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 |
| 5 | Major Depression, Anxiety | Have had some problems concentrating. Although I love to read, it has been a struggle to focus for a sustained amount of time. Mild weight gain. Insomnia (but the Seroquel has completely cured that.) | Abilify has helped me like no other drug. I am on it along with cymbalta, deplin, seroquel and ativan. Within just a few days I was feeling better and am now able to exercise, clean my house and just moved across the country-something I could never have done during my depression. | F | 31 | 2 months 4 mg. 1X day | 2/17/2010 | 5 | anxiety and depression | increased hunger and increased energy | This is a wonder drug for me. I thought I was going do die due to severe depression and anxiety. I am taking cymalta but after about a year, it didn't work. My MD RX'd 5mg of abilify along with my cymbalta every day. In my opinion, it saved my life. I feel like I have a reason to live and starting to enjoy the things I used to, just after one week of starting the med. | F | 42 | 7 days | 1/13/2010 | 5 | Major Depression, PTSD | Insomnia, but only compared to previous behavior of sleeping 10-12 hours per day. | It really works! | M | 64 | 1 months | 12/21/2009 | 5 | Depression, bi polar, etc. | NONE, ...perhaps a little sleepy. I only take 5 mg per day. | I know I am lucky for this but I really haven't noticed any side effects. Abilify has been great in that for me it creates a kind of peace of mind by eliminating the aberrant thoughts and whatnot. I stop talking to myself so much, it helps me get out of my head so to speak... Based on my positive experience I would tell others to start with no more than 5 mg for the first month... | M | 42 | 3 years | 12/3/2009 | 5 | major depression | Vivid dreams otherwise a good addition to lexapro | greatly improved my mood and made me more active and interested in life. | M | 55 | 6 months | 11/26/2009 | 5 | Autism/ADHD/Bipolar | Muscle pain and sleepiness | My son started taking 10 MG about a year ago. He has made drastic improvements in his schoolwork and social skills. He is now making friends and getting good grades. Besides the leg pain and sleepiness at night it has been great. | M | 9 | 1.5 years | 11/19/2009 | 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 | 5 | Depression/Anxiety | Occasional headache. Woke up in the middle of the night a few times but that got better. Still sleeping well. | Doctor added 2 mg Abilify to my 10 mg Lexapro because I was still having suicidal thoughts despite the Lexapro. Its worked great so far and has been a real boost in energy and mood. | M | 17 | 5 weeks | 11/2/2009 | 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 | 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 | 5 | Anxiety, depression, mild mania. | Jitters, sleepiness, stomach distress. | This drug is very strong and very good. I am taking 2 mg in conjunction with 7.5 mg of Lexapro. It has reduced my severe PMS and helped me with my previous need to sleep 11 hours a day. Note that I am on one tenth of the recomended starting dosage for someone who is bi-polar; I can only imagine the side effects, however for my purpose it has been a god send. | F | 29 | 1 months | 10/3/2009 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 5 | schizo personality disorder | I LOVE ABILIFY!! It is my favorite antipsychotic. Side effects range from mild tiredness and hunger spells to insomnia at bed time. But that helps with Ambien CR which my doc loves to prescribe like candy to me! Abilify helps tremendously with voices and does not give me the akathisia movement disorder like the "dones" risperidone and ziprasidone antipsychotic do 100% of the time. | This medicine is a mild antipsychotic when it comes to side effects when compared to other antipsychotics. I would recommend ABILIFY (aripiprazole) over the other atypical antipsychotics any day. | M | 29 | 6 years | 7/23/2009 | 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 | bipolar | M | 52 | 4 months | 6/6/2009 | 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 |