law identities sick Get them on paper. They use wire and mail crime methods with the inter-branhc and news at the smae time to prevent voices while pretneding other into databases

Also forensics locations and prisons had/have roles also on/off medical and campuses with the names involved with this drug and others also w9ith the families of their patients and with their patients w their own famiilies als personally w inter-branchforeign on/off campsues predicate acfts and their locatiosn. A Leahy family pretended conversations with me. They wer/eare ones with medical inter-cities on/off campuses also with names next to them with tricks tied to wire crime method/s. More guns and sick things with the kids and criminal enterprsies were/are recorded also mixed uses of the police forms with the campuses stacking faked things and motives and timed use/s of it roles.

How is it working for you now? I just had it prescribed.

Updates ?

What is happy? 😅

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It’s in the beginning than prepare to hellish ride!! Sadly they killed us mentally 😢 I’m trying to advice everyone do not put any psychotropic med in your system.

I'm sorry you had such a troubling experience. I hope you find the right treatment for your mental health.

Thanks for sharing your experience. But, in my opinion medicine works differently on every person. Wish you Good health

@@LevelheadedMindand like you know nothing about these poisonous meds ?? How ironic it is from a feeling a little depressed doc gave me an antidepressant then triggered a mania by design to then put you on mood stabiliser and after that psychosis will visit one day so you need anti psychotic and the game is done By your beloved pharma who work for we know who to dumb us down and K us eventually !! Devil’s work.

Are you me? We literally have almost the same experience when taking abilify 😭

that’s scary, can you share more? like did something trigger you to be aggressive and violent while you were on the meds or the meds worsened your mood? were you aggressive and violent before the medication? i am not a violent person at all

Exactly my experience. I was irrationally angry for a whole week after only taking it for a week prior. It was scary because I'm not that angry of person. It was awful and my Dr wasn't too impressed with me stopping it immediately.

I am glad you didn’t hurt 😞 anyone else or end up in jail

Doctors know about that but you know they care about 💰💰 from their bosses Big pharma🩸.

i hear you. i just started taking it today and im not an aggressive person either. its been making me feel very irritable and i projected that while talking to my partner. i never do that or even if i feel angry, i take deep breathes but i kept going and talking without hearing them out. i feel so horrible

Thank you so much for sharing

That pill makes you stupid the brain shrinks

@@DovahQueen1994 it actually makes you smarter since you can think 💭 more clearly

It ruined mine, I haven’t been able to feel weed since starting and quitting.

why u took it?

being on 2mg of abilfy and felt so great keeping my music piano lessens just great and after over 2 months i crashed in to a horrible grave feeling doctor stoped it? couldn't even walk or eat and my familty had to visit and make me eat for all most 2 years with agrave hell under ground suffocating grose depression horrible . To sensitive my doctor said taking antipsychotic meds. Steroid also gave me fast developing ostioporossis and psychoses lasting 5 years and still not fully recovered. Dexamethisone for a flame up from poison ivy all most did me in taking Steroids even Prednisone becare full..

Do you notice lack of focus though? I’m on vyvanse and Abilify and I feel like it’s affecting my focus/concentration

@@Bard420 honestly not too bad. I take them together. Some take it at night I think. I can't tolerate ADHD medication without it. I think it helps my focus if anything.

@@kendalgroner9327 Perhaps, I really haven’t been able to tell if it’s helping but I need to talk to my psych. I’m on week 3 of 5mg Abilify for mood swings/depression, so I’m hoping the side effects I’m experiencing go away soon lol. They haven’t been too bad. But appreciate the comment, I take my Abilify at night and vyvanse in the morning.

When did you start the abilify if over 2-3 months you should be O.K with it? anyway the other side effects were so bad wouldn't have noticed but it worked so well for me the first 2 to 3 months and don't get worried it only happens to 1 out of a thousand or less with lesser side effects for I just happen to be very sensitive to anti mood medication.. @@Bard420

Think of it as a mood stabilizer instead. That's a much better explanation and category for this medication.

i felt that when i was aroud 13years old when the doctor said i ot depression but now after all these years it,s like nothing to me

I literally just picked up my Abilify script. Literally having a mental breakdown..it was sitting in pharmacy so long they canceled it I had to reorder. I empathize with you, I understand. It’s like yeah I have bipolar I, but I don’t want the labels. Feels like I can manage the symptoms, or control them. Until you can’t anymore.

