| Key to ratings for abilify: 5-Very Satisfied: this medicine cured me or helped me a great deal. 4-Satisfied: this medicine helped. 3-Somewhat Satisfied: this medicine helped somewhat. 2-Not Satisfied: this medicine did not work to my satisfaction. 1-Dissatisfied: I would not recommend taking this medicine. |
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| 5 | pediatric bipolar | tired at night, and sometimes upset stomach. That's it! | Cost is huge, even with insurance. It is SO worth it b/c it has made 90% of our daughters symptoms go away. She is able to function normally; she has lots of friends, plays sports and aside from a little irritability at night; she is a typical 9 year old. | F | 9 | 2 months | 10/29/2008 | 4 | Pediatric BP rapid cycling | tired, sleepy, | 9 yr old boy, started on 10 mg then increased to 15 mg. Takes 900mg lithium and 15 mg Abilify. Takes all at night due to sleepiness. Is a bit far away during the day on the 15 mg. Hardly any mania or outbursts. No complaints of inner restlessness. No weight gain. Appetite is normal. | M | 9 | 1 months | 7/3/2009 | 1 | Dad (82)was taking it for dementia | This drug killed him! He threw up all night and next day,was unable to swallow,his dementia got much worse, and over a month long period he lost 40 pounds! The stupid doctor said he was psychotic but we found out later dementia can have a paranoid component. Dad was never bipolar! He went downhill and quit eating, etc., and finally died--night and day difference for the worse after the pill. We found out later this drug should not be used for people with dementia. Parade magazine has been ads sayi\ng don't use in the elderly and esp. those with dementia! Don't take this if you're older or have dementia. | M | 82 | 1 days | 7/21/2008 | 5 | pediatric anxiety/possible bipolar | nausea & headache for the first few days. Also, tired during the day for 1st week. otherwise, none. | This medication has worked wonderfully for my daughter. She has been on it 3 weeks and for the first time in her life I heard she had a "wonderful" week at school. The side effects are most definately tolerable and my daughter says this medication changed her life. Parents-don't be afraid to try it. I know everything on this site sounds bad, but it has been a Godsend to my family. | F | 8 | 3 weeks | 3/20/2009 | 5 | bipolar w/ anxiety, hallucinations | some tummy upset when starting the meds but otherwise none so far. | Abilify was a miracle for my 8 yr old. After 4 years of searching for something that would help with his panic attacks, terror, anxiety, audio and visual hallucinations and frustration/aggression as well as his hyperactivity he was ultimately prescribed abilify 7.25 mg. This was a miracle drug for us and alone has solved all of his issues. I'm so happy my son feels as he says "calm and happy" and isn't afraid of simple things like rain and leaving the house. He has been on it for 2 months now and the change is so dramatic. I'm one of those who tried so hard not to put my son on medication but he is a different child now, happy and no longer unable to function. As another mother here said, it gave him his life back. | M | 8 | 2 months | 8/22/2007 | 2 | Bipolar 1 | My 72 year old mother was diagnosed with Bipolar 1...taking Abilify she is losing her ability to walk and sleep..she is currently on 5 mg...I want to ween her off..I don't like how combative she has become... | F | 72 | 5 weeks | 9/30/2008 | 5 | Bipolar disorder | Heightened libido, and that's all. I'm on 5mg qd. | Abilify has a half life of 3 days and so tends to build up in the system, and so pdocs inadvertently rx it at too high a dose. At too high a dose, it causes agitation, extreme restlessness, anxiety, etc. This has led to a lot of people begging off of it w/o giving it a fair trail. This is the best bipolar med I've ever been on, and I've been at this now for 6 years. It's looking more and more like I'm cured. I take 5mg coupled w/ 3mg of Invega and 100mg of Desipramine. I am happy, productive and participate fully in life. | M | 70 | 3 months | 10/16/2008 | 5 | Bi Polar Disorder, Psychosis | Weight Gain (15 lbs in 6 months) | My daughter is doing EXTREMELY well on Abilify. Her rapid cycling is nearly zero. Her psychosis is also tremendously better. The change is almost as if she is a different kid. She went from extreme mania episodes that cycled at times within minutes. To near stable in her moods in just days after beginning this medication. Her doctor wants to change her to Geodon due to the weight gain. Weight was never an issue for her until she started taking Abilify. But I think with the improvement in her mental stability a little weight gain is not that significant. I love this medication. She was on 5mg per day up to 7.5 per day after 2 months. It's effectiveness wore off at about 2 months in. No problems since upped to 7.5mg a day. She has no trouble sleeping. I didnt realize how her mania was affecting her sleep until starting this medicine and she is actually tired when it's time for bed. No complaints from me. | F | 7 | 6 months | 4/26/2009 | 4 | Bi-Polar, ADHD | My seven year old son has been on this med for two weeks. He complains about a little pain, I am thinking muscle pain, he has had a sore inside his cheek that we treated with clove oil and hydrogen peroxide (went away), he has been a little sad on this med, a little whiny, but considering all he has been through, it seems like he is finally able to feel emotions whereas before he seemed very out of touch with reality and non-emotional (his dad abandoned him and we are in the middle of divorce, and my son has hardly registered emotionally, which might have been a blessing in disguise all this time, and I think part of his whininess is just his ability to finally feel the things he had not been able to feel before). | Now the good stuff, we tried this med first (physician sample), then Risperdal (actual prescription). The Risperdal had no effect on him, he was still racing around like a lunatic, and after seeing him on this drug, we decided this drug was far better. He can focus at school, listens to the teacher, was able to be included in his school Christmas pageant, the violence against others (classmates, his dad, myself) has stopped, and he is able to sit still for long periods, complete class work and homework, no longer destroys the house like he did before, the school is considering allowing him to rejoin his classmates in social activities (recess and PE, which he was held out of for most of the school year because of fighting and violence), and this saved him from being suspended for the second time. My son likes the drug, wants to take it, and gets a lot of satisfaction from being able to complete tasks and follow directions. He was in so much trouble before, and meds were a last resort f | M | 7 | 2 weeks | 1/7/2008 | 3 | Childhood Onset Bipolar Disorder | Parkinsonian symptoms including elbow flexion, mask face, dysfunctional posture, some stiffness in arms, initially somnolence, but this eventually passed | My 7 year old son was started on Abilify as soon as he was