abilify for mood disorder

well i recently went to a hospital where i got sent to a psychiatric ward where i stayed for 10days The reason why i got sent their was bc of my cutting addiction and my anxiety attacks. the psychiatric their put me on abilify stating that he felt that i had a mood disorder and he was putting me on it because it has a mood stabilizing element to it. now i think that i made him diagnose me like that on purpose bc ive been reading all about bi polar disorder but i might not be really bi polar...

I use Abilify with Wellbutrin and love the combo. Best I have ever used yet. Abilify is excellent for my mood swings. I have mixed stat bipolar I so it works great for me. Give it a go, you will know within a few weeks, Abilify kicks in quick. Well it did for me! I love not "swinging" anymore and I feel stable most of the time. I get a little down here and there, but for the most part I am leading a normal life now. Good luck.

It works better than Geodon did for me but I take it for a psychotic disorder rather than a mood disorder but bipolar disorder can have psychotic symptoms and every medicine works differently for each person.

Abilify is specifically FDA approved for both mood disorders and psychotic disorders. If a person has a mood disorder that would have any type of psychosis as part of it they would most likely need an antipsychotic. Otherwise there are a wide variety of mood stabilizers although only a psychiatrist would understand the clinical specifics.

t know how Abilify would of worked for my mood because I figured out how to stop the mood instability on my own with my mind while I was unstable and haven't experienced mood issues since for several months now which my psychiatrist seemed noticeably impressed with. My mood when it first started going out of whack used to change in mere seconds to random emotions for no reason. As for stability?

My brother still takes it to this day. Abilify made it hard for me to control my weight and motivation. I was thought to have bipolar disorder however since I have been away from my adoptive mom I have had no symptoms of mental illness. I think the first couple of weeks you are on it you are great. However, after that first month you’re less in a state of control. At that point I seem to see that true benefit of the drug is in effect. Abilify is less helpful after the first month.

I would ask the good doctor for clarification. "Mood Disorder" is an umbrella term that covers a fair number of illnesses: Major Depressive Disorder, Bipolar, Seasonal Affective Disorder etc. You can't have BP without having a mood disorder, but you can have a mood disorder without having BP. Did the man mean to say you had a DIFFERENT mood disorder? Just guessing.

I was diagnosed about a month ago with PTSD and a mood disorder but I'm still wondering if that mood disorder is bipolar. Specifically bp2. I've been put on Abilify 2mg. Before diagnosis and medication this is how my life has been: extreme hypersexuality, which resulted in promiscuity outside of my marriage and now divorce. I was also having lots of mood swings and got mad over stupid little things or cried uncontrollably. Sometimes very hostile and would throw things.

can an 11yr old have bipolar? My son has been diagnosed with ADHD, mood disorder, and possible Asperger's Syndrome. Lately we are trying to decrease Abilify and titrate Carbotral. So far he is extremely(manic), aggressive and violent in the afternoons. my question i guess is, do mood stabilizers wear off at some point in the day?

I had been taking 600mg of the seroquel and my md lowered my dosage to 300 adding 5mg of abilify. For the past two days (first two days on Abilify) I have experienced extreme mood swings and seem to snap at relatively small things. I have read several entries stating that the Abilify works extremely quickly and my md said the same, I am just hoping that this isn't going to be the end result that I have on this drug. Please help!

My doctor has titrated me up on the Abilify gradually. My question is for anyone who take 15 mg of Abilify for depression. Have you experienced any side effects? When you're depressed and trying to get your medications right it just isn't fun. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.

I just started back on Abilify and ambien (temporarily for sleep) after being off meds for 10 days. I am taking 10mg which is an increase from the 5mg that i was on. I was experiencing psychosis, paranoia, anxiety, and sleep deprivation. I'm not sure how my mood was at the time. When i went to my psychiatrist he mentioned Schizoaffective disorder but did not diagnose me with it.

Any medication can sometimes take a week or two or longer to take full effect while some will take effect instantaneously. It all depends on the person of course. When I took Geodon I sometimes would "drool and stumble" figuratively for the former (felt really dumb some days) and literally for the latter (dragged my feet and sometimes felt drunk).

Abilify is an antipsychotic used as a mood stabilizer that is helpful for some people. Give it a chance. One side effect that's common from Abilify is that it is activating instead of sedating so it can keep a person up at night so if this is happenning you could ask your psychiatrist if you could take it in the morning. Keep a mood tracker and sleep tracker as well and bring them the results and they could see what to do from there.

