kjauron Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 Been having horrible dysphoric anxiety & chaotic thoughts (lots of SI and suicidal thinkin as well) for a few weeks now, with everything really worsening in the past week. Next pdoc appt isn't for two weeks, but I saw tdoc today who was really concerned and had pdoc paged, so I was fortunate enough to get a quick two-minute phone call from her. I would have bet a thousand bucks she was going to give me Abilify regardless of what symptoms I would complain about because it's the only other med she's had on her mind from day one, and I was right. I'm still not sure about long-term, but I feel like I need a change right away, so I'll give it a shot. She told me to just come down to her office and pick up some samples that would last me until my next visit, with the only instruction "take it in the morning." So I picked them up, and it's two 7-packs of 2mg pills. That will last me exactly until our appointment but...is it going to DO anything? 2mg seems pretty low compared to what I hear others taking. I'm all about starting things out on low-dose and going from there, but the way I've been feeling lately I think I was just expecting even like 5mg or something. What did everyone else start out on? How long did it take before you felt anything? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Persephone Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 I took 2 mg of Abilify. In about a week and a half, it did cut down on the suicidal thinking (but I had to stop after 3 weeks because of the anxiety). Unfortunately, the samples come in 2 mg. A typical dose for augmenting unipolar depression is 5-10 mg. But since I don't have insurance, I was extremely happy not to have to shell out over $400 dollars on a drug that didn't work out. Most people find Abilify chills them out, but a significant minority get activated. Since you don't know what it will do, does your pdoc prescribe benzos? That might be a better solution for the short-term. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
recoverymouse Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 a lot of folks on this site find that a little abilify goes a long way, including me. 5 mgs is my max before getting agitated. I also take a lot of effexor (300mgs) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjauron Posted August 13, 2009 Author Share Posted August 13, 2009 Thanks dianthus, that makes a lot of sense! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felnx Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 Been having horrible dysphoric anxiety & chaotic thoughts (lots of SI and suicidal thinkin as well) for a few weeks now, with everything really worsening in the past week. Next pdoc appt isn't for two weeks, but I saw tdoc today who was really concerned and had pdoc paged, so I was fortunate enough to get a quick two-minute phone call from her. I would have bet a thousand bucks she was going to give me Abilify regardless of what symptoms I would complain about because it's the only other med she's had on her mind from day one, and I was right. I'm still not sure about long-term, but I feel like I need a change right away, so I'll give it a shot. She told me to just come down to her office and pick up some samples that would last me until my next visit, with the only instruction "take it in the morning." So I picked them up, and it's two 7-packs of 2mg pills. That will last me exactly until our appointment but...is it going to DO anything? 2mg seems pretty low compared to what I hear others taking. I'm all about starting things out on low-dose and going from there, but the way I've been feeling lately I think I was just expecting even like 5mg or something. What did everyone else start out on? How long did it take before you felt anything? My pdoc doesn't Rx anything below 10mg. Quote from him... "yeah theres the 5 and 2mg but whats the point really". Then again thats just one doctors opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Vapourware Posted August 22, 2009 Share Posted August 22, 2009 I started on 15mg Abilify and it really activated me negatively, plus gave me akathesia. I started re-developing paranoid thoughts after a few weeks on that dosage and I wish my pdoc started me slower because Abilify can be a very sensitive drug on some people's body. 7.5mg is working for me personally but it's all about how your body handles the drug. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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