diagnosed with Bipolar disorder. He improved remarkably after the first dose, and within 6-7 days his symptoms were improved by 80-90%. However, he also immediately developed what is called in medical lingo akinesia, which is abnormal movement and posture, delayed spontanuity in gesture, and abnormal posture. Most of these side effects made him look like a Parkinson's patient. The pych was against giving a drug to counter these side-effects becuase he felt it was not a "clean solution." Later however, we did put him on Congentin which immediately took care of these side effects. In a nut shell, we tried various other drugs and none worked as well as Abilify so we are now going back to it hoping the side-effects don't re-emerge. He has been on numerous anti-pychotics since, and the side-effects are slowly diminishing with each new one. | M | 7 | 6 weeks | 3/25/2008 | 3 | bipolar diagnosis after 25 yr lupus | extreme weight gain combination of depekote and ablilify and trazadone for sleep severe depression and then slight stroke eight years ago. Lupus flair ups causes pain and not able to sleep i do not think i should have to take ablify medication for all these years, but want to decrease to 15 mg instead of 30 mg. i went off the drug 18 months ago and ended up anxiety and panic striken and had to go to a week of health care around the clock to get back on medecine and then they added depekote because i was dizzy. during that stay at the help center i evened out but they added a sleeping pill. I have no desire to do anything and if i let my mind get busy i start a lot of projects that make other family member crazy so it is best for me to take several naps a day and stay calm. I eat compulsivley with out stopping to think about chewing and walk to the kithen to get a bite of food and would go back often if someone did not remind me not too.I do things in a hurry and shower half heart | has any one taken abilify as long as i have? over 2 years maybe three. and has any one mixed depekote that i have never had a seizure but they think this will control my bipolar actions. I think after my stroke and losing smell for 8 years.I visited a chiropractor last year and got my smell back, made my life a little better. But i also take plaqenell, generic when my lupus flairs up and i have not had to take it the last three months. but someone said that they take celebrex for their lupus and i have always taken plaqeunell for the last 20 years when i have a flair up and i usually take it for three months untill symptoms subside. but i think when i went off the ablify on my own because of weight gain and being tired all the time is when it was really a bad week. I was not rational at all and very anxious. enough that i wanted to go to institution and not ever come back home. Said i would never go off the med again unless under a doctor that understood lupus and i was under 24 | F | 65 | 3 days | 11/8/2006 | 4 | head banging | slight weight gain (now taking 1 mg per day with 25 mg Zoloft) When on 10 mg (in error)had severe muscle stiffness and zombie effect. | This has helped enormously-feel less anxiety, more cheerful and outgoing, can speak more slowly and clearly-and head banging only once mildly in 9 months (full moon). I have developmental disabilities and, probably, autism. | F | 63 | 9 months | 1/18/2009 | 1 | major life long depression | I had a STROKE after 9 days on this awful medicine. I've been on wellbutrin for years and started to feel a deeper depression than normal. My psychiatrist put me on Abilify as a boost. Within 3 days I became very confused and very tired. It was the weekend, on Monday I called the doctor. He said it was the side effects and would clear up, that I had only been on it 6 days. On Thursday, I called and told him that I was stopping it. In addition to the confusion, I was having a hard time talking. He said the side effects would probably be gone by my appointment. They got worse! I couldn't remember how to use my utensils, my toothbrush etc. I couldn't spell or write, was mixing up the phone number even if I was looking at it. Monday, he still felt that it was side effects but at my insistence he sent me right to a neurologist, who ran me through a number of tests. He agreed that it was side effects. If I wasn't better in 3 weeks, he'd do a CAT scan. After 1 week insisted on the scan and lo | I was 62 years old and do not have dementia. My doctor did not consider me elderly. At what age does the drug company consider elderly? My doctor said that this shouldn't have happened. I am better but not back to the way I was before Abilify and the stroke. After 13 months I don't feel that I am getting any better and I honestly feel the problems I am still having are permanent. But it could have been worse, I wasn't paralyzed! Even with the computer, this write up has taken me 2 1/2 hours to compose. | F | 63 | 9 days | 7/15/2009 | 5 | for incentive, to mk decisions | none except lots of hope, energy, lack of fear,loss of procrastination, able to make decisions, ability to focus just an all around zest for life with unlimited happiness | If your anti depressant or anti anxiety meds work but you still have no energy, ask your Dr to add Abilify. I had never heard of it but now instead of thinking of everything I need and want to do I am optimistic and bubbling with enthusiasm and energy. Now instead of reading all day long I am cleaning and doing hobbies, kyaking, running, dancing and marching with my grandchildren Whats next a sea plane ride and travel. Was just weeks ago I was close to Agoraphobia. If your meds only get you to the bottom of the mountain looking up and wishing you would, try Abilify, you will climb that mountain, maybe even run up it and then dance on the top!!! | F | 62 | 3 weeks | 8/23/2009 | 4 | anxiety, paranoia and major depress | restlessness at 20 mg, eye tic at l5 mg, now down to 2 mg daily. No weight gain at all on any of the doses. | Because of side effects including diabetes risk tried to go cold turkey at l0 mg. Okay for about 2 weeks then experienced major nervousness, disorientation, jaw clenching, etc. Now taking 2 mg. daily and feeling much better. Still worried about side effects. Not taking any other drug along with it. Still experiencing anxiety but it is manageable. You must wean yourself off this drug and not try to quit at once. | F | 62 | 3 months | 11/2/2009 | 3 | Mood stabilizer along with Zoloft | I took 1 mg daily and it helped but caused too many side effects. I'm very med-sensitive. I've stopped Zoloft at this point. | I was on Zoloft and Abilify but stopped both due to weight gain. After a lot of research I'm adding Abilify back at 1 mg every three days. I'm very med-sensitive and tend to respond at lower doses than other people do. Will be back to post how this goes. Something has to help. I'm a wack-job right now. Can't control my thoughts and I dwell on bad stuff too much. Can't get sad events out of my mind etc. I have to give Abilify another chance at a reduced dose. | F | 62 | 10/27/2009 | 5 | depression | I have experience swelling of the calves. This may not be related