Bipolar can get severe and risky without a mood stabiliser, it will prevent extremes

Do your homework..don't believe this lady!!!!

Trial and error till they made you brain dead by design. Be careful

They don’t tell you about what is meant to for trust the science and pharmaceutical companies.. Zombie program on steroids and by design.

have u hallucinations?

R u taking both? Would you mind sharing some of your journey? I’m just now going through this with my daughter.

I had insomnia after starting abilify. It went away after 2 months.

Thank you all for sharing!! I just started 2mg today.

​@@nathanzorndorf8214 do you take it at night or morning?

@@joshinspace3903 I hope it does work for you. I definitely know I feel more tired/sluggish and a little apathetic at times on Seroquel, but it's miles better than the side effects of risperadone, lithium and abilify for me. Finding what works for you is so important.

How are you now its been over a month?@@joshinspace3903

What dosage of Abilify?

Not showing who your replying?@@rutlegs

Glad it was helpful.

How are you doing? I'm also autistic and the psychiatrist prescribed me this medication. But I have read many very negative things about it and I am very afraid to take it.

@@FrancescaBelluci I'm okay thank you for asking ! i'm not taking Abilify anymore I couldn't deal with the side effects It made my anxiety much worse So far i haven't found anything that works for me I hope it does work for you though 🍀

Safer than opiates I guess

@@FrancescaBellucido not take it live with your symptoms and change your diet to carnivore.

I'm glad you found this video helpful. I wish you the best on your mental health care journey 🙏

Don't.

Any update? How do you feel?

@@SuperFriday actually am doing much better. I was able to lower my dose of venlaflaxine to match with 2 mg of Abilify. It lower most of my side effects with previous medicine. Thanks for asking.

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Thank you for sharing your experience with us. I hope you continue to have positive effects. Try stretching before bed and if there aren't any contradictions, talk to your doctor about trying magnesium glycinate before bed, start at 100mg to help with the muscle stiffness.

@@LevelheadedMind thank you very much !

@@darkrose5844 your welcome.

Have a blessed morning

Starting tomorrow. Hoping for a similar experience 🤞

Thanks for sharing your story! Stimulants and Bipolar usually don't mix well. Glad you are back to seeing your old psychiatrist who seems to know what they are doing. I wish you continued healing on your mental health care journey ✨️ 🙏

You had Akathisia (pacing). Abilify CAUSES akathisia. Akathisia can become chronic. If you experience akathisia you immediately eliminate the offending medication (abilify). What you have is neurological damage from abilify and you went back on to mask and aggravate it.

She is not a Dr.

Thanks for this story. I am on the same exact mixture and I have bp2, adhd, sleep disorder, and generalized anxiety disorder. I am prescribed lamictal, abilify, and strattera. I just began the abilify and strattera and am excited to see how it helps my focus and agitation.

Hey Shay just wondering how strattera has been working for your ADHD? @@shaygordon5861

They made us sick with all psychotropic medications and more and more debilitated.

I got abilify due to those thoughts too, but i was never told if i had bipolar or smthn, and yeah the abilify made me feel like a tired and soulless husk when i was taking it so idk how i managed myself since i was so tired all the time

Wow.. thanks for sharing your story. You bring hope to others who may be struggling with their medication combinations. I wish you all the best 🙏

@@LevelheadedMind I was very afraid of changing meds because of the side effects i had, but im very glad i did.

I couldn't wait to get off Depakote - I had an increase in nightmares, especially waking paralysis. And it caused other unpleasant symptoms. Was taking it for chronic migraine and once on migraine prevention treatment my docs said to get off it - they didn't like me taking either. I have to sleep with loose covers or else it will trigger the waking paralysis.

Are you still having success with Abilify and lamictal?

