abilify mania

Hi This piece of information that abilify can turn people manic is new to me. Agitation and irritability possible but not mania It's an antipsychotic so it just can't by definition. Besides it's a second generation atypical so instead of suppressing dopamine it regulates it. For some this drug turned their life rose and for some it brought insomnia and a bit of agitation, but mania this is totally new.

He substituted tegretol with Abilify as my MS. I heard well of Abilify and I happen to have come across http://www.askdrjones.com/2005/02/14/ranking-the-mood-stabilizers/ . To tell you the truth I became happy because I know tegretol needs blood tests, etc…while abilify has a few side effects except some anxiety. I only became suspicious about its potency as a mood stabilizer. Otherwise why do pdocs recommend always one of the triads (lithium, depakote, tegretol) or lamictal lately.

t help in mania, but that it causes mania this is very doubtful, perhaps at very higher doses like IL said, also i heard from one pdoc who told me when I chose lamictal that he cured one pt from mania by lamictal. Also on forums we see people got cured from mania also by abilify, or to be more precise, some pts when stopping abilify got their mania, so i assumed that both can't cause mania, yet since they work upwards most probably do not help in mania.

Not quite in the same manner. Abilify does have mood stabilization effects. An SSRI generally is of concern for someone with bipolar and can easily worsen mania. Abilify like all antipsychotics can treat it. Abilify and Geodon are activating, that is they will make a person more likely to be awake instead of being sedating. I know when I was on Geodon and Abilify they kept me up practically the whole night but they didn't make me manic.

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).

I have just been diagnosed on the bipolar spectrum. As I have been doing a little research to ease some of my fear, I ran across this "mania" diagnosis. I just want to share some of my symptoms....I experience feelings of disconnect from reality mostly during my cycle. I feel like I am sleep walking outside of my body a lot of the time. This scares me sooo bad and then lately, I have been doing things that I can not remember.

anyhow any suggestions on what worked for anyone else after having bad side effects. I need something for mania, insomnia panic and anxiety attacks. Side effects of amilify where as follows Hard time breathing,hyperventilating, feeling sick in respiratory, slight swelling of tongue, fast heartbeat, restless, dizzy, speech changes, tremors and shacking, eyes feel like there rolling in back of head,seeing spots when closing eyes for bed,insomnia, Mania returned in two days, agitation.

I am on Abilify and Effexor and have not taken Effexor for two days and am having a meltdown today. I really do not like Seroquel nor Abilify since I have so many side effects like swollen neck glands, stiff neck, manic mania that lasts 24/7 and insomnia.

She was taken off of Adderol and Zoloft and put on Abilify(daily) and Seroquel(as needed). She balked, made another suicide threat, then had an ingestion that resulted in a trip to the hospital and another admission to a psych unit. Her denail began to fade, and she actually started taking the Abilify and Seroquel. Once she felt better, she got back on the Adderoll/Zoloft rollercoaster and off the Abilify and Serouquel. She is also bulemic and purges after every meal.

I was wondering how Abilify added to an anti-depressant affects a bipolar II? Will it cause Mania?

I recently changed antipsychotics from Zeldox (Geodone) 160mg to Abilify 10mg. I am also on 200mg of lamotrigine and 50mg of Trazodone. I took my first full dose of Abilify on Friday the 6th and today is the 11th The Abilify is working about 70%. I have been crying more, I wrote a big long blog about how life is useless because I can't work full time and be a parent and all those other 'normal' things the drug companies promise you that you can do if you just take their drug.

Well, I know they use Abilify to treat bipolar, but my doctor says it can be activating for mania in some people. Mania can be dysphoric and irritable mania (as opposed to euphoric mania, which is happy life of the party type.) Also stimulants for ADD can be activating for bipolar. So, it would be best to talk to his psychiatrist about this to get the best options.

I am on Abilify 20mg and I have absolutely no energy. I am in bed for 3 and 4 days at a time. I am getting really discouraged. I am better mentally than I was, but I am zombie like, unable to participate in my own life. Is the Abilify causing this? Or perhaps I need another medication added? I don't know what to think.

