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EuphoricallyContent
Junior Member
Registered: February 2019
Location: USA
Posts: 14
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Fri April 5, 2019
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: $20.00| Rating: 6
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Muted most, if not all, of my auditory hallucinations. Made me feel more productive, upbeat, and confident.
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around two weeks after I had started, I got very serious side effects and had to go to urgent care.
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For the first two weeks, this medication was a godsend and had really allowed me to start improving myself and my situation very nicely. Then, out of nowhere, I started to get many side effects- cognitive fog and confusion, mouth and tongue swelling, uncontrollable tremors and twitches, panic and anxiety skyrocketing, body temperature plummeting, etc. Went to urgent care and of course, stopped the use of the meds.
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gevanhee
New Member
Registered: September 2015
Location: Canada
Posts: 8
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Fri January 18, 2019
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: $300.00| Rating: 9
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Keeps things under control.
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The cost.
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Does the trick, but terribly expensive even with insurance. Makes you want to stop taking your meds.
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gevanhee
New Member
Registered: September 2015
Location: Canada
Posts: 8
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Fri January 18, 2019
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 9
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Helps me sleep.
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CONS:
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None that I’m aware of. 25mg
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I’ve tried coming off this medication and my anxiety went up. I settled on a dose of 25mg from 300mg, which seems to be working well. If I miss a dose I can’t sleep.
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WildcatVet
Veteran Member
Registered: September 2017
Location: Rural New York
Posts: 632
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Thu October 26, 2017
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: $5.00| Rating: 10
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Good control/Energizing
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None
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Very happy with aripiprazole efficacy and lack of side effects.
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bpforever1
Magnate
Registered: August 2017
Location: earth
Posts: 2063
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Mon August 28, 2017
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: $35.00| Rating: 10
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PROS:
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helped with psychosis and mania
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CONS:
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tardive dyskinesia and akathisia
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I have been taking this medication for ten years and without it, I'm psychotic, and with it, I'm able to live independently and work. I just bought the generic version which is 35 dollars for a three-month supply and will see how it goes. The brand Abilify has been a life-saver. I am doing well and the side effects are minor compared to the benefits. My experience has overall been good. I hope it continues to work and help me stay out of the hospital.
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5150DirtDiva
Member
Registered: April 2017
Location: Milky Way
Posts: 317
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Mon May 15, 2017
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 2
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None
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I had hallucinations and it took me alost 2 months to recover from its use
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I had an awful experience with Abilify. I was hallucinating, irritable, ugh it was terrible. I was also taking a mood stabilizer and an antidepressant.
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Irisheyes_80
Junior Member
Registered: February 2017
Location: Maryland
Posts: 14
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Thu February 9, 2017
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 1
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None
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Drowsiness, Allergic reaction
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I was really excited to start this medication because I had heard nothing but good things about it.
I can't really say I wouldn't recommend it to anyone else based on my experience because I didn't get to take it long enough to really say...
I took it for 2 days, in those two days it made me really tired almost to the point of lethargic all I could do was lay on my couch.
On the third day, I had a severe allergic reaction to the medication, fever, hives/rash, lip and tongue swelling, the palms of my hands and soles of my feet felt like they were on fire.
Doctor had to call in steroids to counteract the reaction.
Never want to experience that again.
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PatternsInTheIvy
Member
Registered: June 2016
Location: In My Own World
Posts: 73
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Wed October 26, 2016
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Recommended? No |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 1
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None
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Induced hallucinations, nausea, worsened dissociation
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Nope. Nope, nope, nope. I personally don't tolerate even atypical anti-psychotics. P-doc literally said, "You are not allowed to take anymore anti-psychotics." I was on 2.5mg for two days after taking 5mg to two days, and it caused two weeks of NOPE. It's different for everyone, but for me personally, it was an absolute nightmare. Never again.
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jmariah001
Member
Registered: July 2008
Location: Geneva, Ohio
Posts: 243
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Mon July 25, 2016
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: $1.20| Rating: 10
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Gives you energy.
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I have had a great response to this medicine. No side effects, and it gives me much needed energy. I recommend it to other bipolar patients.
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Guener
Newly Joined
Registered: July 2016
Location: New Mexico
Posts: 5
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Mon July 18, 2016
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 9
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PROS:
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Great compliment to SSRI
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Side-effects
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Works great for me at 2mg combined with Lexapro (escipalotram). Very fast results.