Hows u going now

@@aidk23 yes it's opposite for 4 to 6 weeks then it begins to work

@@aidk23 im taking 10mg daily but at first i started with 2.5 for 1 week then 5 for 2 weeks then 10mg until now

@@aidk23 abilify is life changing i can say my sex drive is 10x than before abilify just stay on it till it works

How is it going

You're welcome, thanks for watching.

It doesn't work for everyone. Sounds like you need to change treatment with those side effects.

For me I'm dealing with those expressed symptoms everyday. I'm 22, started Abilify yesterday, first time treatment, and I'm so tired but rn all my involuntary movement and talking and muscle spasms and stuff is like non existent. It's crazy. I'm pretty level right now already, but what noisy playback loops that are normal in my mind, are already quiet. I feel so at peace rn. I have work tomorrow we'll see how it goes lol😊

My psych nurse diagnosed me with depression, anxiety and OCD right now and is putting me on 5mgs of Abilify and 80mgs of Prozac (I'm at 30mgs now and they want me to work my way up in 10mg doses)....Anyways she also said that a lot of my traits do sound like BPD, but she wants to see how my new meds work and if they only help my paranoid thoughts, depression but not my impulsiveness, anger, frustration then she would diagnose me with BPD....

@@kevinaguirre9306 Abilify is an antipsychotic that elevates level of energy and alertness but also causes tardive dyskinesia

@@samanthaharrington8713 I hope the medicine helps you. Write about your experiences. I hope you don't have BPD. It is even used as monotherapy in the treatment of depression. He literally got me back on my feet after severe depression, but there were also serious side effects

Glad to hear you found a treatment that works well for you.

Glad to hear you can take it with wellbutrin! I'm hoping my psych will add it on as it' worked well for me in the past

Id recommend watching a Robert Whitaker lecture about antipsychotics. Taking them for a year or two is good, but evidence suggests it's better to taper off after that time

@@monikap8777 thanks for the reply. That is actually the model I follow in my practice. However, there are some patients with severe and chronic mental illnesses that need medication long term. If that's the case I taper down to lowest dose possible.

@@monikap8777 I'm actually a pretty big fan of his work! Looking to read Mad in America once I can find it at my local library. I'm also a big proponent of choosing what's best for you when it comes to medication and for me, I dealt with chronic, unmedicated, recurring and life threatening psychosis for 8+ years - and meds are the only thing that have made it stop. Tried many types of therapy, exercise, nutrition, etc beforehand. I'm aware of the potential risks, but tbh, the benefits outweigh them for me. I'm living a life that's like 5x healthier and fuller now than I was off meds. If it's a choice between potentially dying 10-15 years earlier than average/dealing with unwanted effects when I'm older, OR almost certainly dying by killing myself in a delusional episode in my 20s, I'd rather take the risk with the drugs, you feel? But I definitely think they're pushed too much, too soon for most people, and many people aren't given the education about side effects and potential/unknown long-term effects.

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Hi ! How are you, hope you're feelin better ? ADD using ritalin to, and now abilify to for the same reasons but I'm not sure to take it (had a lot of bad experiences with psychiatrists in the past, livin in France so.... yeah psychiatry in France is pretty bad 😅)

I also would verry much like to know how you are feeling please don't forget this hyper focus lol

I am so sorry to hear about you and your husband's struggles. This must be very difficult for the two of you. First of all, he needs a complete medical work up and the psych eval for a diagnosis. I'd be shocked that he spent all that time in the hospital and wasn't diagnosed? So perhaps they haven't informed you of what that diagnosis is, so you'll have to be forward about it and ask. As for switching medications it is Ok to switch them when they are not working, especially if it is making him worse. Sometimes it takes a couple of different trials before finding the right combination. However, if he is not metabolizing the medications properly, due to a genetic trait, this trial and error could take longer. So since he's already tried 2 meds and failed them insurance should cover a Gene Sight test, so ask his provider about that too. Unfortunately, mushrooms and other psychedelic drugs can cause this type of psychosis, most times it gets better on its own with time. Other times it can become a chronic issue. So before switching again, wait a month for his body to get that medication out of his system and see how he does. During this time work on a healthy diet, stay away from processed foods, drink mostly water, and get outside and be active, take walks, etc. If he starts getting worse again then get him back on meds, and yes Abilify would be a next good choice. If he gets better, great, continue the healthy lifestyle and stay away from drugs! I hope this helps you and I wish you both the best on this journey to recovery. 🙏

