Posted by JadeKelly on November 29, 2008, at 8:13:16
In reply to Abilify as Monotherapy for Depression?, posted by bleauberry on November 25, 2008, at 18:34:53
> Most people take abilify with an antidepessant.
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> But I was wondering, does abilify work as a stand-alone med for unipolar and bipolar depression?Hi Bleauberry,
My son took Abilify to control manic episodes. It did nothing in the way of depression, but that very well may be a dose thing. He's Bi-polar so your dose would probably be much smaller and could have a completely different effect.
I hear so many different reactions to Abilify that its either got to be dose, or individual "wiring". Likely weight gain, apathy at larger doses. I took my son off Abilify and replaced it with Seroquel. My feeling is that unless you have very mild depression, it will not act as a stand alone A/D, IMHO.
It may help with anxiety at low dose, don't know.
You could always try small amount, I think it works fairly fast, Scott would know about that.Good luck,
~Jade
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