to the Abilify, as I have had a kidney transplant. | My family has a history of serious depression to the point of being institutionalize. For many years now my brother and I have tried one drug after another. Nothing helped us 'open the curtains'. Two mg of Abilify each morning, after just a couple of days, has given us our lives back. This is a miracle drug for both my brother and my self. I must include, we have only been on this medicine for two or three weeks. | M | 60 | 18 days | 8/8/2009 | 5 | Mixed bipolar | I have been on Abilify for 2 years with no side effects. It has stabalized my mood along with Tegretal and Pristiq. While my antidepressant often stops working or has to be adjusted in the dose, the Abilify 10 mg has worked for me. I take all my meds at bedtime and sleep well, have no appetite increase or weight gain(terrible wt. gain on Depakote that I have since lost), no nausea, dizziness, or vivid dreams. For me it's a life saver and I'm able to continue to work at a high functioning capacity. | F | 60 | 2 years | 4/16/2009 | 2 | bi polar 2 | weight gain, sugar cravings, excessive sleepiness, inability to exercise (no stamina, gasping for breath) | It helped with irritability (because nothing seemed to matter) but left me unable to live normally and my friends all asked if something was wrong because I was so quiet and getting more quiet with each passing day. Because the side effects were so crippling, I have stopped taking Abilify and switched to Geodon. | F | 60 | 4 months | 8/18/2009 | 3 | autism bipolar | painful erection of penis | My 6 year old son never had a problem with erections until taking Abilify. Then it happened all the time and was very painful. The doctors would not believe me that this was happening - even though it is rare side effect. His behaviour settled down on the abilify; but we have not seen an increase in bad behaviour since taking him off the med. | M | 6 | 3 months | 2/21/2009 | 4 | Oneiric states | jittery at low doses, sleepy at high | It has helped me stop feeling like I'm in a dream all the time but my mood is only a little better so far | F | 59 | 3 weeks | 10/25/2009 | 1 | BiPolar - Mixed | Debilitating -- Exhaustion -- Fatigue -- NOT able to get out of bed. | This is the WORST drug I've ever been on -- and I've been on a lot. | F | 58 | 1 weeks | 7/21/2008 | 5 | wellbutrin | somewhat more tired, some difficulty urinating.. | A Great help.. relieved pain in my shoulders and elbows.. and has rid me of most of my suicidal or weird thoughts and voices. | M | 57 | 25 days | 8/5/2009 | 1 | For Mother | rapid deterioration in her brain!! Took my mother in to Crises Center begining of October, they put her on Abilify I immedietly noticed her symptoms worsening and despite my repeated attempts and concerns to dr's, nurses and social workers she was released. Took her to another hospital for tests 2 weeks after discharge. She was fine. 2 weeks later took her back to crises center only to find out this..She has had constant restlessness, halucinations, paranoid thoughts, mania, depression and many other mood swings and symtoms. | F | 57 | 45 days | 11/24/2008 | 5 | Paranoid schizophrenia | The only side effects I noticed are a weight gain (40 lbs) and a slight case of insomnia (which could be the result of life stresses and not the medication). The weight gain could be a result of the Risperdal I was taking in combination with the Abilify, not sure, but stopped the Risperdal to see if I could lose a few pounds and remained stable on just the Ability (Don't tell my doctor). I have stopped gaining weight. I take the maximum dosage too, 30 MG. | Since I started taking Abilify, I have the impetus to get up and out. No other medication has had this effect. No delusions, hallucinations, voices or paranoia. This is a great drug. | F | 56 | 2 years | 12/11/2006 | 3 | To help my mood | Strange itching in my nose. I made myself bleed by trying to scratch it but couldn't help myself. It tasted good so I'm okay with it. | I've had depression of one kind or another most of my life. I wanted to feel normal. But, I ran out of samples after a week. It wasn't long enough to find out if it would help. | M | 56 | 7 days | 10/22/2009 | 5 | Bipolar depression | Some weight gain and insomnia. | This drug saved me from the darkest, deepest depression I have ever had to endure. For over two years, I lost my will to see people, clean house, get dressed, etc. After just three days on Abilify, I was able to get up, shower, go visit friends in New England (I live in South Florida), clean up my messy house and talk on the phone again. I have gained a great deal of weight over the years from all different types of medication. I accept the fact that medication makes me heavy and I am grateful to be heavier and sane than thin and crazy. | F | 54 | 30 days | 11/2/2009 | 1 | bipolar 2 -- hypomania | For the first 5 days I was incredibly organized and productive but this soon flipped (like taking amphetamines, really) into panic and confusion. By three days into the second week (with dosage doubled) I felt like I was crawling out of my own skin, could no longer think clearly, and was very confused and full of anger and frustration towards others, even though rationally I was aware that it was me, and not them, with the problem. I believe one has to take medication for a month or so for one's body to adjust and for side effects to fade, but after ten days I had to stop because I was so agitated and confused. I soon returned to my old self. A horrible experience, really. | Like taking amphetamines, with quick flip from productivity to confusion and anxiety. | F | 54 | 10 days | 1/14/2009 | 4 | BiPolar some Psycho. | Mimics Parkinson's Disease. Endless shaking on my right side, something is wrong with my "gait", balance very poor...Seeing a neurologist tomorrow. Psydoc is aware, but we are at a loss about my symptoms as Abilify side effects or real Parkinson's. | Does a great job re: bipolar and psychotic experiences. | F | 53 | 1.5 years | 11/26/2008 | 3 | Paranoid schizophrenia | For a short while, I experienced akathesia, but this has now gone. | Abilify has stopped auditory hallucinations, which is a great blessing. Sleep is interrupted, but I find that useful for reading and studying assorted Christian publications and the Bible early in the morning when all is quiet. My appetite is enormous, so am constantly struggling with the temptation to gluttony and "making a god of the belly". So the challenge is self-control to avoid putting on more weight. I can thoroughly recommend the book "Strength for His People - A Ministry for Families of the Mentally Ill" by Dr Steven Waterhouse, Pastor of Westcliff Bible Church in Amarillo, Texas since 1985, (published by Westcliff Press - www.webtheology.com; e-mail is westcliff@amaonline.com; Ph: (806)359-6362). His brother Mark, suffers from schizophrenia and he wrote the book in honour of him and to help ordinary people who may also suffer from this awful condition, and as a guide and consolation to families who may be the primary carer.