Kona Posted December 10, 2017 Share Posted December 10, 2017 Am meant to be coming off it. Scared to come off it, even reducing the dose... It would take a long time to come off it properly but I’m scared of my paranoia getting worse and other scary stuff happening... I’m on the highest dose allowed... Not sure what to do, will be a few months til I can get a psych appointment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyRedhead Posted December 10, 2017 Share Posted December 10, 2017 (edited) Does your pdoc want you to be off Abilify, or did you decide this is what you want?...... How long have you been taking it?....How well is it working for you? It's understandable that you're afraid of withdrawing from a medication, but I suggest getting your doc's guidance in coming off........Is it possible for you to get an appointment sooner? Edited December 10, 2017 by CrazyRedhead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wonderful.Cheese Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 Well I've taken Abilify for 10 years now at 30-35 mg. I also take Seroquel XR and invega with it. No side effects for me except a lot of weight gain and the "fun" that accompanies that. I've been on Seroquel for almost as long and I blame that for more of the weight woes than Abilify. Unfortunately Abilify wasn't enough to control my symptoms though, thus the addition of the Seroquel then recently the invega. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notloki Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 I've not seen it mentioned anywhere that there is a limit on how long you can take Abilify. That is because it has never been mentioned. THis is some fear of your own and it is not based in fact. Don't let this concern you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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