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Posted by porkpiehat on May 3, 2013, at 12:54:09
I spent about 4-5 months on Abilify (up to 2.5 mgs) to augment my low dose Celexa and "stabilize" me a little.
It helped with my sexual avoidance problems and the scattered racy feeling I usually have in my brain, and I was less likely to consider suicide.
But it also got in the way of exercise/muscle strength and made me bored with everyone. It affected my sleep and tampted down overall vitality.
when I stopped completely I had a week of happy bright feelings (and raciness) followed by pretty intense depression, despite adding 5mgs of celexa.
Has anyone experienced this? I hope it goes away. I was thinking about replacing Abilify with Seroquel to help with the sexual avoidance and self-possession but I don't know if I should expect the same flatness and strength issues.
any thoughts??
thanks!
Posted by Zyprexa on May 3, 2013, at 18:24:03
In reply to depression after stopping Abilify...seroquel inste, posted by porkpiehat on May 3, 2013, at 12:54:09
It goes away. It takes longer than when you were on the abilify.
Posted by porkpiehat on May 4, 2013, at 12:10:38
In reply to Re: depression after stopping Abilify...seroquel inste, posted by Zyprexa on May 3, 2013, at 18:24:03
Wait, so you're saying I'm going to be fighting this depression for more than four months??? Is this a documented fact and/or your personal experience?
I'm a little upset that no one told me of this before starting down this road.
Might the seroquel help?
Posted by ben on May 5, 2013, at 3:30:25
In reply to Re: depression after stopping Abilify...seroquel inste, posted by porkpiehat on May 4, 2013, at 12:10:38
It seems that we are in the same "boat". I stopped taking Abilify for about a week now. I took 2.5 mg/d for several month after we went down from 10 mg/d. Now I feel depressed (sadness) I and have problems to concentrate. I am bipolar II and the mood stabilizers Lamictal, Lithium and Trileptal. How long are the withdrawal symptoms will go on? i also experience nausea. Is it a relapse or is this a real withdrawal? I nee some help but no one seems to reply on my posting above.
Posted by Zyprexa on May 6, 2013, at 16:45:17
In reply to Re: depression after stopping Abilify...seroquel inste, posted by porkpiehat on May 4, 2013, at 12:10:38
NO I was saying that abilify's effects take that long to wear off.
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