Don't put him on any drugs he can hill himself with exercise and a good healthy diet, drugs make it worse and in stead look for natural stuff to help him, with the drugs he will fix one problem but with time he will experience others and they will recommend other medications to fix that part and is a never ending story but that is the plan to get people to buy meds since that's the way the pharmaceutical companies make their money out from people that don't know be careful though.

@@tommygonzalez199 thank you for taking the time to reply, he thinks just like that, that’s why I’m afraid that I’m causing him more damage instead of healing him. It’s honestly very hard because I don’t know what to do.

@@LevelheadedMind thank you so much for taking the time to reply to my comment. I’m afraid that if he stop taking any type of medication right now… isn’t that going to be cold turkey and he is going to go back to getting this feeling that he has too many thoughts and can’t stop them, to the point that he gets too overwhelmed stops talking and responding, that’s what happened when he stopped taking the olanzapine. I was afraid he was going to loose it again and start to think I want to poison him or the cia is after him… that’s why I took him to the ER. How long should I let him be like that? Hrs? Days? Weeks? I’m afraid he will attempt against himself or others. I just don’t know what to do when he gets like that.

@@cnat4921 OK this is what I did first I weaned off little by little out of the meds (don't ever do a cold turkey it is agonizing and painful and like that he'll get worse, I don't recommend it) I was like taking less every time, as an example, like if I was taking 15 ml next day I take 12 and the next day 10 and the next day 8 and like that until I was completely off of it, then I start to do a healthy diet and exercise like walking, running doing weight lifting ect. and this way I hill myself and now I'm OK but he is going to need your total support and you gonna have to be really patient with him because it won't be easy is going to be for a while and you gonna have to work together to accomplish a good result so just be patient he will hill himself it just take time and lots of dedication but at the end is worth it. Good luck and God bless.

Thanks for sharing your experience. I'm glad to hear it has worked out well for you.

You mirror me. I also take Cymbalta (120mg daily) that seemed to stop working. I started obsessing with death and mortality. My doc just prescribed 2mg of Abilify daily. I hope this helps.

Do you still feel good?

Dunno about autism but my wife has paranoid schizophrenia and took 10-20mg abilify for years. She had the same sympthoms like your boy, however she had "tantrums" throwing things, cursing out of nowhere and it did not stop and repeated all over and it was not always related to delusions, but real things like wanting cigarettes(i don't smoke and she does not either, but the drug makes here to smoke) and when i don't buy her this, she gets a tantrum. Abilify made it rather worse, haloperidol(haldol) is an old typical drug, but is used for these tantrums abilify has rather the opposite effect, it activates them, if she got abilify the tantrums were more intense and hits from here harder and more violent, voice louder, no more with haldol, this was the best drug for people with high agression and tantrums it also reduced any kind of delusions. Autism might be different, but she has autistic people in her familiy bloodline, too, possible its related, because of these tantrums. I would not give abilify to anyone, in my opinion its the worst possible drug there is, it affects the mind in very nasty ways other drugs don't. I call it a devilish thing - anyone taking this will turn into something nasty. Its an expensive drug, so i bet, there is a lot of money involved by Psychotropic drug companies its a billion dollar business after all. Again, the brain is still a complete mystery for humankind and its 2024. You can search this all up and basicly only rely on expierence whats really good for your relatives - those doctors, don't take the drugs themselves and not everyone is open about it and honest. Rule of thump for me is, a drug should not be worse than the illness to qualify as a treatment. Abilify to treat tantrums is a very bad idea, possible the worst, it does not sedate even a bit, but does rather cause massive restlessness/akathisia.

Talk with your provider about these symptoms, it sounds like it could be a side effect. There may be other treatment options that'll work better for you.

