Posted by pseudoname on October 13, 2006, at 16:43:16
In reply to New pdoc, meds again-abilify?, posted by woolav on October 13, 2006, at 12:45:46
Hi, woolav. What did she give you the meds for? (depression, etc?)
> Anyone know anything about abilify? what should I expect?
You might get very sedated after a day or two, if you're taking the full 4 mg. That's what often (not always) happens. I'm on my second time trying Abilify, and this time I started out 2.5 mg every other day. After a week I upped it to 2.5 mg/day Mon-Tues, none Wed, 2.5 mg Thu-Fri, etc, gradually working my way up to 5 mg/day, I hope without the sedation.
Abilify also made me feel crazy with worries or anxieties out of the blue. People on Babble (and later my pdoc) said those will probably subside in a couple weeks if I stick it out.
A few people posted Abilify experiences in p-bot's thread a few days ago, too: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20061003/msgs/691519.html
Good luck.
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