ABILIFY Reviews (ARIPIPRAZOLE)Average Rating: 2.7 (798 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare ABILIFY with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR ABILIFY | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 4 | severe depression | Insomnia-weight gain(which was good)-boost of energy and motivation(reason for taking abilify) | F | 30 | 2 months 2mg/am | 1/12/2014 | 4 | Depression | Paired with 20 mg of lexapro. I feel speedy, nausea, feel like throwing up. But feel so much better. | called dr. and reduced to 2.5 mg. Worth the side effects. Hopefully they will disappear with reduction of mg. | F | 47 | 2 weeks 5 mg 1X day | 3/28/2013 | 4 | Adjunct to Celexa | Weight gain of 25 pounds :-( | Abilify has helped as an adjunct to celexa and as an anti-psychotic. When I was extremely anxious/stressed/depressed I experienced disconnected thoughts and an internal monologue that has disappeared. I still suffer from depression/anxiety and my doctor is recommending buspar to add to the celexa and abilify. | M | 38 | 18 months 2 mg 1X day | 2/5/2013 | 4 | Auditory Hallucinations | None | F | 22 | 1 years 2mg 1X day | 10/31/2012 | 4 | Bi Polar II, Depression, Paranoia | I needed to update my review for Abilify. I decided to try it again since I had great luck with it my first week of taking it last time. I did some research and talked to my doctor about taking it in really small doses since I'm really sensitive to medication and he was fine with it. So I got a pill cutter and carefully divided it into 8ths. By taking only an 8th at night, I had a great reduction in my depression. My only side effect has been a little bit of inner tension and some grogginess which only lasted the first week. My belief is that a big portion of the negative reviews on Abilify were those from people who had taken too much to begin with and couldn't take the side effects. I highly recommend talking to your doctor about taking it in small doses. Another positive is, for the first time in years I can drink caffeine with out getting anxiety. I've also noticed that I want to get out more and be social. One more thing to add, by taking it in this small of dose I'm not getting any intense food or carb cravings, in fact I think I am hungry less than before I started taking it. I'll see if that reflects on the scale. | M | 36 | .25mg 1X day | 10/13/2012 Patient History | 4 | Severe depression, OCD | Initially, headache, anxiety with a "wired" feeling and constipation. All have subsided. | I was on Zoloft 100mg/day, but depression worsening and OCD symptoms totally out of control. This medication saved my life. I only wish I'd gone on it sooner, as my Doc wanted me to. I was just afraid of being on an antipsychotic med, but he told me the psychosis dosage of Abilify is 30 to 60mg/day or more. That made me feel a bit better about it... | F | 57 | 6 months 3.75mg 1X day | 8/20/2012 | 4 | depression | I had severe depression this was added to my anti-depressent anad it has really helped. It really took getting to 5 mg tomake a big difference. I still have down times, and some racing thoughts, and of course anxiety but so much better. | F | 50 | 10 months 5mg 1X day | 5/29/2012 | 4 | Bipolar | The first 2 days I had extreme insomnia, a horrible headache and nausea, and agitation. Now I just have slight insomnia, nausea and am a little shaky. My appetite is also down. | I have tried almost every bipolar med out there. So far this is working very well for me. I have a lot of energy (hope not too much) and the side effects are definitely going down. I am also on Lithium which works well for my mania but I needed something for my depression. Seroquel helped a lot but too sleepy on it. This is like seroquel without the sedation. | F | 33 | 5 days 1 1X day | 5/20/2012 | 4 | depression | I have the usual side effects but was feeling really good, lots of energy, actually getting things done. Get up much earlier in the morning I noticed. The last 3 days I have been really tired, how can it go from one to the other so fast. Is this bad or what? Notice I am hungry all the time too. Another lost cause I hope not tired of being depressed and wanting to die. | F | 49 | 3 weeks 2 mg 1X day | 3/29/2012 | 4 | bipolar severe | Weight gain ++++++++ - unacceptable to me as I'm getting on a bit and don't want diabetes. | This is, apart from the weight gain, the best anti psychotic I've ever been on. I've put on 70lbs in 4 years, so must give it up. Have also been on risperidone, olanzapine, melleril, lithium, sodium