(125 pages; Bibliography has 1 | F | 53 | 69 days | 10/10/2007 | 2 | OCPD, anxiety, mild depression | Listlessness, lethargy, fatigue, reduced libido, ambivalence, lip sore (?), weight gain (?). | I was feeling highly motivated for two weeks before starting on Abilify. I started 5 mg for 5 days, then ramped to 10 mg for another 2+ weeks. All of the side effects started out barely noticeable. Over the last 5 days or so, the side effects have intensified. [Note: Taking 30 units Lantis(insulin)/dy for Type 2 diabetes; My BMI is 38; I'm also on 40-80mg/dy Prozac for depression/aggression, the last 10 yrs., w/ no side effects.] I suspect Abilify is slowly turning me into the PillsBury Dough Boy. So, I'm not waiting another 2 weeks to get the shrink's opinion. I'm stopping taking this Rx cold turkey-right now. Of course I'll call the shrink to let him know I'm stopping this med.. All side effects w/ no noticeable benefits for me (unless you like feeling like a human marshmallow). Of course, your experience may or maynot be positive, unlike mine. | M | 53 | 3 weeks | 8/11/2007 | 1 | Clearness of thoughts, focusing | Severe restlessness at 15mg, some at 10mg. | It may have helped in some ways, but the increased restlessness is nuts. I can't stay still and can't relax. Also take Effexor twice a day. | M | 53 | 6 months | 11/5/2007 | 5 | bi polar disorder | some problem with bladder control (minor) | F | 52 | 1.5 years | 2/14/2008 | 5 | bipolar | M | 52 | 4 months | 6/6/2009 | 5 | Complex PTSD | thinking becomes dull, thick. Dizziness, a little tardive dyskinesia. | Used this drug for a year or so, then was able to ween off of it. Now it works well when I cannot slow my brain down in any other way. Sometimes I only need it for 3 days, sometimes for a month. I can always ween off of it again and have months that I am ok. Many times, it has kept me from having to go back to the hospital. I am grateful to have it. | M | 51 | 3 years | 3/16/2008 | 5 | complex PTSD | Thinking is thick and slow | I take abilify when my brain starts to go out of control and won't stop. It is step 4 in a 5 step management process. (Step 5 is back to the hospital.) I've tried most other atypical anti-psychotics and for me abilify is the gentlest and sturdiest way to get my brain to stop. Usually stay on it for a month after an episode and then go off of it and am ok for a few months. | F | 51 | 3 years | 12/11/2007 | 5 | Bipolar | None | Very good drug. Feel more energetic than when taking risperdal. | M | 51 | 5 days | 10/25/2006 | 1 | Bipolar | Explosive headaches, sexual dysfunction, blurry vision, muscle stiffness, indigestion, nausea, loss of concentration and memory impairment | I am a heart patient and have also experienced sky high BP. I have no idea why this drug would even have been prescribed to me. I agree it is a poison. | M | 51 | 1 months | 7/5/2009 | 4 | Depression | Restlessness, can't sleep very well | I'm taking Cymbalta and Wellbutrin and still was in a fog or in low gear all the time. My psy thought Abilify would be a good catalyst for the two and it has worked great. No more fog, I want to do more and wake up getting going. The only issue is waking up too early; sometimes 3 and 4 am. | M | 50 | 30 days | 1/15/2009 | 4 | bipolar depression | weight gain (it was lithium's helper) spasming jaw, chattering teeth, tiredness, "wired, but tired" | This drug has kept me from falling any deeper into depressions. Both times it has rescued me from hospitalizations. However, I do not like having to take two other drugs just so I can continue taking this one without the side effects. Have to take cogentin and inderal both for the jaws and limb jerks. Don't like that. | F | 50 | 15 days | 4/25/2007 | 3 | depression | 20lb. weight gain,sleep disrupted, fatique. | New info about weight gain caused by increased appetite will be published soon. My therapist knows someone who works for the co. and he said my psychopharmacologist didn't have the info because it hasn't been published yet. I was waking up several hours earlier than normal and went back to my regular schedule as soon as I stopped. | F | 50 | 4 months | 1/11/2008 | 3 | bipolar II - Depression - anorxia | killer headache - pain in my jaw - nausea - dizziness | Can't really say yet if I like this medicine. I've only been on it for four days - 5mg. Seems as though a lot of people have gained weight. Hopefully that won't happen to me - right now I am nauseous so I don't want to eat; which is good sort of - I've had an eating disorder for many, many years. Now I am worried about gaining weight. If I do - I am off this drug. Thanks for the heads up - because my Doc prescribed this med as opposed to seroquel. I am hoping that these side effects go away. | F | 50 | 4 days | 3/25/2008 | 3 | depression | weight gain = 60 lbs in 1 yr, craving sweets, developed pre-diabetic condition, BANKRUPTED ME AS EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE | I've suffered with intractable depression for decades and have been on just about every medication ever made. After years of working with an extremely competent, caring psychiatrist, he placed me on a 2 drug combination of 60mg/daily of Cymbalta and 15 mg/every other day of Abilify and, for the first time in a very long time, I do not experience the terrible lows which with I previously struggled. Now, if I could just lose the weight I gained.....I'd feel much, much better. Please do not construe this medication combination as a CURE. I AM better; BUT, I still struggle with depression...just not as often. | F | 50 | 4 years | 2/3/2009 | 5 | major depression/Bipolar | None really..Some initial insomnia but got better with time. Sexual sides are minimal and never a problem | A great medicine.It worked the 1st day I took it (5 mg)..I felt so much better..NOTHING has worked for me except Abilify and Parnate. People love to rant and rave when something is not working for them. Fine. But please don't tell other people to stay away from the drug because it doesn't work for you. If your having a hard time finding something that works, try this med. It works quickly so you'll know if it's for you without having to wait 2-4 weeks. | M | 49 | 60 days | 7/31/2009 | 1 | DEPRESSION | WEIGHT GAIN AND SEVERE HUNGER ANXIETY UNABLE TO BE COMFORTABLE IN MY OWN SKIN JUST FEEL HORRIBLE-uNTIL I FOUND THIS PAGE, I THOUGHT IT WAS MY ZOLOFT NOT WORKING ANYMORE-I CUT DOWN MY DOSE OF 30MGS TO HALF THAT AND I FEEL SOMEWHAT BETTER. i SUFFER FROM DEPRESSION AND SEVERE PMS-THIS WAS SUPPOSED TO HELP WITH THE PMS BUT THE SIDE EFFECTS ARE JUST NOT WORTH IT TO ME | F | 49 | 6 months | 1/31/2008 | 1 | depression, irritabiity | extreme nausea, I took 1/2 of this pill and vomited all night, dry heaves, you name it. It was the most horrific experience, I will never,.. ever recommend this med, please beware! I was also prescribed a 30mg tablet a day, and in doing more research found out that is the highest dose! I think this nurse practitioner is a quack! | F | 49 | 1 days | 7/3/2007 | 5 | Depression | Feeling a little "speedy" mentally, waking up early (4am), weight gain (about 10-15lbs) in 2mos. Sometimes I feel overtired and not able to