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 |
| 1 | depression & anxiety | I took this and right away I had more energy. Even joined a Gym for the first time in my life. But than within a week my blood sugar sky rocket, I mean I was in the hospital with sugar over 600, my meter couldn't even read it, and the hospital had trouble bringing it down with fast acting insulin. Then my legs started shaking couldn't keep still. I had to go off it cold turkey because of my dangerously high sugar. It might work for some people but be careful of the side affects. | M | 26 | 1 months | 11/9/2009 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 3 | ADHD | uncontrollable muscle movements, especially when in the car. | My son has been on Abilify (1 mg) for over a year. We started on .5 mg because of his weight. I did not want to medicate my child but I had no choice. He was diagnosed at 2 with ADHD, but I didn't believe the psychologists because it's hard to diagnose something like that at age 2. He is also ODD. Last summer he was almost kicked out of daycare because of impulsivity, aggression, and inablility to sit still. The Abilify worked for him then and continues to work. I would love, however, if he didn't need it but now he's in kindergarten and has to take it to get through the day. I was also able to get him a 504 plan with the school since I got another diagnosis at age 4 which was ADHD. | M | 5 | 1.5 years | 11/2/2009 | 2 | add on for depression | none except rapid and major weight gain | I was very hopeful at first. I felt improvement after the 3rd day when this was added to my Wellbutrin. But in 5 months time, I gained 40 lbs on a petite, 100 lb frame!! I'm really struggling to lose it, and am currently discontinuing because of it. People that I bump into at stores and such ask when I'm due!! Really too bad, I had no other side effects. but now I'm left with this big mess with my weight to clean up. | F | 34 | 5 months | 10/29/2009 | 1 | GAD/Depression | weight gain, extreme fatigue, depression worse | I was taking 2 mg of Abilify last Spring after Paxil didn't seem to be working as much any more. I felt ok then I felt bad again. Dr put me on 5 mg of Abilify. I feel terrible! Extremely tired- so much so that I can barely move. I am going to ween my self off immediately. | F | 47 | 6 months | 10/28/2009 | 3 | Mood stabilizer along with Zoloft | I took 1 mg daily and it helped but caused too many side effects. I'm very med-sensitive. I've stopped Zoloft at this point. | I was on Zoloft and Abilify but stopped both due to weight gain. After a lot of research I'm adding Abilify back at 1 mg every three days. I'm very med-sensitive and tend to respond at lower doses than other people do. Will be back to post how this goes. Something has to help. I'm a wack-job right now. Can't control my thoughts and I dwell on bad stuff too much. Can't get sad events out of my mind etc. I have to give Abilify another chance at a reduced dose. | F | 62 | | 10/27/2009 | 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 | 2 | Depression | Insomnia, chest pain, blurry vision | Only on 0.5 mg. for three days. Horrible insomnia no matter what time of day I take med. Makes me drowsy during the day, hard to tell if my mood is improving due to the side effects. | F | 35 | 3 days | 10/24/2009 | 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 | 3 | bipolar II | agitation, shakiness, acne, loss of libido, weight gain, inability to urinate | This med helped stabilize my mood a bit, but I could not get the full benefit because I could not increase the dose. Every time I would go up on the dose, I would be hit by an avalanche of side-effects. Had to get off eventually. | F | 26 | 5 months | 10/23/2009 | 3 | To help my mood | Strange itching in my nose. I made myself bleed by trying to scratch it but couldn't help myself. It tasted good so I'm okay with it. | I've had depression of one kind or another most of my life. I wanted to feel normal. But, I ran out of samples after a week. It wasn't long enough to find out if it would help. | M | 56 | 7 days | 10/22/2009 | 3 | Mood Disorder | My son is 9 years old. He started in June on a mood stabilizer. Abilify 5 mg, worked on mood, however he has gained 25 pounds. He can not stop eating. He even sneaks food!! I don't know what the doctor is thinking. We are taking him off. | M | 9 | 4 months | 10/19/2009 | 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 | 1 | depression/schizoaffective | can't stop pacing, feel like someone is inside me trying to get out of my skin, insomniac, no sex drive, having to put car into park at stoplights to keep from ramming into someone in front of me; insane. | i stopped taking this today and hope to G-d it doesn't last long in my bloodstream. | F | 29 | 2 weeks | 10/16/2009 | 2 | possible bipolar | feel like a crack addict, hard to even sit here and type, hitting wrong keys, clenching jaw, restless beyond belief | on 10 mg...gained about 5-7 pounds, doc swears I need it, am bipolar but w out mania, just very low lows.......need to get off this but afraid of geodon...feel like a speed freak. sleep is my only relief............. | F | 38 | 6 weeks | 10/7/2009 | 1 | Mood stabalizer | makes me gain weight, tired, not sure if it is what causes memory loss, fatigue, moodiness, irratability. | F | 35 | 2 years | 10/7/2009 | 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 |