vfifii Posted May 18, 2017 Share Posted May 18, 2017 When do you think abilify starts to work? I know it varies from person to person, but is there a "theraputic dose" or one that generally starts to take effect? Also has anybody here had one of those ideal "this medication saved my life" stories about abilify? If so, I would like to hear those:) Thx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinkfloydforeverlove Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 I'm currently on Abilify 30 mg. It's helped me with my intrusive thoughts and immensely helped my anxiety. I have nothing but good things to say about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jt07 Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 Abilify only started to work for me once I hit 10 mg, and it took about 8 weeks total to work. YMMV While I can't say that Abilify saved my life (that distinction belongs to Tegretol for me), Abilify did help me immensely with depression. It has been the only med that has helped my anhedonia and lack of motivation and gave me back an interest in life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vfifii Posted May 19, 2017 Author Share Posted May 19, 2017 8 hours ago, jt07 said: Abilify only started to work for me once I hit 10 mg, and it took about 8 weeks total to work. YMMV While I can't say that Abilify saved my life (that distinction belongs to Tegretol for me), Abilify did help me immensely with depression. It has been the only med that has helped my anhedonia and lack of motivation and gave me back an interest in life. Yea i feel. I took my first 5mg thing last night of abilify and I hope it works Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melissaw72 Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 On 5/18/2017 at 9:34 AM, vfifii said: When do you think abilify starts to work? It took me 7 weeks to the day at 30 mg, for me to feel the effects of it. I'm still on it and it is a good med for me. On a lower dose now though, and still it is really helping me out. YMMV though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vfifii Posted May 19, 2017 Author Share Posted May 19, 2017 Just now, melissaw72 said: It took me 7 weeks to the day at 30 mg, for me to feel the effects of it. I'm still on it and it is a good med for me. On a lower dose now though, and still it is really helping me out. YMMV though. Im glad it's working for you:D 30 mg is alot isn't it? The standard dose is.. 10mg right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melissaw72 Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 (edited) 11 minutes ago, vfifii said: Im glad it's working for you:D 30 mg is alot isn't it? The standard dose is.. 10mg right? It is different with people ... I looked it up and found that the doses can be different depending on your diagnosis: https://www.drugs.com/dosage/abilify.html ^^ I had no idea it could be different for different diagnoses until I read this article above. Also, people metabolize it differently, which could effect the dose also. And other meds taken at the same time might effect the dose as well. IIRC, for me I was told by pdoc that 30 mg is the max, although I was on 45 mg at one time (which I have no idea why he went over the limit). Edited May 19, 2017 by melissaw72 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcjimjam Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 I felt a difference within the first week. I have been on it 3 weeks now. It has really turned things around for me! I have had some trouble sleeping and constipation, but I can deal with it. I have been so much less depressed and more functional since starting it. I take 5mg, for now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vfifii Posted May 22, 2017 Author Share Posted May 22, 2017 On 5/19/2017 at 9:43 AM, melissaw72 said: It is different with people ... I looked it up and found that the doses can be different depending on your diagnosis: https://www.drugs.com/dosage/abilify.html ^^ I had no idea it could be different for different diagnoses until I read this article above. Also, people metabolize it differently, which could effect the dose also. And other meds taken at the same time might effect the dose as well. IIRC, for me I was told by pdoc that 30 mg is the max, although I was on 45 mg at one time (which I have no idea why he went over the limit). ohh sounds like a bad doctor haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceberg Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 Eh ...some doc's go over the limit...doesn't necessarily mean they're bad it's just what they're comfortable with Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southern Discomfort Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 It was hard for me to determine when aripiprazole started working for me. My depression was already being covered. I just started being more out going, I was helping around the house more, walking the dog. Just being more reliable as a person. And that feels great. I started on 10 mg and we're aiming at 20 mg, probably the end of next week. I hope I don't get any side effects. It is a pretty clean drug in comparison to the others out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcjimjam Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 55 minutes ago, Southern Discomfort said: I just started being more out going, I was helping around the house more, walking the dog. Just being more reliable as a person. And that feels great. This is what my experience with starting Abilify has been like to. Also I am waking up at a normal time rather than sleeping half the day. I am more motivated too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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