Abilify for ptsd
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I am not a professional but I am a mental health patient of over 20yrs and have seen some real crazy stuff. I was on Abilify ( I have PTSD ) i WAS TAKING 10 MG AND WITH DR PERMISSION WENT DOWN TO 5 MG. wELL AFTER TWO WEEKS, TODAY ACTUALLY i QUIT COMPLETELY. i HAPPY WITH MY CHOICE. sORRY IF THIS IS NOT WHAT YOU WERE LOOKING FOR BUT JUST MY EXPERIENCE.
I went to the local ER again. And they put me on Zoloft and Abilify, as well as Vistiral for my panic attacks. So here's where I'm concerned, because I haven't felt this low in years. Am I going to be okay? With me feeling like this and the Abilify Side effects as scary as they are I just need some reassurance. I forgot how scary this was. I'm not really sleeping or eating. I've lost 20lbs in one week. Does anyone have any advice? Has anyone ever been through this?
They diagnosed me with PTSD as well as Major Depressive Disorder. They gave me a prescription for Abilify 5mg, Zoloft 100mg and Vistril. I have an appointment Thursday for my intake and then we'll start counseling from there. It does seem like the meds are finally kicking in. Which is a huge relief for me. I wasn't sure I could handle much more. I think there's some confusion about when I went off my Zoloft.
Back in March 2019, I started to take Abilify to treat PTSD, but then in May 2019 I immediately switched to Risperidone since I didn't find the Abilify to be helpful and it made me extremely bored. I took Risperidone (which I was told could affect blood sugar levels) for a little over a month and stopped abruptly because I realized it wasn't helping and it made me constipated.
I am bi-polar with severe PTSD. Recently, I was give Lamictal, and had terrible side effects. Then he tried Abilify, with the same results. Now he is talking about (He=doctor) depakote. I am afraid to take this med because I also have hep c, and read where it is exceptionally hard on the liver. What else do they recommend for bi-polar disorder? I have only been diagnosed a year ago, after 35 years of being misdiagnosed with severe depression.
t much, but my understanding this drug is only officially approved a last-ditch antidepressant for those for whom nothing else worked. I assume there are good reasons for this limited approval. (Keep in mind doctors can use these meds for anything they want once they're approved, but knowing what they're approved for gives some information on what studies showed). As to that particular side effect, any drug that affects the brain can make one sedated or the opposite, overstimulated.
Back in March 2019, I started to take Abilify to treat PTSD, but then in May 2019 I immediately switched to Risperidone since I didn't find the Abilify to be helpful and it made me extremely bored. I took Risperidone for a little over a month and stopped abruptly because I realized it wasn't helping and it made me constipated. But soon after I started taking Risperidone (within 1-2 weeks), I started to feel this extremely scared/anxious feeling in my heart.
Abilify is actually an antipsychotic drug that has anti-depressant properties. Usually Abilify is used for schizophrenia, bipolar disorders and as an adjunct therapy (add on therapy) for major depression. The treatment prescribed depends on your psychiatrist’s assessment of your case. However, the dose prescribed is the lowest for the drug.
Treatment for depression usually begins with a low dose of SSRIs (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors). Some doctors prescribe benzodiazepines too.
Alcoholic beverages are best avoided if you have bipolar and take medication. Your psychiatrist probably doesn't want to put you on an anti-depressent because it can make mania from bipolar worse. Tradazone actually is an anti-depresent so I'm assuming that's used for sleep. That works for some people but another option is Rozerem which works like melatonin to adjust the sleep cycle but that depends on how its working for you.
my doctor has given to me abilify and wellbutrin, is it good for quit smoke and go school well?
i cant go school well. i cant stay in classroom. even i cant go to school. i always want to stay at home. i am out of my home, i quickly want to go back my house. also i smoke 3 packet cigarette in a day. also i have serious sleep disorder.
i explained my problems to my doctor. then he gave me wellbutrin and abilify combination. what do you think about it?
I take Abilify ( 30 mg) once in tha A.M. & have for the past few years. It is a
wonder drug as far as I'm considered. I HATE Depakote, the side effects alone
I hate (weight gain). I & I speak only from my view that the Depakote is, (for me)
the instigator of the weight gain. I AM on Depakote (for seizures). currently & I
am SLOWLY going off it WITH my Doc's advice. I am on a HIGH dose & they
have me withdrawing from it (250 mg) at a time. The amt.
It was said for the past 10 years that it was depression along with PTSD for the past 3 years, it has been suspected by both myself and family members for about 8 years that I had bipolar. I had a lot of Counsellors only willing to look back as far as 'the event' that caused the supposed PTSD to which I now find out was misdiagnosed.
You were on a pretty high dose of Zoloft for 3 years. If I were you I would call my Dr and tell her you need a much longer tapering plan. In my opinion, 9 days is way too fast to get off of this med. No wonder you're having the shocks and nightmares. No one should have to go through this. Be persistent with your Dr. Remember that she works for you, not the other way around.
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