Posted by SLS on October 25, 2005, at 7:38:18
In reply to Re: Anyone who had rapid cycling and got it to sto » SLS, posted by fuchsia on October 24, 2005, at 23:48:35
> Hi Scott
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> I think I will have to wait a bit before I add something along the lines of your suggestion. Right now I am pregnant (32 weeks) and it was a tough call deciding to take the lamotrogine. The obstetrician insisted it was worth the risk so I hope she was right. I couldn't have gone on much longer the way I was anyway.
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> In another post of yours you mentioned the abilify didn't go into the movement part of the brainstem. Like so many others I am totally paranoid about EPSs; I got them from SSRIs and I got an occulogyric crisis from maxolon so I'm scared I'm susceptible. It can still cause them, can't it?Hi.
My reading of the literature indicates that "theroretically", the potential for Abilify to produce abnormal movements is very low because it does not bind to dopamine D2 receptors in the striatum, the brain region responsible for the translation of movement commands from higher brain structures. However, the risk of akathisia seems to be higher with Abilify than with other APs, although an akathisia-like startup side effect often resolves on its own within the first week or two.
I take Abilify 10mg to help prevent suicidal states. It also helps with mental energy and motivation. For me, the degree of relief is very small, but I need all the help I can get just to survive. These illnesses are such pains in the...
I find Abilify to be a very clean drug. However, like so many other drugs that have not been around for 50 or more years, it is difficult to make any absolute guarantees regarding long-term use.
- Scott
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