Posted by stargazer on April 19, 2007, at 22:58:50
In reply to Anyone NOT get akathisia on 10 MG+ of Abilify?, posted by football on April 17, 2007, at 23:43:59
Football,
It's only awful if it doesn't work for you, so try and give your input, but not totally dismiss a drug that may work well for someone else.
Try not to give someone else the idea that it will never work for them because of your own negative effects since for many it may be the right med. You are still young and don't have years of med trials like so many here but it is important to stay positive for yourself and others so that they may be helped by a drug that was a nightmare for you. What we try and do is present our experience but leave judgement of painting the drug as a "miracle" or "satan drug" as I was told Geodon was as I was trying it. It sticks in your memory and can cloud your opinion of a drug being effective when another trashes its effects on them. Negative messages are very powerful and we try and be positive here, given the difficulty of treating most of the resistant cases that come here for answers and inspiration.
MMV = "Mileage may vary" means what works for one may not work for another. That is the downside of all psych meds they work differently for each one of us.
Just trying to give you insight into how to present your negative experience but do it without totally condemning a drug as being a bad one. Supportive words are sometimes all others have to get then to try the next med that could really be very helpful for them.
Stargazer
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