​@Violet_Exsists does it work well for depression

@Violet_Exsists your depression is severe or mild

@Violet_Exsists i'm severe im not taking any meds now, i'm dying

@Violet_Exsists i'm not taking meds at the moment, about 8 months now, last year when i took anti depressant my anxiety was up to the roof

That fortunately didn’t happen to me

Same, not only did it make my legs restless but it also made me want to sleep all the time

Very well said

Hope you're doing better now. I'm going through this now, 2 weeks after quitting it. Most of the joy in my life is just gone

What did I t. So. my Dr just had me start

It’s a poison all psychotropic medication are meant to lobotomise our brain and make us zombies.

Zombies they are making it for that reason. Other than that numerous disastrous side effects

I have OCD and have been on Zoloft for about twenty years, I feel as though it doesn’t do anything for me. It doesn’t do any harm, but it also doesn’t help. I went to my psychiatrist to get a review of my medication because increasing the Zoloft dosage hasn’t done anything. He recommended to take Abilify in conjunction with my Zoloft. But I have read so many reviews online and am now terrified to try it. People have said it’s basically ruined their lives, and the side effects persist long after they stop taking it.

I'm glad you found this video helpful. It will be a good idea to discuss your concerns with your doctor. All medications have potential side effects, the involuntary movements are a rare side effect of Abilify and I have not seen it in my practice. So best to weigh the risks vs benefits. Best of luck to you on your mental health care journey.

i just switched to it from zyprexa and depakote, before that i was on haldol and lithium and geodon and lithium, i got fat as hell on zyprexa and tires, i got akhatesia from geodon and haldon. with abilify i have no side effects what so ever, feel more motivated and im actually loosing weight, i love it.

I have taken both together with no problems.

I have been taking 15mg of ariprazole with the first week feeling weak and couldnt sleep for a week but am good now its been 6months with no side effect noticed

The involuntary movements 😖

Has this medicine helped? I just started tonight. My dr said bipolar but your the first person I’ve seen with my same symptoms. I hope it levels me out

It’s meant to do that !! Pharma basically is the devil right hand I’m sorry for that also for me from a little depression to now isolation and loosing everything.

Yes Patricia, you are right everyone has a unique experience and not everyone will have the same outcomes. I hope your son finds a treatment that will work for him.

Yeah hit or miss but on the long run All of psychotropic meds kills u slowly. But docs don’t know about it.. Legal drug dealers that messed up millions of lives

Hi Maher, thanks for sharing your experience. If Abilify is causing insomnia, make sure you are taking it first thing in the morning. Also, it does not cause Diabetes, however, it can elevate blood sugar levels, and lipids, which can lead to metabolic syndrome. That's why it is important to get labs checked every 6 months. It can also increase liver enzymes, but this is more rare, but another good reason to have your labs checked to see if you are being affected. Proactively, eat a healthy diet and exercise.

I'm basicly going through the same thing as you. I was on Celexa and I went to see my doctor yesterday told him I'm pretty sure I have bipolar so he prescribed me abilify 5mg. I'm still on the anti depressant too. I'm setting up an appointment with a psychiatrist too so i can actually find out if I'm bi polar.

@@maryfrazier8493 me too. I have another appointment this week.

@@maryfrazier8493 yeah im hoping to do that someday too. she seems really hesitant to actually diagnose me with bipolar or go anywhere near there. Either way Meds aren’t working. Have you tried cbd? its a good alternative, I smoked it for a while and it helped a lot. don’t have to smoke/vape it but its an easy way to feel it through out the day. Gummies are better for sleeping

I was diagnosed with MDD initially and started on Prozac. I began to feel great a few weeks later. I chopped off my hair, quit my job and broke up with my husband. I was going to runaway and live somewhere alone. And I was so confident I would. I then got a diagnosis of Bipolar II disorder. I’ve been having this ups and downs since I was 10 years old. I just finally hit such a huge low that I finally got help. The diagnosis was a huge relief for me. But now finding the right cocktail of meds has been very frustrating.