The second doctor actually started a broad spectrum treatment. Mood disorder includes depression, mania, bipolar, and substance abuse. Abilify is indicated for depression, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia and could have worked if you had taken it for some time. Please discuss in detail with each of your doctor. You need to make a change in the treatment because SSRI including celexa are not working. Take care!

Hard to say. Those are side effects that can happen. There are many other mood stabilizers such as lithium, Depakoate and Lamictal and Lamictal generally has less of these side effects (for general information on mood disorders google "Depression Central").

I'm sorry to hear about all of your withdrawal problems. First thing, contact the pharmacy and speak to the pharmacist about your withdrawing amounts. He/she is very knowledgeable about all meds and can help guide you. I don't know specifics about Abilify except that it's an antipsychotic and is used also for bp disorder. I wish I could offer you specific info. on tapering, but I can't. Please call the pharmacist right away...

It sounds like you have a mood disorder. Lamictal is the best medication out there for mood disorders. It has less side effects and doesn't cause damage to the body the way lithium does. You didn't stay on Lamictal long enough for it to start taking effect. You have to be patient and give it time and adjust your dosage. I was going to a doctor for 8 years who prescribed anti-depressants even though he knew I had a mood disorder (bipolar I diagnosed initially).

I was diagnosed with PTSD and mood disorder. I am on a host of drugs that leave me zombie-like. I am taking Lamictal, Seroquel, Klonopin, Trazadone and Lithium. My Lithium dosage is 1050 mg a day. I am so tired and the weight gain and hair falling out are just two of the most troubling symptoms. My dr. doesn't even want me on an anti-depressant which I think will help. I am missing the occasional glass of wine. Do you think it is okay to have one while on these meds?

I am in the middle of switching to Abilify as the Zeldox was quite sedating and I want to see if the Abilify will work better. Abilify is expensive though. About $300 for 10mg. If you get government coverage they will have to apply for a special exemption as it is not normally covered. Sorry you are having such a hard time. I think brain damage is even harder to treat than bipolar. I would also try to access mental health service programs. You mentioned DBT which is good.

The adderall has been wonderful it really helped a lot the risperdal i am not so sure as he still gets very angry and aggressive he has also been recently diagnosed with social anxiety disorder.

s not that common but within the realm of possibilities. If it happenned before treatment though it could just be anxiety disorder. As for the other thing you are describing that could easily be cognitive confusion which is a common side effect of antipsychotics (although Abilify is the least likely to cause it) and Lamictal can occasionally cause it although it didn't in me when I took.

The atypical antipsychotics (Risperdal through Abilify, Fanapt and Saphris) have a safer side effect profile than the typicals (Thorazine through Haldol) in that they have half the statistical potential of causing tardive dyskinesia (a long term side effect which is a movement disorder of all current antipsychotics except for Clozaril). They also have far more of a mood stabilization effect and have been specifically FDA approved for this purpose.

I have always suffered from major depression and a mood disorder even though they don't come out and say it's bipolar, they treat is as such and it's helped. I've been on Abilify for a year now and I was doing so well but now I'm tired all the time, have no motivation, and feel overall blah! I see my pdoc next week and I wonder if I need a new mood stabelizer or a higher dose of Abilify.

Yes, I have lots. But lets start with ...you said she is on Latina? I assume you mean Latuda? And I hope you don't mean that. "Latuda is a medication known as an atypical antipsychotic that is used to treat symptoms of schizophrenia. The drug is also sometimes prescribed to treat depressive symptoms in bipolar disorder." It is not recommended for children unless they have bipolar depression or for adhd! What kind of a doctor prescribed this?

There are also some other medications that are used as mood stabilizers although not approved by the FDA for that particular use and include, Lamictal, Topamx and Tegretol. The objective of these mood stabilizers is to control both the manic and the depressive states of bipolar disorder. Their effectiveness depends on the patient, dosage and other variables.

Ok i have Bipolar diorder and i was diagnosed last year in early January...so far ive tried like 7 different medications. At first they all seemed to work but they eventually stopped. Right now im talking Abilify....and it has stopped working...ive been taking it for 3 months. I was looking up Bipolar disorder and i saw something that caught my eye..about Medical Marijuanna. Now i've smoked weed before i was diagnosed with Bipolar disorder so i never knew i had it i guess.

I was diagnosed with major depressive disorder and general anxiety disorder for years until I had a major manic episode then it changed to bipolar 1 and general anxiety disorder. I think it can be easily confused. I think there are mixed opinions on whether a person is considered bipolar or not from antidepressant induced mania. They may want to make sure they are making an accurate diagnosis.

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