Posted by 4wd on October 8, 2005, at 16:13:39
In reply to Re: Scared to start Abilify » 4wd, posted by Jedi on October 8, 2005, at 2:36:20
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> > So he suggested adding Abilify. Starting low at 2.5mg. I've read all the archives here re: abilify and don't know what to think.
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> > At 10mg of Celexa I don't have much depression, mostly just a lot of anxiety especially in the mornings and until early evening. I sleep great. Will Abilify calm me? I understand it's a DA partial agonist but I don't understand what that means in practical terms.
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> > Should I take it in the morning or at night?
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> > Marsha
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> Hi Marsha,
> Everyone is different but Abilify gave me terrible akathisia. I could not stand the feeling and only lasted a short time on the medication. I know there are other meds to counteract akathisia so don't let my experience determine your medication choice.
> Jedi
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> Treatment of residual anxiety symptoms with adjunctive aripiprazole in depressed patients taking selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors.
> Link:
> http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=15820277&query_hl=13
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> [A new atypical antipsychotic with partial dopamine agonist effect (aripiprazole)]
> Link:
> http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=15825673&query_hl=13
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> Aripiprazole: a partial dopamine D2 receptor agonist antipsychotic.
> Link:
> http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=12665420&query_hl=15
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> Aripiprazole: a novel atypical antipsychotic drug with a uniquely robust pharmacology.
> Link:
> http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=15592581&query_hl=15
>Thank you so much for the links. I never thought of going to PubMed. I've read them and it sounds like a wonder drug. I do fear the akathisia since I have a tendency to get restless legs but I guess I'll never know if I don't give it a shot. I have some ARtane around I guess I could take to combat the RLS if I had to.
Anyway, thanks again.
Marsha
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