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Harmonizer
New Member
Registered: March 2015
Location: U.S.
Posts: 5
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Wed April 27, 2016
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: $149.00| Rating: 10
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Tiny, easy to swallow, helps make antidepressants work better.
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CONS:
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The cost is still prohibitive for some folks.
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As soon as I started taking it, my antidepressant (Duloxetine) kicked into gear. After 4 days on it, my energy level increased and my appetite decreased. No side effects that I can tell. Was surviving on samples from my NP, but now the cost has decreased somewhat, and I was able to appeal to my pharmacy for a tier level reduction.
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Chris Altman
Member
Registered: October 2015
Location: Somewhere in this Earth
Posts: 95
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Sun October 25, 2015
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Recommended? No |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 1
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PROS:
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Less side effects than other antipsychotics
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CONS:
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It doesn't work for psychosis
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It doesn't work for psychosis.
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Erik456
Member
Registered: May 2015
Location: LA
Posts: 79
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Wed May 20, 2015
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 0
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PROS:
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it works
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CONS:
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none
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I frequently order prescribed medicines by americantrustpills (seriously, this place sucks) without danger. Sadly I use to take lots of it so low expense is pretty important for me.
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Mon March 23, 2015
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: $76.00| Rating: 9
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PROS:
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Keeps psychotic symptoms in check; least amount of weight gain of any of the atypical antipsychotics I've tried
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CONS:
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Miss one dose you're probably OK - miss two, all hell breaks loose.
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I order mine from CanadaPharmacy, and the brand I get through them is actually sourced from Turkey. It's the only way I can afford it.
Abilify saved my life.
I recently was sick with pneumonia and forgot to take any of my meds, psych included, for like 5-6 days - the withdrawal effects were severe and my psychosis returned hardcore, I spent about 3 weeks recovering from the suicidal urges that cropped up and was nearly hospitalized... my advice: don't play loose with taking this drug - and DON'T miss more than just one dose!
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FlowerChild67
Veteran Member
Registered: December 2013
Location: Portland, Oregon
Posts: 625
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Sun March 8, 2015
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Recommended? No |
Total Spent: $3.00| Rating: 3
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PROS:
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very little at max dose it only help 3/4 of my symptoms
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CONS:
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a lot of negative at max dose it only help 3/4 of my symptoms, weight gain at max dose
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at max dose i gained weight. did not take voices away help with visions
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Fastidious Raptor
New Member
Registered: June 2012
Location: Sonoma County, Ca
Posts: 9
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Wed December 3, 2014
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Recommended? No |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 2
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PROS:
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None experienced
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CONS:
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Marked Weight Gain
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I had previously taken 5 mg of Abilify.
From the first day on 12/23/2013- 01/03/2014 I went from 186 lbs. to 212 lbs. Sounds impossible to me, but that's what all the scales were telling me.
Later the same year my doctor had increased the dose to 10 mg. After this change I was extremely depressed, lethargic, moody, and had a raging headache. So I ended up discontinuing the use of this medication.
Initially I was hopeful this medication might help, but unfortunately I ended up not being very impressed.
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Jamles
Member
Registered: June 2011
Location: Upper Midwest
Posts: 32
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Fri August 29, 2014
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Recommended? No |
Total Spent: $75.00| Rating: 3
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PROS:
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works
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CONS:
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weight gain,
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works good at first, but for me the dosages had to be increased to gain that effect again. was up to 20 mg., weaned myself off it because it made me braindead. take your time going off this drug because it can be very hard. Insomnia. of course talk to your doctor first.
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plantgrl
Newly Joined
Registered: May 2014
Location: USA
Posts: 4
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Wed August 6, 2014
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 7
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PROS:
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non drowsy, effective
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CONS:
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weight gain, tremors
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Helped greatly with my condition but gave me tremors that had to be countered with another medication.
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Baroness4tea
Member
Registered: May 2014
Location: Telford
Posts: 62
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Wed May 21, 2014
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: $16.00| Rating: 6
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Non drowsy
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CONS:
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Did not seem to help
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Did not help depression
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eclipselightning
Member
Registered: January 2014
Location: Canada
Posts: 52
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Wed April 9, 2014
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Recommended? No |
Total Spent: $110.00| Rating: 2
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PROS:
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none
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CONS:
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depression, weight gain, suicidal ideation
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Caused more problems than I had to start with. Made my mood even more unstable and almost landed me back at the hospital.