sleep enough to catch up. | I was depressed and Cymbalta was not helping---I could not motivate myself to do anything, even just taking a shower was hard. Went back to Effexor XR (150mg) which had helped before with 5mg of Abilify and I could almost immediately feel the difference. Wish I felt a little more energy physically, but I do feel a lot better. | F | 48 | 2 months | 5/16/2009 | 2 | Depression | My Dr. added this Rx to my Effexor (150mg) and Wellbutrin (300mg) because I was still having problems with my depression. I'm gaining weight (which I definitely don't need since I already have a weight problem), my knees are killing me, I feel very fatigued, I'm not sleeping all that great, and I can't seem to feel "good" anymore--not even for a day. I'm going to ask to be taken off of this drug. I have never done this before and I've dealt with depression off and on for the past 10 years. The side effects are just not worth it to me. | F | 48 | 3 weeks | 5/27/2008 | 5 | Bipolar II | Sleepiness, which impoved with time. | This medication is very effective in controlling mania. My outbursts have stopped, which has saved my job. | M | 47 | 8 months | 7/8/2008 | 5 | Depression | Day 1 - Very sleepy, felt drugged. No serious side effects since the first day. A little bit of night-time waking, but not really insomnia. Sometimes I struggle a little bit in conversation. It seems that I occasionally take a little longer to find the right word when speaking. | My doctor suggested that we augment my Wellbutrin with a low dose of Abilify (2mg). After the first day I felt less sleepy & each day began to feel like a had more energy and desire to get up and do things. I'm taking the abilify in the morning now and not feeling drugged at all. Day 6 - 14, I've continued to feel less depressed and my energy seems to be returning. I've been on Wellbutrin 300mg for over 12 months with some stabilization of my mood, but my depression never really went away with just the Wellbutrin. The Abilify seems to be doing the trick. | F | 47 | 14 days | 8/8/2008 | 5 | Schizoaffective Disorder | I initially experienced Akathesia, Nystagmus and sleepiness. Then my dosage was recently upped from 20 mgs to 25 mgs due to break through depression, after that I did feel some nausea. Other than those few side effects I've felt fine on Abilify. I would recommend Abilify to others who are being carefully monitored by their Psychiatrist. I just happen to have an excellent Dr., which does make a difference. | I take Abilify along with Divalproex Sodium ER 1250 mgs for migraines, Clonazepam, Cogentin 1 mg for Akathesia, 2 grs of Armour Thyroid for Hypothyroidism. | F | 47 | 5 years | 6/28/2009 | 5 | schizophrenia | vivid dreaming, insomnia for the first four months | I lost 87lds on this drug and it gave my life back to me. No voices, no paranoia, no psychosis!!! | F | 47 | 3 days | 4/19/2007 | 4 | Bipolar w/psychotic features | always hungry; some weight gain (would be more if I ate when I was hungry); not sure how to describe this, but the blahs; physical restlessness | My doctor is thinking about switching me to geodon because of my constant hunger, but is concerned about the extrapyramidal effects with that medication; I'm not sure how well this works for depression either. | F | 47 | 2 months | 2/29/2008 | 4 | PTSD (complex) | Exercise regularly? Be careful. I thought I was just tired but muscle weakness was the issue and I hurt myself trying to do my usual routine. Also, extreme drowsiness at first but it went away (reduced bendaryl as well). First few days were difficult but to my suprise it got a lot better. First few days: no "zest for life", drowsy, salivation (lots). | Really helped me function. My concentration at work was poor, and I was constantly being triggered. Also, many compulsions toward self-harm. All these disappeared or became manageable. I hope this will be short term but it's good to know I can use this med if necessary. | F | 47 | 7 days | 12/8/2008 | 4 | depression | significant weight gain; impotence | abilify was especially helpful with motivation. overall, depression was greatly reduced. gradual weight gain and sexual dysfunction made me stop taking it, however. | M | 47 | 1 years | 6/13/2008 | 4 | major depression and anxiety | the first night i felt like i was coming down from meth. i adjusted the times i took my meds, because i take asprin, reglan, nexium, and effexor 75's. i took the asprin, nexium, and reglan with dinner, and the effexor and abilify, plus a half of a klonopin at bedtime, and i sleep through the stomach upset. | the second day i felt much better. i was able to clean a room, take care of bills, and just never thought of negative things more than twice. this is my third day, and i was able to joke around with my husband at the store, and though i still haven't showered, i may do that tonight, after i clean the bathroom. i have great hopes for this med, and hopefully, i won't have to take it very long. | F | 47 | 3 days | 11/8/2009 | 3 | depression | No side effects for the first 10 weeks. Around the 10th week I experienced two side effects that appeared almost simultaneously. The first side effect involved swelling of my parotid gland. This is a salivary gland that is located just in front of your ear and near the upper jaw. The day after I noticed this side effect, I began to experience acne-like clusters on my forehead and scalp. I'm usually pimple free, so the abilify seemed to be the likely cause. | Due to the side effects mentioned, I discontinued use. This was disappointing because the medication did seem to lessen my depression and it helped me increase energy and concentration. | F | 47 | 10 weeks | 10/14/2008 | 2 | Bipolar, rapid cycling, mixed state | Loss of fine motor control due to shaking, especially hands, also some hair loss | I am very sensitive to medication, especially anti-psychotics, and can only tolerate small amounts; but I need them to level out my mood swings and break escalating episodes. Abilify did not work for me. The side effects have NOT gone away in the 6 months since I have stopped taking it. As an artist it's a real problem to be unable to draw a line that isn't wibbly. | F | 47 | 30 days | 10/31/2008 | 1 | Bipolar | Nervousness, legs have to move all the time like RLS, glasses feel weird on my face take on and off and bother my nose never did before, agiatated, sleeplessness and tired and sleepy all day. | I stopped taking Abilify after a month as I would rather be sane and feel normal than live like this. Wife noticed anger and agitation were heightened and sleep interupted every hour to hour and a half. Woke up at 3-4 AM every day and could not fall back asleep. Need to try something different as can't take these side affects as worse than the symptoms for me. | M | 47 | 1 days | 1/4/2009 | 1 | GAD/Depression | weight gain, extreme fatigue, depression worse | I was taking 2 mg of Abilify last Spring after Paxil didn't seem to be working as much any more. I felt ok then I felt bad again. Dr put me on 5 mg of Abilify. I feel terrible! Extremely tired- so much so that I can barely move. I am going