valproate, mirtazapine, venlafaxine, lofepramine - you name it, I've tried it. I'm giving it up with regret to go cold turkey. | F | 56 | 5 years 40mgs 1X day | 3/20/2012 | 4 | bipolar II | weight gain | I have mixed feelings about abilify. Since going off of it several weeks ago I have lost 20 pounds and feel better about that. It did keep me stable if not a bit on the depressed end of things. I will probably go back on it if my strange symptoms return like anxiety or what I call brain fog. Was worried about getting diabetes from it and the effect it was having on my lipids. As far as any withdrawal symptoms I have not noticed anything really bad other than feeling a bit run down. I did taper off of it and was on a low dose to begin with but am watching for withdrawal symptoms closely. I guess I am taking it one day at a time. I did notice an odd eye blinking thing and people were asking me what was wrong with my eyes. A bit concerned about tartive symptoms as well since I have read that they can manifest after discontinuing an anti-psychotic. All the more reason to give it a rest for a while. | M | 55 | 2 years 5mg 1X day | 2/28/2012 | 4 | Bipolar 2 | Restlessness and Insomnia. | Restlessness makes me feel uncomfortable in my own skin. The insomnia leaves me exhausted, but the Abilify itself gives me more energy (awake at 04H30 daily) Also take 50mg Sertaline and 200mg lamotrigne. Was previously on Seroquel 200mg for 18 months which helped me sleep but left me feeling listless during the day. | F | 50 | 3 months 2.5mg 1X day | 2/14/2012 | 4 | Bipolar | Extreme restlessness at first but eased off by two weeks. | F | 30 | 14 days 10MG 1X day | 1/28/2012 | 4 | depression | The biggest side effects I have had are weight gain, and insomnia, and sleepiness. | This drug has given me my life back. It took getting to 5mg for the depression tolift and stay lifted. I started at 2 mg ,and the depression lifted in three days, but didn't stay lifted, so we slowly kept increasing . I am so glad my doctor suggested this med. There are side effects, but I will tolerate them because the depression was horrible. The other side effect I have is gettign up early , around 7 am ,which I like . Give it a try, and start the dose low if your sensitive to medication. | F | 49 | 4 months 5 1X day | 10/27/2011 | 4 | Bipolar/anxiety/migraines | Dizziness, no appetite | I already feel better, even though it's only been 9 days. My mind is more clear and I have less racing thoughts. | F | 45 | 9 days 5 MG 1X day | 10/14/2011 | 4 | bipolar depression | I had akathisia (restless movement) from Abilify. My psychiatrist added propranolol and it completely stopped. | It started working within a week or two, lifting me out of depression since it was paired with an antidepressant. I still have depressive episodes but they usually aren't as bad as they were in the past. | F | 56 | 2 years 10 mg 1X day | 9/9/2011 | 4 | depression, add to Paxil to boost | occasional nausea, constipation, helped with fiber and plenty of water, small lip twitching like you may get a twitch in your eye sometimes. | I have noticed a difference in my mood and energy level. I sleep better at night, but do have vivid dreams that are weird. Am no more hungry than before. I recommend this drug to those who are considering it. | F | 43 | 19 days 2mgs 1X day | 8/3/2011 | 4 | Paranoid schizophrenia | Middle range sedated | All anti psychotics slow you down. I found this med to be better than most | M | 48 | 5 years 30 MG 1X day | 5/12/2011 | 4 | Bipolar | Sometimes get tardive dyskinesia. Slight headache. | I'm sorry but I can deal with my involuntary movements from the medicine but after 5 days I feel like a different person already. I'm not in bed all day anymore and things I used to have interest in I'm interested again. I even lost my job last week but I don't care as long as I feel better than before. It was Hell before Abilify. | M | 39 | 5 days 5 1X day | 2/28/2011 | 4 | Cymbalta withdrawal | energy boost on 2nd day, increased appetite | During Cymbalta discontinuation I was pushed in a bad depression. My Dr. prescribed 20mg Prozac, which helpd a lot with my mood. However, I was still extremely tired. After taking 2mg Abilify in the AM I have a lot of energy. It is almost difficult sitting at my desk at work. I feel like running and/or chatting all the time. Have difficulties focusing. Not sure if I stay on Abilify but it really helped giving me my energy back. | F | 40 | 4 days 2mg 1X day | 2/8/2011 |