ABILIFY Reviews (ARIPIPRAZOLE)

Average Rating: 2.7 (798 Ratings)

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ABILIFY  (ARIPIPRAZOLE):  Aripiprazole is used to treat certain mental/mood disorders (such as bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, Tourette's syndrome, and irritability associated with autistic disorder). It may also be used in combination with other medication to treat depression. Aripiprazole is known as an antipsychotic drug (atypical type). It works by helping to restore the balance of certain natural chemicals in the brain (neurotransmitters). This medication can decrease hallucinations and improve your concentration. It helps you to think more clearly and positively about yourself, feel less nervous, and take a more active part in everyday life. Aripiprazole can treat severe mood swings and decrease how often mood swings occur.   FDA Approval Date: 2002-11-15 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

  

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 5  Depression, Anxiety, pos. Bipolar 2 Drowsy in afternoon. The best drug I have ever tried. Taking it with 150 mg Effexor. My crazy sleep problems are gone, the noise in my head is gone, my suicidal ideation and hopelessness are gone. My Goldberg depression rating went from 66 to 26 in 2 weeks. I started on 1 mg a day and moved up to 5 mg. Got good results by 2 mg. Have previously tried Prozac, Zoloft, Paxil, Wellbutrin, Celexa, with little results. Also tried Celexa with Wellbutrin, for better results. Effexor worked the best, but I was still quite a mess. Abilify as an add-on has been great. F 38 1 months
5 1X day
3/6/2012
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 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
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 2  Bipolar 2 Restlessness, waking as early as 3am, anxiety, high blood sugar. I was not on this medication for very long. I'll admit it improved my mood somewhat, but I was waking as early as 3am and feeling very restless (at first the medication made me drowsy but the longer I was on it the earlier I would wake up). It increased my anxiety to the point that I couldn't work on my uni assignments without freaking out. I had high blood sugar while I was taking it (blood sugar is normal now). F 25 3 weeks
5mg 1X day
2/11/2012
 3  Bipolar 2 I was hypomanic after the death of my father in November. Began taking Depakote in early December for anger/rage/mood problems. Psych suggested Abilify might help Depakote work better. While my mood is better and my anger issues are nearly non-existent now, I'm finding I'm still a bit hypomanic and the Abilify creates extreme restlessness in me. While my house has never looked better and I'm getting lots of project done, I find I can't sit still for longer than 10 minutes and by the end of the day my feet ache for being on them so long running around in the house and doing all my projects. Together with Depakote. Doc now prescribing propranolol for agitation/restlessness/irritability - would rather prescribe additional med for side effect than change primary meds...and I agree with his decision. Doc now bumping me up to 10mg 1xday and propranolol 10mg 1xday. F 36 7 weeks
5mg 1X day
2/6/2012
 1  Depression, Panic Disorder After being on this drug for almost 2 months the side effects never went away. I had severe blurred vision to the point of not being able to read properly without squinting. Extreme hunger. Terrible headaches, constantly fidgeting. Ended with a pretty bad case of a Dystonic Reaction and an ER trip. It seemed to work well other than the horrible side effects. It's been about 2 weeks since I've stopped taking it after my ER trip and the DR telling me to stop and see my Psychiatrist ASAP hoping to find something that works other than benzos as my tolerance is through the roof M 23 2 months
10mg 1X day
2/6/2012
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 1  Depress or Bipolar All side effects what listed on Abilify's instraction. was hospitalas, digestiv sistem not functionable for 3 day ABILIFY : best killer only 5 MG of Abilify can kill you in 4 Hs F 52 1 times
5 1X day
2/2/2012
 4  Bipolar Extreme restlessness at first but eased off by two weeks. F 30 14 days
10MG 1X day
1/28/2012
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 5  Borderline Personality Disorder lethargy/insomnia, all resolved within first 4 weeks This worked miracles for me. I don't say that lightly. Resolved my mood rollercaoster, lessened the paranoia, just generally made life a better place to be. I was previously on Celexa, then Paxil, neither or which made any impact one way or the other, then Wellbutrin SR. After 90 days on Wellbutrin, I attempted suicide (possibly related to Wellbutrin, but this wasn't the first time, so really not sure), and was placed on Abilify in the hospital. It made it easier to get my head in the right place to do the things I needed to do to really get better. Amazing. F 29 1 years
5mg 1X day
1/23/2012