to ween my self off immediately. | F | 47 | 6 months | 10/28/2009 | 5 | major depressive episode | Energy and hope restored. Insomnia, head ache, speedy, shaky,visual disturbance,constipation. | Hopefully the side effects subside as my body gets used to the med. I'm not willing to stop taking the med as I feel so much better with just 2mg of Abilify as an adjunct to Lexapro. I have hope again. I got my butt out of bed by day 3 (went shopping) then cleaned the house on day 5. What a change from the depths of deep epression to my old self in less than a week...WOW! | F | 46 | 10 days | 10/23/2009 | 5 | Depression | No perceptable side effects. This medicine stabelized me and provided some lift. I am taking it along with anafrinil and cymbalta. | M | 46 | 2 weeks | 2/1/2009 | 5 | Bipolar | Extreme restlessness but take cogentin, now no problems. | I take 20mg and experienced extreme restlessness, however, my pdoc prescribed cogentin and I've not had any problems with restlessness since. Abilify really helps my bipolar mania/depression. | F | 46 | 6 months | 8/25/2008 | 5 | BIPOLAR II - PTSD | mania, jaw clenching, consitpation, increased appetite for sweets, jittery, sleepy after taking, anxiety, | it has IMPROVED my mood 100%. Very LOW dose 2.5mg. Started at 10mg, then 5mg every other day, then 2.5 mgs. That works best. Perhaps these folks on higher doses need to lessen dose until it is manageable. I am on EFFEXOR+Abilify 2.5-was suicidal b4 for 2 years. Now in less than a week I was up, productive, working, getting things done I hadn't in months. Will monitor for weight gain--I already gained weight on Effexor! No need for more weight. | F | 46 | 14 days | 3/11/2008 | 4 | Psychosis from PTSD | weight gain (despite claims that it doesn't cause weight gain) | Abilify has helped me think more clearly, rationally and aside from the weight gain, I've had no side effects at all. I take the Abilify in the morning, as it tends to be a bit stimulating. | M | 46 | 3 years | 6/11/2007 | 4 | Bi-Polar | Akathisia, increased libido, insomnia | Loved it the first week until the Akathisia kicked in. Then I wanted to jump out the car while it was moving... Halfed my dosage, no help. Halfed the dosage again, no help. Now I am on 1/8 of the pill. Akathisia is gone, but increased libido went away. Still have insomnia taken care of by Ambien. | F | 46 | 1 years | 8/28/2009 | 3 | psychosis/spirit possession | weight gain, perhaps constipation, perhaps insomnia | I've been taking Abilify for 3 years and liked it the most of all the anti-psychotics I tried. Resperidol made me gain a lot of weight quickly. And Haldol was abominabal - I ate constanly and got ridid muscles, but that was also from all the anti-psychotics I tried. The key for me was finding the right DOSAGE, which was much lower than my doctor put me on originally. 5mg Abilify was just right, but I've been gaining more and more weight over the years and want to go off it due to this serious problem. It did however, protect me from the spirit invasion or what others call "voices" or "hallucinations". The risk of psychosis is one problem by going off of it, but so is diabetes and obesity, as well as other side effects from staying on it. I have weighed the consequences and made my choice. I will add that I'm perturbed with my doctor for not monitoring my weight while I've been on this drug. I think he doesn't want to see that it causes obesity. | F | 46 | 3 years | 5/13/2009 | 1 | Bi Polar disorder | Even more depressed, irritated, can't concentrate, bladder problems, shaky legs and hands, swollen extremities, can't laugh (I love laughing- now seems like I have to retrain myself how to do it), painful joints/stiffness>(doesn't subside at all!), severely panicky, crying a lot, very sad, can't stop thinking about how horrible I feel mentally and physically. I'm even more paranoid/worried about what other's think about me than I was before taking Abilify. | Not for me. I'm glad to see that it works for some people. I was open minded and looking for help and whatever medicine works/worked, would be willing to try for sure..but not this one! | F | 46 | 2 days | 12/14/2007 | 5 | PTSD; depression; rapid cycling | Some blurred vision; muscle stiffness and fatigue | I am extremely medication resistant and after trying virtually ever psych drug on the market with no success, Abilify has been a life saver. It works for me on a low dose (4mg) and has improved and stabilized my moods and quality of sleep. A great drug if it works for you. Try lowering dosage or starting on a really low dose if side effects are too much. | M | 45 | 4 weeks | 4/16/2008 | 5 | depression, OCD | more alert, motivated, racing thoughts greatly diminished, some nausea, no weight gain! | I was leery about taking this, others make it sound like a nightmare drug. I have no doubt that it affects some people badly, but for me, it made a huge difference. I do wonder if this will wear off after a few months, but so far 5 mg have allowed me to think clearly, get off the couch and accomplish things. No weight gain but dr has me on Metformin to regulate blood sugar and cravings, so that might be the trick there. Important for everyone to monitor their own reactions carefully, or ask family members to help, because every drug works differently for every person. YOU know best what helps YOU. | F | 45 | 2 months | 9/19/2009 | 3 | Depression | Speedy manic feeling, shakiness, feeling like I couldn't sit still, a little nausea in the beginning, craving for sweets at night, WEIGHT GAIN. | I was already taking Prozac for depression but still having depression symptoms, so the Dr. prescribed Abilify to supplement the Prozac. In the beginning, this medicine really helped to pull me out of the funk that I was in. I felt energized, productive, and like my overall attitude was very much improved. After a couple or 3 weeks, however, I noticed that I was gaining weight at an alarming rate. In the 2 months that I took this drug, (at a low dose of 1mg/day) I gained over 15 lbs! I also felt strangely like shopping and spending money all of the time, almost like I was having a manic episode. All in all, I felt much less depressed, but stopped taking for fear of becoming REALLY overweight. Note: after I stopped this drug, I felt more depressed than ever and almost suicidal. If you stop, you should probably taper off gradually! | F | 45 | 2 months | 3/29/2009 | 2 | Bipolar | Severe akathesia! The restlessness drove me up a wall. I also experienced word loss, short-term memory loss, stiff muscles and joints, tremors in my left hand (I'm left-handed), raised body temperature, weight gain (15 pounds in 4 months), no sex drive, increased breast size with milk coming out of them, fatigue during the day and sleeplessness at night. I took Abilify before I want to bed. I have tried almost every dose: 30mg, 20mg, 10mg, 5mg and 2mg. At 5mg and above I experienced euphoria that made me feel like I could probably jump off of a building for fun and be o.k. At doses below 5mg I still experienced all of the side effects (except for the euphoria)and became extremely irritable