@@AlexaNicole1186 similar thing to me too. i was delusional and severely hyperactive all of last year, i convinced myself i lived in the 90s or something stupid. I felt so good all the time but at the same time it felt bad. like i had a constant itch. As soon as school ended and i didn’t have my friends and people to fuel the mania I got severely depressed to the point where i lost my voice. I’m at the worst low i’ve been in my life, like someones sitting on me. moving my head is a chore. I’m starting a new trial of meds soon, if it doesn’t work i dont know what will

It’s meant to do that sadly me too permanently damaged. But pray to god and ditch all the medications it’s the devil’s work and these docs are their minions

I'm glad you found it useful.

I feel this. I know that I can never have children due to mental instability 😪

Awesome

Do you have BPD?

​@@milanic7267sorry but are you not able to read because you can obviously right the person states that they have bipolar 1 why would you ask a questions if they had BPd bipolar disorder

i felt the same, but i found abilify and i luv it.

@@mcpeepantz666 I found cannabis, guess what, I love it

@@daanthijssen1748 im sure you you do, wait a few years and tell me how that works for you

These psychotropic meds are open gate for devils for some reason.

I'm sorry to hear of the side effects you are experiencing. Talk about this with your doctor to see if there are other medications which may be better suited for you.

@@LevelheadedMind That's the plan. Thanks for the response!

i feel the same way on abilify. weaning off of it right now with a nurse practioner's help

So you don’t get manic? You have major depression disorder yeah? That doesn’t have risk of mania?

I have bipolar But taking this aripapzale giving reverse my life I have coming sucide thought...,....,...

Yes, it can be taken life long. Especially for Bipolar and Schizophrenia. However, it can have side effects.

Im also taking this pair, my doctor okayed it for me and it has given me my life back. Good luck!

Are these two not a good combination?

Great idea, thank you.

No! Absolutely not.

I have prescribed this along with an SSRI for a patient with PTSD and panic disorder, that did not respond well to other treatments and it really helped her.

Me too... did mistake which destroyed my health and life.. Psy prescribed me abilify 5mg

Yes, absolutely! Thanks for reminding us of this potential adverse effect.

Omg I’ve been spending so much money. It’s why I am here. Thank you so so much. I was looking for this comment

I have none what so ever, even a bit less libido which i quite enjoy, being horny all the time and manic aint fun.

How you can say this? How it affects compulsive behavior.

I recentlg read it can increase risks with gambljng​@@pollypissypants9872

I wish you the best.

@@LevelheadedMind thank you!! appreciate all the info!

Definitely sounds like too many medications. Discuss these concerns with your provider or get a new one.

Please discuss these effects with your provider. I hope you are able to find a treatment that works well for you.

i had the same, i was taking 5mg and it was good, then once my PMS hit, it was SOOO bad, i stopped taking it. so now i’m restarting.

@@LevelheadedMind UPDATE: I'm off Abilify, and have gone on Seroquel and Lamictal instead, so far an improvement in racing thoughts and anxiety (might have bipolar 2)

@@khloe4187 I'm so sorry to hear that it was bad! Ugh pms can be terrible. Though I'm not on it anymore, (on different meds) I've learned to also ride and allow myself to feel my emotions and be gentle with myself. Radical acceptance of things I can't control also helped me.

@@kimmirandaart9909 thanks for the update, glad to hear you are on a regimen that is working well for you.

Yes, it can cause type II diabetes, this can be mitigated with frequent lab checks, monitoring of weight and dietary changes. If you stop Abilify this can be reversed if it was the cause for it.

It's more of a dopamine stabilizer, it can increase or decrease dopamine concentrations at certain receptors based on the need.

Thank you for sharing your concerns. The truth is you won't know if you'll be affected by side effects unless you try it. All medications come with side effects, but that doesn't mean that everyone who takes the medication will have side effects. Many of my patients are on this with Zero side effects and great results! Please discuss your concerns with your provider as well there may be some insights they have for you. Either way, I wish you well on your mental health care journey 🙏

Glad to hear it is working for you.

Just please beware of the possible side effects concerning compulsive behavior. E.g pathological urges to gamble. It has been proven but and effects around 15-25% of people. Especially on these higher doses.

All this in one vid sos wtf

Talk with your doctor about it as you are experiencing an adverse reaction.