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 5  Bipolar II with Severe Depression Weight gain of 40 lbs, severe muscle cramps, decreased night vision, wakefulness and wandering at night, uncontrolled eyebrow movement, tooth decay, intermittent anxiety I would not be alive if it were not for this drug. It completely changed my life after being on just about every other type of drug there is out there. Worked within days. Tried to get off of it once due to the weight gain and fell into a deep depression that was extremely scary. Can't get off of it even if I wanted to. Too scared. Take it along with Seroquel and Topimax. Depakote made me a vegetable. I will have to live with the side effects, even though some have been mistaken for more serious illnesses such as MS. F 52 8 years
20 MG 1X day
1/13/2012
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 2  depression intense headache, extreme nausea, involuntary jaw clenching, muscle spasms in jaw and neck. Truly felt that I was being poisened. Frightened that my clenched/twitching jaw muscles would not return to normal (known to cause twitches, sometimes permanent). Just felt very sick, like my whole body was rejecting this drug. F 32 3 days
5 mg 1X day
1/13/2012
 1  Temporary psychosis Extreme restlessness, agitation, aggravation, rage, insomnia, lack of appetite, depression, pacing I know this helps a lot of people so I won't say it's the "worst drug ever" but it has been the worst one I myself have ever taken. I only was able to sleep because of a sleep med prescribed at night but I'd be up again pacing within a few hours. Could not sit still. I would just sit and scream and cry because I was so agitated and didn't know why. Note that my psychosis that it was treating did not manifest in these ways so it wasn't just my illness. I wonder if taking Cogentin with it would have helped. F 22 14 days
5 mg 1X day
1/9/2012
 2  Bipolar 2 Stuffy nose ALL the time. Waking up at 2-4AM. Can't go back to sleep. Was on 5, put myself back to 2.5. Still miserable. Not biting anyone's head off, but restless & cloudy thinking. Yuck. F 40 2 months
2.5
1/6/2012
 2  Bipolar II tired, blurry vision, lack of motivation, depressed my doc put me on abilify after lithium started to destroy my kidneys. i liked it a lot at first, but now i am so tired and depressed all of the time. i have no idea how to handle this. she has lowered the dose twice, but i am going to have to look into something else. i can't take living like this anymore. F 41 5 months
15mg 1X day
1/2/2012
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 3  Depression Major Weight Gain! The only side effect I received from this Rx was weight gain, 30 pounds in total! However it has helped with delusions that I experienced during my major depression. F 32 10 months
15 mg 1X day
12/30/2011
 3  Bipolar1 Disorder Extreme Weight Gain, High Cholesterol, Extremely High Sugar Levels I recommend this medicine for people not concerned with weight gain. For Bipolar it is a great medication. Mind wise I was fantastic, but my physical conditions are horrible. Now pre-diabetic. Switched to Seroquil XR 50MG. Working great! F 39 2 years
150 1X day
12/14/2011
 5  Chronic fatigue syndrome Abilify brought me back to life. I was so sick and within a week i was feeling worlds better. I can not even describe how much it had helped me. No side effects. F 30 2 years
2 mg
12/13/2011
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 3  Bipolar 2 I have woken up consecutively around 4 or 5 am since being on the drug and have not fallen back to sleep, causing me to be extremely tired. I take it in addition to lithium. I find it has helped stabilize me but being overly tired causes me to be a wreck and worse off then before. I am going to try decreasing my dosage and see if I can sleep then. F 18 9 days
2 2X day
12/10/2011
 1  Depression Twitchy, jumpy, leg cramps. Serious decrease in attention span, continues long after discontinuation of drug - may have ruined my attention ability forever. After discontinuing the drug about 5 years ago, some serious side effects remain. Lost my attention span. Cannot read a full book, only articles about the size of those in a magazine, also cannot concentrate on a movie or tv show past about one hour. RECOMMEND YOU TO AVOID THIS DRUG AT ALL COSTS. DOWNSIDE IS NOT WORTH IT. OF COURSE, YMMV. F 51 30 days
1X day
12/5/2011
 1  depression Tremors, insomnia, nausea, extreme weight gain, anxiety. My son was put on ability after suffering from depression and hallucinations. His anxiety level increased and he would go through periods of severe vomiting and nausea. He also developed insomnia. His weight started out at a thin 150 pounds within one year he was 245. We changed psychiatrists and she added zoloft and took him off the abilify. He has been off for over a year and still has extreme Carb cravings and is struggling to lose weight despite the fact he still has bouts of extreme nausea and vomiting. I feel very strongly that abilify has caused lasting permanent side effects. Please do not let someone you love start this medicine. M 20 1 years
5mg 1X day
12/3/2011

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