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Jesse S
New Member
Registered: March 2014
Location: USA
Posts: 5
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Wed March 12, 2014
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 9
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PROS:
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felt better
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CONS:
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arm pain
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I was having severe headaches and neck and arm pain. I was diagnosed with herniated disc in my neck. had tried many different treatments including several other muscle relaxers, physical therapy, traction,pain meds etc. was finally sent to neurosurgery but was told surgery wouldnt last. was put baclofen on by pain management and the result are unbelieveable. practically pain free!
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Jesse S
New Member
Registered: March 2014
Location: USA
Posts: 5
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Wed March 12, 2014
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 9
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PROS:
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felt better
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CONS:
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arm pain
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I was having severe headaches and neck and arm pain. I was diagnosed with herniated disc in my neck. had tried many different treatments including several other muscle relaxers, physical therapy, traction,pain meds etc. was finally sent to neurosurgery but was told surgery wouldnt last. was put baclofen on by pain management and the result are unbelieveable. practically pain free!
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Jesse S
New Member
Registered: March 2014
Location: USA
Posts: 5
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Wed March 12, 2014
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 0
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PROS:
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felt better
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CONS:
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arm pain
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I was having severe headaches and neck and arm pain. I was diagnosed with herniated disc in my neck. had tried many different treatments including several other muscle relaxers, physical therapy, traction,pain meds etc. was finally sent to neurosurgery but was told surgery wouldnt last. was put on baclofen by pain management and the result are unbelieveable. practically pain free!
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forever alone 08
New Member
Registered: December 2013
Location: wv, usa
Posts: 3
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Mon February 24, 2014
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Recommended? No |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 1
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PROS:
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helped quickly with manic phase of bipolar at low dose
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CONS:
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to many side effects
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I started out on 5mg for bipolar. took 5mg at bedtime for 3 days, cldnt handle side effects. Dr's nurse advised to cute dose in 1/2, I did, took 2.5 mg for additional 3 days, still bad side effects (memory loss, severe irritability, etc), so I stopped it all together. NOT a drug for me.
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Lazylady
Junior Member
Registered: February 2014
Location: Midwest USA
Posts: 11
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Wed February 19, 2014
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Recommended? No |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 2
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Taken as an add on to antidepressants but experienced no improvement. After I stopped taking it, I experienced tardive akathisia (diagnosed by psychiatrist and neurologist) which has improved but is still a problem after 2 years
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ginaaa22
Member
Registered: January 2014
Location: Toledo, OH
Posts: 210
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Wed January 29, 2014
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: $25.00| Rating: 7
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PROS:
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worked well
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CONS:
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weight gain
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too much weight gain for the positive aspects of the drug
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wolfclaw
New Member
Registered: January 2014
Location: Kentucky
Posts: 6
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Tue January 28, 2014
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Recommended? No |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 2
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Fine hand tremors & Headaches
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charo224488
Member
Registered: October 2011
Posts: 89
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Fri January 24, 2014
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Recommended? No |
Total Spent: $50.00| Rating: 1
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PROS:
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none for me
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CONS:
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horrible episode
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I took this drug once, to help with a major depression. It made me psychotic- I hallucinated, felt like I had bugs crawling all over me, and basically had the worst anxiety attack ever with my heart pounding so hard that I could see it. My dr. calls it an 'allergic' reaction- this drug frightens me to no end.
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AnxietyGirl916
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Registered: September 2013
Location: Northern California
Posts: 335
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Wed January 22, 2014
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Recommended? No |
Total Spent: $35.00| Rating: 5
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PROS:
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Helped boost anti-depressant and mood stabilizer.
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CONS:
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Drowsiness, Nausea, Cost
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There is no generic for this medication and even with insurance I paid $35 for a 30 day supply.
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misskrome
Member
Registered: January 2014
Location: ...
Posts: 229
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Mon January 20, 2014
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 3
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PROS:
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Did exactly what it was supposed to but...
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debilitating side effects
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Took it for a year and had no problems. Worked wonders on mood swings and rages. After about a year of taking it, made me terrified to ride in vehicles or drive, amplified anxiety and rate of panic attacks, felt 'amped-up' all the time. Got tired of the rush.
