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 | schizoaffective, deppressed | Some restlessness and anxiety | I've found Abilify to be a great maintenance drug, helping to reduce or eliminate paranoia, inner chatter/voices, intrusive images and visions. | F | 33 | 1 years | 12/30/2008 | 1 | Bi-Polar I w/psychosis | Feeling of unease, legs had to move constantly,could not sleep. sick to my stomach. Just felt horrible, drained all day. Also woke up in unusual places. | I tried this "NEW" medicine for my Bi-Polar w/psychosis. Just horrible. | F | 41 | 3 weeks | 12/30/2008 | 4 | bipolar | 35 pounds of wieght gain, some sleepiness | I like being on abilify. It helps me a lot with my rapid mood swings. THey are almost non existent now with the exception of slight depression from time to time. WHen I try to go off it, I either swing high or really really low. With out abilify, my depressions are debilitating and i cry at the drop of a hat. It really helps me maintain a normal functional life. Its when I don't take my meds that I have a problem. ABilfy- 15 in conjunction with 200m zoloft and concerta | F | 18 | 1 years | 12/27/2008 | 4 | Schizoaffective, BPD | Tardive Dyskinesia - severe twitching of both eyes, weight gain | It has really helped me function, giving me the ability to hold a job. Unfortunately, I've only had a job 7 months at longest, but at least I can work. Bad part is, the severe eye twitching. I stopped taking it for 2 months and I relapsed. I did accupuncture to treat the twitching and it went away, but I had to go back on Abilify to treat my mental illness. I'll just have to live with the twitching. God help me. | F | 34 | 1.5 years | 12/27/2008 | 1 | depression | Stomach ache, extreme nausea, exhaustion, dizzy, irritable | I don't like this drug. Added it to limictal. Limictal gave me stomach ache this drug added the nausea etc... Taking 10mg. Been on it 3 days. I'm too sick to care about being depressed. Getting off it now! | F | 44 | 3 days | 12/25/2008 | 2 | depression | There was exteme restlessness for a while. The drug did nothing to decrease my depression. Then, I kept getting super stiff, very uncomfortable muscles. I kept telling my doctor, but he kept telling me that stiff or rigid muscles were not a possible side effect of the drug. I quit taking it and have sinse read that stiff muscles may be a side effect and may be part of a potentially life threatening condition. I stopped taking it two years ago and it may be that the medical community was not aware of the stiff muscle side effect then. | If you have any bad side effects from this drug and your doctor tells you the side effect is not on the list of side effects associated with this drug, it may be that the medical community is not yet aware of the side effect. Find a doctor who will listen to you. It seems that drugs like Abilify get prescribed before anyone really knows how well or poorly they will affect humans. I am worried about the long term problems I may be vulnerable to after having taken this drug. | F | 36 | 180 days | 12/22/2008 | 5 | Bipolar II | None | Greatly helped me with Bipolar II, in conjunction with Lamictal | F | 22 | 2 years | 12/16/2008 | 1 | anxiety | akathisia, restlessness, nervousness, upset stomach. | abilify did nothing but ruin a month of my life. it made me feel constantly nervous and jittery, and my stomach was always upset. | M | 32 | 1 months | 12/9/2008 | 5 | bipolar management/anxiety | slight weight gain, active dream cycle | This is a great pill. I am calm, think more clearly, and any "hot temper" I had is gone. I gained a few pounds, but will adjust my diet, no biggie. | F | 33 | 3 months | 12/8/2008 | 4 | PTSD (complex) | Exercise regularly? Be careful. I thought I was just tired but muscle weakness was the issue and I hurt myself trying to do my usual routine. Also, extreme drowsiness at first but it went away (reduced bendaryl as well). First few days were difficult but to my suprise it got a lot better. First few days: no "zest for life", drowsy, salivation (lots). | Really helped me function. My concentration at work was