Posted by SLS on January 8, 2012, at 6:19:38
In reply to Re: thanks emme-V2, posted by JohnLA on January 8, 2012, at 1:02:17
> What is worrying you about it?
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> emme-
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> i'm scared about the side effects; especially the potential that some of the side effects could be permanent from what i have researched.
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> i realize at such a low dosages the risk is small...also, my 'faith' in psychiatry is a bit of the problem as well. (i was somewhat talked into ect by another doc and that didn't work, so i guess i'm a little entitled to be skeptical.)
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> still, something needs to be done.
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> thanks again for your help.
Because of where in the brain Abilify works, movement disorders are very unlikely to emerge. Akathisia is a possible reaction, however. It would occur very early in treatment, so you can stop taking Abilify if it becomes intolerable without risking any irreversible effects. Some people experience a mild "akathisia-like" reaction that disappears within a week or two. If you are looking for a dopamine boost, Abilify might fit the bill. It can actually stimulate dopamine receptors without overstimulation. Drugs like Mirapex and Requip are harder to work with because they overstimulate dopamine receptors - both presynaptically and postsynaptically. Abilify is more of a dopamine system stabilizer. It does other things too, of course. 5-HT2a antagonist and NE alpha-1 partial agonist properties might be important in its antidepressant effects as well.
- Scott
Some see things as they are and ask why.
I dream of things that never were and ask why not.- George Bernard Shaw
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