and hostile, but otherwise I had no emotions. | To be fair, my paranoia went away. This was the only medication I was taking. | F | 45 | 4 years | 4/23/2009 | 2 | bipolar/schitzophrenia | restless, no appetite or sex drive, unable to focus or concentrate on anything, diarrhea. | Hate it and when I called doc about side effects she INCREASED dosage. Hope it wears off soon. My son says I look "zoned out." If this is supposed to help my manic episodes, I'd rather be manic. Up to 20 mg in 4 weeks. Ugh. | F | 45 | 4 weeks | 10/4/2008 | 2 | Aspergers Syndrome, Tourette's | Intense sleepiness for first day, then after second dose, insomnia, restless leg syndrome, intense akathesia. Four days after discontinuing, the akathesia is subsiding, and the insomnia is lessening, but still present. Also: intense feelings of hunger. | This drug was supposed to calm me, help me to focus, control repetitive behaviors and tics. It did the opposite. It made it very difficult for me to sit still and write or type. | M | 45 | 3 days | 7/9/2007 | 4 | Bipolar | First two days I was very irritated and quite edgy. However, I am starting to get used to it and it seems to be working great. Tried lithiam, depakote which worked great except for the terrible hair loss, so hoping this will stop the loss | F | 44 | 7 days | 1/11/2009 | 1 | depression | Stomach ache, extreme nausea, exhaustion, dizzy, irritable | I don't like this drug. Added it to limictal. Limictal gave me stomach ache this drug added the nausea etc... Taking 10mg. Been on it 3 days. I'm too sick to care about being depressed. Getting off it now! | F | 44 | 3 days | 12/25/2008 | 1 | Depresstion | Facial tics - blinking, tongue thrusts to the point where I had sores in my mouth, muscle stiffness, joint pain. Uncontrollable muscle movements, twitching, jerking. Fatigue. | This medication was the worst thing that I ever took. I had "parkinson syndrome" from it. The facial tics & tongue thrusts lasted over a year. I had to take Vitamin E for the past 18 months to get rid of them. I still have blinking tics. My daughter's doctor wanted her to try it(in small doses) but I refused. This was a horrible experience for me. | F | 44 | 6 months | 5/8/2009 | 1 | Cyclothymia | Intense pain with muscle stiffness. I might be diagnosed with Lupus now. I never had these problems before I took Abilify. | I still have to have more blood tests to determine what is going on with the muscle and joint pain that I am experiencing. I took 2.5 mgs. of Abilify for about a month and then felt like I was coming down with the flu. It turns out that it was a rare side effect from this medicine, so I stopped taking it. I am still in pain and it has been over 2 months since my last dose. I am convinced that whatever my blood work says that I have it came from taking this medicine. | F | 44 | 30 days | 4/23/2007 | 1 | bi polar disorder | Started out on 5mg daily and over a period of 2 months was "upped" to 20mg. By the middle of the third month, I developed the most horrible feeling, like wanting to jump out of my own skin, could NOT get comfortable, caused restless leg syndrome to go totally bonkers, made me pace and feel horribly panicky ALL THE TIME! I had never in my life felt such an awful feeling! Raging insomnia accompanied the whole ordeal, as well as vision trouble, completely unable to write a sentence or write my own name, for that matter due to hand tremors (which I still have sometimes to this day), constant feeling that the "dying to get out of my own skin or run screaming like a madwoman" feeling would NEVER go away. It finally did, but golly did it ever take time. That's the only thing that will help with the akathisia (acathesia)...time. It took the same amount of time that I was on the drug, about 3 and a half months, for the feeling to finally start going away. | In all honesty, through bi polar disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, severe panic disorder, visual and auditory psychosis at times, depression, etc., the ONLY time I ever truly even considered suicide was during the akathisia (acathesia) ordeal I went through, all due to the Abilify. You don't know what utter hell and torment is until you've gone through the nightmare of akathesia, which for me was completely due to taking Abilify! If it works for you, great, but be warned...try to stay on the smallest dosage that works for you...upping the dosage over a period of time can have this horrible effect on you too and I wouldn't wish the feeling Abilify caused me on my worst enemy! | F | 44 | 3.5 months | 3/29/2007 | 5 | bipolar1/ schizo | Restlessness Severe at times. strangeley, tiredness can acompany this or exist independently of it. I feel agitated but clear headed. i will accept the trade-off but feel that I must do something about side-effect. Benzo helps. I forsee weight gain because I am hungry again. | I am only in the first week, but needed to speak of the progress I have made. At just 5 mgs. I notice a substantial reduction in the chatter in my brain and I am better able to perceive and respond appropriately to social scenes, leaving me less sacred of people. Paranoia is under control. i have been on several meds in my 20 year struggle with bipolar 1/schizo. disorder. i am just coming off a psychotic break that lasted very long on and off. I am what they call a quick responder when a med works for me. So far wellbutrin (which i still take) Lamictal (which was like a god-send and then pooped-out, and now Abilify has improved drasticaly the picture in just 5 days. Last night I could concentrate long enough to put a desk from Ikea together and I even cleaned my room. Now i still have the memories of some terrible behavior and the knowlege of such negative poop-out tendencies of meds. But for today I am grateful. More later. John. R.B. CA. | M | 43 | 5 days | 3/18/2007 | 4 | Bipolar II | Love this medication. I finally feel like me again and can handle things. However, I am EXTREMELY hungry. Does this go away? Also experiencing severe muscle aching. I don't want to go off the Abilify, but can't take the hunger pain. | F | 43 | 4 days | 5/30/2009 | 5 | Bipolar Disorder | None that I know of | It has saved my life. | F | 42 | 2 years | 5/12/2009 | 5 | Bipolar I Disorder | None whatsoever. | Silenced the voices, no more paranoia,able to think clearly, able to SLEEP, no weight gain here.No drowsiness as experienced with Seroquel. | F | 42 | 4 months | 12/23/2006 | 2 | Bipolar 2 hypomania | I cannot bear the side effects this drug has! I Have no ability to THINK clearly on this med. I am confused and retarded physically and mentally. I am on disability, thank God! The only reason I am taking it currently is becasue I have been RX'd large doses of Prednisone )or a physical problem I have)which within 2 days made me totally manic! As fun as feeling hypomanic is, I didn't want to go over the top! So I reluctantly started taking abilify again during the steroidal treatment. I am in the taper down phase now of prednisone and abilify. I am looking forward to being on Trileptal alone again for treating my Bipolar disorder. | Since 1998 I