Since then I was switched eventually to Abilify. Before this I took a series of other mood stabilizing drugs and had the same dislike for them as Abilify - these drugs seem to want to treat my almost nonexistant mania (anxiety more prominant than hysterical joy) and undertreat my heavy depression symptoms. I feel flat lined and listless on Abilify and have since stopped taking it. Is there any drug more pointed towards we of the B.P. community with overriding angst and little of the fun stuff?

with no success each time I fly high in happiness then stumble into the bloody mania and each time the mania takes longer to extinguish. True i didn't try st john's wort but read about others' experience and still it brings mania. Of course there are AC's like lamictal which has AD property or abilify an AP with same action activating etc...but i am speaking of an SSRI say because it also kills not only depression but also anxiety and along with OCD. But in vain.

From what I remember Depakoate and Zyprexa both were extremely sedating for me and Depakoate in general works better on mania than depression. But its better to wait to speak to his psychiatrist before making any changes. Abilify is an antipsychotic that is the least sedating and Lamictal is less sedating than Depakoate and works better on depression. You could ask his psychiatrist about that.

Oh and don't take them together, leave at least 24 hours from your last dose of Sertraline before you take your first dose of 5-HTP. If your withdrawals from the Aripiprazole cause you problems add in 900mg St Johns Wart 2x daily and this should help with the symptoms.

Once I reached the therapeutic dose of Lamictal, I stopped Abilify and immediately experienced rapid fluctuations between depression and mania and my therapist told me to go back on Abilify at a reduced 2.5 mg. In addition, since beginning Lamictal + Abilify I have consistently gained 40 pounds.... 10 of which were gained within the 2 weeks I restarted Abilify at 2.5 mg. As someone who has a history of body dysmorphia and eating disorders, I NEED a different treatment.

Adderall and Ritalin will make moods worse without a Mood Stabiliser - they can cause mania in Bipolars (along with a slew of side effects including death in some cases..

OF COURSE I can take an AD, but this is committing suicide because I shall plunge into a manic phase. I want to cut this loop of mania - depression - mania etc...so to relieve this symptom of lack of energy (mood is not bad) CAN I KEEP REDUCING the seroquel, will it increase depression based on the assumption that seroquel is also good for depression. I fear of reducing the risperidone although there exists 0.5 mg in the market.

I have had manic episodes before. The last one was brought on by stress. The mania I experience has the effects of insomnia, racing thoughts, and severe depression. I have felt hyper and excited before but not at all to the point of spending sprees, multiple partners, anger, ect. The last time my mania hit was due to the stresses of a new job. I was just too hard on myself, lost 30 lbs. That was over 6 months ago. I am no longer working. My doctor wants to put me on Abilify.

rapid heart rate, hard to breath, stiffness is neck and back, respiratory infection it feels like coming on. As far as I read these can be serious side effects. I talked to two people at pdoc's office and they said I specifically need to talk to my pdoc. well she was sapozed to call today and didn't. I go back Thursday anyway but are these not serious side effects. p.s. anxiety is worse now also.

I just went back on Abilify 2 days ago after being off of it for a week due to tremors (with other meds). I also can't figure out which way my mood is swinging. It seems to be a bit of both mania and depression. But i didn't think psychosis existed in mixed episodes. I am so frustrated. I just want things to work out and they aren't right now. This was just really to vent, but if anyone has any advice in the meantime, well that would be great. Also i have an appt.

Hope someone can help inform me............I have been on low dose of abilify since jan 09...

You might actually feel better once you get to a higher dose of seroquel. It's complicated, but at lower doses, it acts as an antihistamine, which makes you tired, but at higher doses, the receptors are saturated and people actually report feeling more awake. I know some people also take it at night to deal with some of the grogginess. I highly suggest checking out the crazymeds.us forums.

Due to the fact that antidepressants can cause mania my psychiatrist took me off of it which in turn gave me severe anxiety. I am now back on Lexapro, 5mg. I am convinced that my brain has been screwed up due to getting off Lexapro then back on. Has anybody had the same experience? I don't really suffer from manic episodes. When I do they are usually stress induced. My psychiatrist gave me Abilify. Does anyone have insight on this drug?

I have ever seen have missed that. I have never had mania. But the fog has caused me severe agitation and i was raging all the time.They said in the hospital that my raging was part of bipolar ii disorder. they put me on abilify with neurontin and prozac. The depression lifted and I had more energy than ever, (although mentally i was still in a fog). That lasted about a month and I got of the abilify cause of bad restlessness in my legs.

Depakoate is of course a mood stabilizer but it generally works better on mania than depression. Risperdal is of course an antipsychotic but it also has full mood stabilization effects. Generally (it states this on the package insert) anti-psychotics are used with caution in people that are elderly so his psychiatrist is probably seeing whether he absolutely needs it or not.

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