poor, and I was constantly being triggered. Also, many compulsions toward self-harm. All these disappeared or became manageable. I hope this will be short term but it's good to know I can use this med if necessary. | F | 47 | 7 days | 12/8/2008 | 4 | Depression with psychosis | insomnia | no weight gain, better affect, better ability to speek, take 20 mg | M | 19 | 1 years | 12/5/2008 | 2 | GAD | extreme tiredness during the day, sleeplessness at night 5 mg at night. | I think it helped with anxiety, however, it made me so tired. I didn't want to go to work each day because I was so tired. The day dragged by and would wake up each day at 5 am. Seemed like the tiredness took away the anxiety | M | 31 | 2 weeks | 12/5/2008 | 1 | Anxiety | Extreme akathisia, severe restlessness. I became extremely restless and couldn't sit still, sleep, lay done or stop moving. It was scary. I kept moving and couldn't sit still and I felt all jittery. The akathisia was scary and it lasted the entire time. I got off this drug after a couple days of akathisia and even when I went off it, the akathisia stayed for weeks and it eventually died down. I was only in high school when I experienced the akathisia and had to miss a lot of school. | Akathisia, severe itnernal restlessness on this drug is very severe and it's a scary, terrifying feeling. | F | | 11/27/2008 | 5 | panic, anxiety and rage attacks | I went on a course of Zyprexa before but it made me gain 10 kg. I switched to Abilify and it keeps me balanced without having my mood all over the place. no more panic attacks. the downside is that I cannot miss one dose or else I go on harsh cold turkey and have rampant anxiety. | F | 31 | 3 weeks | 11/26/2008 | 4 | BiPolar some Psycho. | Mimics Parkinson's Disease. Endless shaking on my right side, something is wrong with my "gait", balance very poor...Seeing a neurologist tomorrow. Psydoc is aware, but we are at a loss about my symptoms as Abilify side effects or real Parkinson's. | Does a great job re: bipolar and psychotic experiences. | F | 53 | 1.5 years | 11/26/2008 | 1 | For Mother | rapid deterioration in her brain!! Took my mother in to Crises Center begining of October, they put her on Abilify I immedietly noticed her symptoms worsening and despite my repeated attempts and concerns to dr's, nurses and social workers she was released. Took her to another hospital for tests 2 weeks after discharge. She was fine. 2 weeks later took her back to crises center only to find out this..She has had constant restlessness, halucinations, paranoid thoughts, mania, depression and many other mood swings and symtoms. | F | 57 | 45 days | 11/24/2008 | 1 | PTSD, Depression, Anxiety | Fever, nausea, diarrhea, stomach ache, severe mood swings, generally mean and angry, loss of appetite. | Just taking this medicine made me realllllly sick. I don't want to eat a thing and when I do because I know I have to, I feel sicker. Not a good experience so far and absolutely nothing positive from it yet. | F | 16 | 4 days | 11/17/2008 | 3 | paranoia/bipolar | 10 mg, tired, have to take it at night now or will fall asleep at work, extreme weight gain, 30lbs in 4 months | excellent drug for paranoid thinking, doesn't do much for depression except I don't start into a slide by thinking people are out to get me. weight gain is extreme and I don't think I can handle it anymore. may have to stop | F | 32 | 4 months | 11/14/2008 | 1 | anxiety | Restlessness, Sweating, no appetite or sex drive, Unable to focus or concentrate on anything, diarrhea. Extreme Akathisia Really bad anxiety, homicidal thoughts. Acne jittery "Feels like I have a wheel in my head spinning real fast." | "RuiN(ED) my LIFE pill" unable to make friends creates a wall between relationships | M | 3 years | 11/14/2008 | 2 | bipolar II | restlessness, insomnia, loss of appetite | I couldn't focus or sit still at all. I started doing worse in school because of it. I can't sleep and am constantly tired. I cannot eat very much, either. The emotional aspect is great but the side effects aren't worth it to me. | F | 20 | 3 weeks | 11/9/2008 |