had taken depakote and prozac, but then after gaining 80 lbs, I changed Doctors. The new P-doc prx'd Abilify. I was unstable and had a lot of mixed states. I became all messed up---retarded, confused, irritable, sleep problems, inability to function in the medical field as a Sr. Veterinary Technician. I needed meds to make me sleep and needed meds to wake me up...it was TERRIBLE. My job performance was ridiculous. The only reason I wasn't fired is that my boss and I had an understanding---and I was very very open about my BP. My Pdoc kept tweaking up the abilify and I got worse and worse. Finally, I decided he was a quack and I slowly tapered off ALL meds. I became much better! I was off meds for 18 mos before I cycled again and went back to the pdco to get treatment again. I was relived he didn't force me to take abilify again until recently while I was taking steroids for another medical problem. It knocks the heck out of any manic attack! That is the one thing | F | 42 | 6 months | 12/10/2006 | 1 | bogus court ordered "delusional" | Chattering teeth, leg shaking | I am forced to take the medication | M | 42 | 6 months | 2/24/2007 | 5 | Bipolar 2 | weight gain/sweet cravings | Abilify has done wonders for controlling my aggression and irritability. I am already taking Topamax and I have noticed a slow weight gain from craving sweets since on Abilify (1.5 years) and Dostinex (3yrs). I am going to try to give up sugar and junk to see if the weight comes off. I am also coming off the Dostinex too to see if it is effecting my weight. I really need the Abilify. I could tell a tremendous difference in my anxiety level when I went from 10mg - 15mg. I take 15 mg. of Abilify every morning. | F | 41 | 1.5 years | 2/7/2007 | 4 | bi-polar 1 disorder | nausea, vomiting, insomnia | I am 5mg, for just about a week, first 2 days I was very hostile, last 4 days restless with insomnia and cant eat much. However I have energy, I get things done, I am back to being social which I was not for over a year and half. No fears of public and can focus to read, play games etc. My patience level is much better. Just would like to know when the insomnia and nausea will pass. | M | 41 | 1 weeks | 8/5/2009 | 1 | Bipolar | Miserable, horrible drug: extreme fatigue, bloated face, mental sluggishness and confusion. | NO theraputic effects whatsoever for me. Useless. I took it for about 6 months in 2003 and was taken off it by my psych. at my sister's urging. She came to see me at Christmas and was shocked at what she found. I was not even aware of how bad it was until I was taken off it. | F | 41 | 6 months | 7/3/2009 | 1 | Bi-Polar I w/psychosis | Feeling of unease, legs had to move constantly,could not sleep. sick to my stomach. Just felt horrible, drained all day. Also woke up in unusual places. | I tried this "NEW" medicine for my Bi-Polar w/psychosis. Just horrible. | F | 41 | 3 weeks | 12/30/2008 | 1 | Depression | I went from being moderately depressed, to feeling suicidal within 2 weeks. Acute anxiety and paranoia followed. | This is a very dangerous drug. | F | 41 | 16 days | 2/20/2009 | 1 | anti pyschotic, not needed | this drug made me walk like a zombie, slur my speech, I couldn't use my hands and fingers - it was like I had a small stroke, I couldn't lay or sit down - relaxing was very unconfortable, very nervous, loss of concentration. | I din't need anti-psychotics and was prescribed and administered them illegally. I tried geodon, respirdal, and zyprexa too. The abilify was by far the worst! I was only taking 15mg., and I still had horrendous side effects! This is a terribly dangerous drug. I see no worth in any anti-psychotic or anti-depressant drugs, these drugs really mess with your mind and body. If you are having psychotic, bi-polar, depression, or whatever, and desire to take something. Only take small dosages of anything, 10mg. or less. These drugs can cause more harm than the disease! | 41 | 18 days | 3/12/2007 | 1 | Bipolar II (very mild) | Made me agitated while taking it. But worse was that anxiety became overwhelming when I got off of it. I stayed off for a month, but anxiety never got better. I really hate this drug. | M | 41 | 90 days | 8/29/2006 | 4 | psychotic episode | filling a little dizzy the first day | after 2 years from my first episode I had to change from solian to abilify due to sides effects(waight gain ).So far it helps me | F | 40 | 6 days | 3/5/2009 | 4 | Bipolar II | Mild insomnia | Despite the insomnia, this drug has given me more energy and helped with both depression and anxiety. | M | 40 | 1 months | 1/28/2009 | 3 | Depression/Anxiety | I have gained 20 pounds and am not eating any more than normal. The medicine definitely lifted my depression, but the weight gain now has me looking like a pig. And, it seemed to increase my libido. | Started off with 5 mg; now am down to 2.5... but, because of the weight gain, I am asking to get off of this medication. | F | 40 | 4 months | 9/5/2009 | 2 | Anxiety & Depression | Strange restlessness; especially in arms and legs. No chair felt right. First few weeks: couldn't sit still !! Increase in anxiety & depression. Slight increase in weight which subsided after 5 weeks. | Quicker orgasms! | F | 40 | 6 weeks | 1/17/2008 | 1 | SUPPOSED BI POLAR AND DEPRESSION | I cant fall asleep or stay asleep when the abilify was added to the effexor a week ago. Anxious and Xanax wont take the edge off | AS I sit here crying at 5 am becasue I once again am sleep deprived, have gained weight from it and keep getting told its okay I want to scream its not!! I am goging to have my dr remove me from this drug. Its as some have said not worht the side effects. I lived through the nausa but the no sleep other than 3 hours a night is wearingme out. | M | 40 | 2 weeks | 3/25/2008 | 1 | bi-polar | very tired, headache, pressure above eyes | taking 200 mg lamictal, took 1 mg abilify for one day, just that small amount had a negative effect. i'm exhausted. i was told things would go the other way, but i don't like this drug in description or feeling, so i'm not going to take it tomorrow. | F | 40 | 1 days | 2/22/2007 | 5 | bipolar | none | this med saved my life | M | 39 | 13 days | 10/23/2007 | 5 | Bipolar Disorder | Very hungry, but able to manage it. Some difficulty sleeping, usually for an hour in the middle of the night. Spending money a little more than usual. Initially had a few days of headaches, not major. | This drug immediately snapped me out of low-grade depression that was steadily worsening. I started taking 2 mg of Abilify each morning and all of my depression symptoms lifted. I only realized how bad my concentration had been because it was so improved on this drug. Like others have said, I lost my hyper-sensitivity to people and situations and replaced that with a high tolerance for life's challenges -- big & small. The side-effects are very minimal at this point, but I'll be paying attention to see if this continues. Lastly, the fact that it works so quickly is a powerful asset if it works for you. | F | 39 | 2 weeks | 10/17/2009 |
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