Tim Dusty Posted November 25, 2007 Share Posted November 25, 2007 Hey just wondering what dose people are on, who take abilify ? I've just gone up to 10mg, and I'm still having some paranoia. I'm still in hospital so I'm not sure how I'm going to go on the outside world. I'm not experiencing any major side effects from it, so it might be worthwhile going up to 15mg to see how I go. I see the shrinky tomorrow. So Just wondering what everyone else's experience is? Came off the zeldox... had no libido whatsoever, and from what I remember I had some really bad hiccups. I can't remember much though about that period, in that thread down from here... memory is gone. Just remember that i felt really shit, compared to now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liveoak Posted November 25, 2007 Share Posted November 25, 2007 Hey, Tim. Recently started Abilify at 2.5 mg. Am going up to 5mg today, with the aim being 10 mg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penny Century Posted November 25, 2007 Share Posted November 25, 2007 I take 5mg, but as an augmentation for depression (which is was recently approved for by the FDA yay). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Dusty Posted November 26, 2007 Author Share Posted November 26, 2007 didn't get to ask today as psychiatrist was doing a "whistle-stop tour" of the ward. I think my range is somewhere between 10-15mg. I can always increase it at my parents place, see how I go from there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Posted November 26, 2007 Share Posted November 26, 2007 started at 30, then dropped to 15, now am at 10. Pdoc thinks the abilify is causing my tremors and shakes so she added Cegentin to my cocktail. It seems to be working. This reminds me that I need to take it now. Tommy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Dusty Posted November 27, 2007 Author Share Posted November 27, 2007 I'm feeling really agitated today, and I did yesterday, and the night before. Earlier on I was out in the lounge and I couldn't work out whether to sit down or not. Someone said, c'mon Tim sit down, but I soon had to get up. The same thing happened last night. My legs are shaking more when I sit too, and just just generaly feel anxious or and restless inside. It sounds a bit akathisia to me...... gonna have to bring this up with doc tomorrow. I don't want the same restless sleep I had last night either! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papertrees Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 I take 10mg... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazynotstupid Posted November 29, 2007 Share Posted November 29, 2007 When i was on abilify, i went all the way up to 30. That was where it really worked--unfortunately, that's where it also started to cause drowsiness. not to mention aka-however-the-fuck you wanna spell it, kicked in. I get the idear I may be back on it soon though. but at a rather lower dose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Dusty Posted November 29, 2007 Author Share Posted November 29, 2007 Hey I told the doc about aka fucken thisia and she's like tim come down to 5mg and if it gets worse then just come off it and we'll see what we can do from there. oh and I just got out of hospital... nice feeling... at my parents where it is nice and quiet apart from the birds twirping, but I like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loon-A-TiK Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 thank you, thank you! i'm not the only one around here who can't spell the "aka" word! i'm sorry you're in the hospital. get well soon! i take 20mg Abilify. it could be contributing to my shakes and tremors, but we don't know because i take so many things. i'm pretty happy on it though, so i'll keep taking it. it knocked out my last depression, along with a lamictal increase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Dusty Posted December 4, 2007 Author Share Posted December 4, 2007 Hey Loon, Out of hospital now, back at mum and dads for awhile just to chill out before I head back to work. Too much time to think really, as I'm a bit high today thinking about all the things I want to do! I think I'll stick with 5mg here. Not sensing any akathisia (I think that's it) here at the mo. It could still be covered up by the clonazepam, though I'm not on that much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sylviaplath Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 im on 40mg of Abilify and feel no side affects what so ever. but it isn't working anymore so im about to switch to geodon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wbl526 Posted December 14, 2007 Share Posted December 14, 2007 I started Abilify at 5mg and for the first week I had that feeling of not being able to sit still. Before that I was always tired so I welcomed the extra energy. I increased my dose to 10mg and that's when it all went bad. I began feeling dizzy when I was driving and feeling like a zombie, totally out of it and felt like sleeping all the time. My p-doc had me decrease the dose down to 5mg and I've been doing fine since. I have to say that the Abilify has helped tremendously with the paranoid thoughts. I'm also now on Provigil to help with my daytime tiredness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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