Posted by Ritch on March 30, 2003, at 21:44:45
In reply to Abilify may be something to augument with, posted by utopizen on March 30, 2003, at 20:51:18
> By no means should one confuse it as a replacement to a stimulant or Straterra, but I found I was highly organized when taking Abilify. I wouldn't even allow for my bookmarks to remain out of folders for a second. Others have found similar experiences.
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> I went off it after 2 weeks of 7.5mg due to akathasia, but I'm thinking of asking my doc to augument it with Klonopin and go back on it. It's not for ADD, but it does happen to want to keep me on track. I was taking it for social anxiety.Yes, my pdoc was wanting me to take it to virtually replace all of my meds and was real excited about it (esp. after a free trip to Las Vegas sponsored by the mfg where a presentation was shown), but I won't budge on the AP issue (akathisia, long term effects, etc.). I promised to research it and consider it. I just don't buy the "new safe AP" marketing hype. I remember when Celexa first came out and it was supposed to be so clean and the drug monograph looked like it was another version of cotton candy. I re-read the latest one and it seems that it has lengthened quite a bit in the adverse effect department. I realize that I am currently taking a medication (Depakote) that has a boldface boxed warning on the front of it's monograph, but it has been around since 1974.... I'm sure the newer antipsychotic medications such as Abilify will benefit and represent a viable alternative for many people (especially those with psychosis, schizo-affective disorder, intractable OCD etc.). I have to think in terms of taking a medication for decades, and I just haven't had luck with AP's for long-term periods without problems I have considered worthy given their benefit.
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