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nel1330
Newly Joined
Registered: November 2013
Location: New York
Posts: 2
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Sat November 23, 2013
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: $25.00| Rating: 8
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Helps anxiety (social)
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CONS:
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Weight Gain
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Im Bipolar, and Abilify really helps me not become manic and helps my social anxiety a lot!
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Cyclowolf
Proud Bayers Club Member
Registered: September 2013
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada U.S.A.
Posts: 23860
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Fri September 27, 2013
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Recommended? No |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 1
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PROS:
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For me none.
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CONS:
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Had so many sideffects, High fever, sweating, nausea & tremor.
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Had a very bad allergic reaction. Almost wound up in the ER.
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GlaringofGrimalkins
Junior Member
Registered: September 2013
Posts: 7
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Mon September 23, 2013
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Recommended? No |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 1
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PROS:
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None
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CONS:
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Useless and spendy
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Entirely useless and I'm glad It wasn't my money wasted.
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transientsoul
Member
Registered: August 2013
Location: CLEVELANDOHIO!!
Posts: 143
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Fri August 23, 2013
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Recommended? No |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 1
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none
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CONS:
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extreme lability of emotions
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Doc put me on abilify in addition to Lamictal. I would cry at the drop of a hat like from everything from A-Z and in between. Told doc and she said "Well if you feel that's what's causing it, just go off the abilify" so I did, and it stopped.
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todddonovan
Newly Joined
Registered: July 2013
Posts: 1
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Fri July 12, 2013
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: $5.00| Rating: 7
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PROS:
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suicidal tendencies down
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CONS:
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wicked dreams
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It's doing a good job.
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ina8680
New Member
Registered: September 2007
Location: Anniston, AL
Posts: 9
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Sun June 23, 2013
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: $10.00| Rating: 9
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No weight gain, seems to stabilize moods pretty well
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CONS:
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none so far
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Skully
Skeleton Queen
Registered: February 2010
Location: Northeastern Pennsylvania
Posts: 8040
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Fri June 14, 2013
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: $6.25| Rating: 10
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PROS:
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helps to stabilize my mood
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CONS:
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none
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This drug works well with my Lamictal.
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Miswimmy1
~ wingin' it ~
Registered: August 2012
Location: USA
Posts: 3791
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Thu May 23, 2013
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 8
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PROS:
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helps with mood
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CONS:
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fatigue
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very pricey but it works
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wadingthruemotions
Veteran Member
Registered: March 2013
Location: Texas
Posts: 595
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Mon May 6, 2013
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Recommended? No |
Total Spent: $20.00| Rating: 4
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PROS:
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Assists lower dosage pristiq for anti-depressant.
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Other than the lower dose med addition, no additional effects seen and it makes you gain weight.
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For me, this only helped when used with low dose pristiq.
Other than that, it makes you gain weight. I would not recommend this.
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shezbut
Legendary
Registered: February 2009
Location: Rochester, MN
Posts: 12565
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Thu May 2, 2013
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 5
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PROS:
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increased will to live
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CONS:
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weight gain, shakiness, dampens sexual appetite, decreased energy
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While there are several side effects with this medication, especially when taken daily, it gives my anti-depressant a necessary boost! My pDoc did explain that Abilify has an incredibly long lifespan as the side effects grew and intensified. He advised me to take this medication once per week at his prescribed dosage, to lessen the side effects and that has worked very well for me.
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Thu May 2, 2013
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: $40.00| Rating: 5
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PROS:
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Abilify
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CONS:
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weight gain, sexual dysfunction, memory problems
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I take 10mg three times a day. Doses don't last very long as feelings of anxiety and anxiousness start up after four hours of taking the first dose.
Have been taking it for three months
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quinnsmommy2011
New Member
Registered: April 2013
Posts: 1
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Wed April 24, 2013
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: $4.00| Rating: 9
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PROS:
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Made my depression MUCH less severe. It took it down about 95%. Haven't had a manic episode since starting it.
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CONS:
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Mildly worsened my OCD and Anxiety.