I have a similar question. Is Abilify a medication that must be taken for life?

Discuss this with your provider. However, if you had treatment resistant depression that required adding this medication it is likely that you will need to be on it for at least a year to get into remission and then try to taper off. This is as long as you have ruled out any root causes that could be contributing to your symptoms. Many times treatment resistance is really just an underlying issue that has not been addressed. I discuss that here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-XRBr9pEKnx0.htmlsi=lTfOP5MHGiii4PEQ

You're welcome and thanks for watching!

Great question CBD and THC are inhibitors of the CYP2D6, but I'm not sure if they are strong inhibitors. What this means is that you will have higher levels of Abilify in your system when you take the CBD making you more prone to the side effects. Please discuss this with your doctor if you are using CBD daily as they may want to consider doseage change.

As the dose increases it will be more activating, so take it in the morning.

Hey how’s it going with abilify? i have negative symptoms too and have had no luck with medication so far

So I was diagnosed eventually with Narcolepsy, and it mimics some of the negative symptoms of schizophrenia (like the inability to move, and the lack of motivation and lack of energy). I say this because if you mainly struggle with negative symptoms....this sounds like something to investigate? My sleep was impaired for years, and I started to develop psychosis from the insomnia and issues with sleep (yes, insomnia can be a part of Narcolepsy) I hope this helps you maybe ❤

@@thepeculiarmaple Thanks! Yeah I don't have narcolepsy or the inability to move. I just suffer from negative symptoms like lack of motivation, low affect, etc.) I have energy but other stuff is messed up. I wish there was a good medication for negative symptoms.

Call your doctor or got to Emergency room, this is a severe adverse effect!

Stop it all if you’re new to these meds Save your life.

Not the best medication for insomnia. Will oftentimes cause restlessness.

Youll be okay❤️ Are you gaining weight? How is it affecting you?

@@margretmauno1285 just started like 5 pills so far so ok

You could be having a blunting affect of serotonin, so perhaps your condition or issue is not serotonin based? Just something to consider, furthermore, there may be metabolism issues or inability to produce serotonin, all which should be considered when treatments make you feel worse. The issue is that most providers are not educated in root cause medicine and therefore have no clue about how we even make serotonin and other neurotransmitters and how it can all go wrong. Get an organic acids test, this will give you a clue as to where your problem lies.

You will need to run this by her neurologist as Abilify can lower the seizure threshold. She may need to increase her seizure medication to avoid seizures or not, it all depends on the severity of her condition and other factors. So get clearance from her neurologist first.

@@LevelheadedMind thank you

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Discuss this with your doctor. Sometimes patients need to take it at night because it makes them so drowsy.

@@LevelheadedMind thanks a lot

Trileptal is not a first line treatment for bipolar and can be the reason for memory loss or cognitive fatigue, which I find common with this medication. I don't prescribe trileptal due to it having many drug interactions, namely decreasing birth control effectiveness, as I treat many women. Plus, I don't find it very effective. Lithium on the other hand is a first line treatment choice, with great effectiveness, and if you haven't already tried it, then I suggest you ask your provider to start there before adding more medication. Thanks for sharing your story and I wish you all the best on your mental health care journey 🙏.

i got prescription of 10 mg for 3 month, and i have no psychatric illness, i just truggle in my life and my doctor dont know what is my problem, he prescribe me this as a test to feel better ( due to the dopamine ) . But because i have no major illness i'm kinda afraid to take this due to the side effect that could be worst on me considering i'm feeling okey. As you say i struggle with sleep for a long time and good sleep really change my mood. The dude who prescribe me this didnt know me and didnt ask many question : Did you hear voice ? i said no. Did you have anxety crisis , i said no. Yet he prescribe me this... Will see.

@@Fleischnaka I'd advise you to think long and hard before taking them. If you take them for 3 months you will definitely have trouble getting off them.. you'd have to taper off really slowly. If you try them for a week or two then stop you might not have withdrawals but it's hard to tell.. everyone's different Have you thought about seeing a therapist to try find why you're struggling and help you get in a better state of mind?