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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 4 | Schizophrenia | Problems with my legs. Sometimes they are restless, other times I can't feel them. I go to the gym a lot and have found I cannot perform as well with my legs. There are no problems with my other body parts. Blurry vision Random changes to my tone of voice Feeling sick (this went after a couple of days) | Works well so far. My symptoms are not as bad, I just hope the side effects stop | M | 26 | 2 weeks | 6/8/2009 | 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 | 4 | Major depression w/ psychosis | Something similar to restless leg syndrome, fidgeting | I've now been diagnosed with major depression with psychotic features along with some other things. Abilify was prescribed to me because my initial diagnosis was schizoaffective disorder. The two disorders are somewhat similar. Abilify has more or less completely eliminated my psychotic symptoms and I do well on this medication. I have not experienced any negative side effects in the past 2 years. For the first 6 months I had restless legs and some fidgeting problems where it was hard to sit still. Those symptoms passed and I feel pretty much fine at this point. I also take Effexor XR, Lamictal and Librium. | F | 31 | 2.5 years | 5/29/2009 | 4 | Depression & Paranoia | I've been taking 2 mg Abilify for 2 weeks now, along with my usual 40 mg Prozac and 900 mg Lithium. I feel like I'm on speed or something with abilify! I have no appetite (a good thing-could lose a few lbs), I feel restless, but I feel like I see things differently now. I also have a "full" sensation in my head and a little shakiness. I'm scared, because I keep reading all these bad things about Abilify, but I feel soooo much more alert & interactive now. If only the restlessness would go away, this is a miracle med for me. How long until these side effects taper off? | F | 28 | 14 days | 5/28/2009 | 4 | Schizofrenia/Severe Anxiety Mix | Extreme dizziness & Muscle Tremors. | It works well, don't get me wrong. I switched from Invega. I'm on only 10mg and will probably switch to 25mg by next fill up. Totally helps with the anxiety and works well as an antidepressant. I've been able to focus more, but i'm also on Vyvanse for ADHD. I've had no suicidal thoughts what-so-ever. 10mg is a bit low, in my opinion anyway. Also, if you take any anti-psychotics, through my experience, for a month straight, the side effects generally seem to wear a bit off. | M | 15 | 1 weeks | 5/8/2009 | 4 | bi-polar depression | Week 1: very slight weight gain -- about 2 lbs. that seems to have leveled off; a few days of extreme fatigue. Overall: slightly irritated stomach (I believe this makes me eat more, and is responsible for the weight gain), lighter sleeping, more sleep disturbances. I used to sleep like a log. Now I sleep like a cat. I miss my old sleep. | I was on abilify once before. The doc took me off due to my "speedy" response. But I have ADD, and I really liked the abilify. New doc is a-ok with my response, so long as it works for me. I'm also on Adderall and Welbutrin. Since starting this drug, I actually feel like doing things rather than just thinking about doing them and then thinking that I'll never finish and then getting depressed and hating myself. I'm more social. Self esteem is better too. Disruptive and ruminative thoughts are way down. Overall, I like. | F | 33 | 16 days | 5/7/2009 | 4 | Bipolar Disorder | weight gain, inner restlessness. | I've been on lamictal, seroquel, and geodon since I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder two months ago. Each of those medicines gave me horrible side effects. Abilify is the only medicine that has helped. I am calmer, do not have my angry and irritable outbursts. I'm also a self-injurer and haven't done anything since a couple days being on this medicine. The downfall, I've been on this medicine for 2 weeks and I've gained 12lbs. | F | 23 | 2 weeks | 5/3/2009 | 4 | Suicidal thoughts | My mouth is dry and i've noticed i'm not hungry but my muscles ached terribly for the first two weeks. | I'm glad I didn't listen to the scary potential side effects. On abilify I feel even but I still feel emotions only I dont think about how much I hate myself anymore. I'm surprised at how this has worked so far. | F | 35 | 2 months | 4/16/2009 | 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 | Depression | Insomnia | I started taking this b/c my regular depression just wasn't doing the job. Now I take 2mg of abilify and 150mg of Effexor XR and I haven't felt this good in months. Absolutely no side effects from the abilify except difficulty staying asleep during the night. That's why I gave it a 4. It did exactly what it was supposed to do! Thank goodness!!!! | F | 31 | 20 days | 2/13/2009 | 4 | Bipolar and Schizophrenia | None that I can directly attribute to Abilify | I have been taking Abilify for over 2 years now. As a result, I can no longer remember what it felt like to not be on it or what it actually does for me when I take it. It is just another drug that I pop twice a day. 15mg twice a day for a total of 30mg. I do know that my hallucinations are very minimal from what they used to be. But I still hear voices and see things on occasion that are very disturbing. | M | 36 | 2 years | 2/5/2009 | 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 | 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 | 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 |