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I started Abilify about a month ago and WOW. It's been a miracle for me. The first few days I had mild nausea in the morning (I originally took them at night) which I'm assuming was because my blood sugar was low. I just drank a Coke and ate some peppermint candy and was good to go! I changed the time of day I took them to the afternoon and I take the med with lunch and have 0 stomach irritation. The first few nights I had a little bit of restless leg and my skin was extremely sensitive. I had to sleep with minimal clothes on. I also had visual disturbances when I'd wake up in the morning or after prolonged periods of having my eyes closed. I figure it's just the medication making my eyes have a hard time to readjusting to light but it goes away within minutes. It's treated my bi polar and depression BEAUTIFULLY. My OCD and anxiety have spiked minimally but no where near unmanageable and it's definitely worth if for how much it's helping my other problems. My depression made it hard to get out of bed and I was always exhausted. Now I have a lot of motivation to do things and am not at all a zombie. My main concern was I'd lose my personality but instead of just a happier, better version of myself. It's also helped me gain weight. I'm 5 foot 4 and was 86 when I started and am now up to 92! I'm hoping my weight will keep going up! I refused help for 6 years (I'm now 21) and I'm kicking myself for it. This drug is amazing. The side effects weren't bad at all and it's helped me out so much. Would definitely recommend.
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learningursula
Member
Registered: April 2013
Location: virginia
Posts: 25
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Sun April 14, 2013
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: $3.00| Rating: 10
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PROS:
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works good
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none
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works well
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rossiv46
Member
Registered: December 2012
Location: California
Posts: 119
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Thu December 20, 2012
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Recommended? No |
Total Spent: $20.00| Rating: 1
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gave really bad Akathisia
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I was on this med and couldn't sit still and couldn't sleep because I was just restless. I was miserable.
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rossiv46
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Registered: December 2012
Location: California
Posts: 119
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Thu December 20, 2012
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Total Spent: $20.00| Rating: 1
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gave really bad Akathisia
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I was on this med and couldn't sit still and couldn't sleep because I was just restless. I was miserable.
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Louiek72
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Registered: March 2012
Location: Fraser Valley
Posts: 4
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Tue August 7, 2012
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Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 3
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It was covered by BC Health Care and it did not give me a sedated feeling
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Weight gain of 25 pounds over 3 months
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My husband noticed that my mood became stable but in a negative mode where I was highly irritable all the time. I gained 25 pounds in 3 months and then returned to my previous medication. I have stopped gaining weight. My doctor does not believe that Abilify and weight gain are connected but I can't help but think he is wrong.
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Laura363
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Registered: July 2012
Posts: 4
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Fri July 27, 2012
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 10
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I can recommend a reputable pharmacy (Abilify) - 24tabs (seriously, this place sucks - do not buy from them) I received the order and it was on time and the pills work great.
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xanoria
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Registered: July 2012
Location: Sweden
Posts: 1
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Sat July 21, 2012
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: $416.00| Rating: 8
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moderates delusional symptoms
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restlessness, formication
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I take Abilify for my delusional disorder, and it moderates my symptoms very good. But the side effects are so bad, I have to eat prescription drugs to moderate them (I become very, very restless and get formications)
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ghopster
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Registered: January 2012
Posts: 3
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Tue January 10, 2012
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Total Spent: $5.00| Rating: 10
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Boosted me depression medication and put me over the top.
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Cannot handle more than 10mg
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In 2001 I found out I had Hep C. The drug for that was called interferon. It caused me to become severly depressed and bipolar. After 7 years and aroud 25 different drugs in different combinations I became somewhat stable with 300mg's of Effexor CR and 200mg's of Lamictal. But my bipolar was bad. My doctor added 5 mg's of Abilify and it changed my life. I felt great again and had no side effects. After about 3 years we had to raise it to 10mg but I feel better than if have in 11 years. Abilify was my mirical drug that gave me my life back.
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mzsweeden
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Registered: December 2011
Posts: 1
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Sun December 25, 2011
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Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 1
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None
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Hallucinations, Insomnia, Memory Loss
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I started to hallucinate 3 days into taking this medication, having bipolar disorder does not typically make this happen.
I was seeing people and "Zombie" like creatures and couldn't drive alone. I was afraid that my daughter was going to turn into some weird creature and eat me.
This medication is no good. I would do something and 5 minutes later I couldnt remember what I had done.
Sleep became even worse, as I am already an insomniac I was not sleeping AT ALL, which was probably making the hallucinations and memory loss worse.
I would NEVER ever recommend this to anyone!
It's been a little over a year since I stopped taking it and am just now starting to feel normal.
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