Patient Log of Experience Using ABILIFY
DRUG RATINGS REPORTS HISTORY FOR A PATIENT TAKING ABILIFY
| 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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| Rating | Reason | Side Effects | Comments | Sex | Age | Time Taken and Dosage | Date Added | |
| 3 | Bi Polar II, Depression, Paranoia | Groggy, slept 10-12 hours per day, uncontrollable carb cravings, irritability, hypomania, euphoria, agitated, some anxiety, increase in OCD symptoms | Good news is at first it worked well, I felt super close to my girlfriend, very creative, came up with all kinds of creative ideas, huge increase in sex drive, very euphoric, very social, but that was probably all hypomania. After about day 4 I became super agitated, depressed, and irritable. I couldn't stop eating, I was sleeping all day, and way too lazy to work. I could see how this would work well on an "as needed basis" but then again it could just be triggering a manic episode. I have been taking 150mgs of lamictal for about 3 months, which seems to help with the mania, but when I added in the Abilify it worsened it. Would be interested in trying Abilify again as an add on treatment with some other medications in place before hand. | M | 35 | 7 days .5mg 1X D | 12/29/2011 | |
| 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 D | 10/13/2012 | ||