- please someone answer this for me 12th March 2008
... 100mg lamictal twice daily, 1mg clonazepam, and 20mg abilify .
my question is that i'm in a ok mood most of...
- New Here, Need Advice 9th March 2008
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I am on Lamictal 400mg, and just started taking abilify , my doc moved my dosage up slowly and now I am on ... I have been on lamictal for about 1 1/2 years the abilify is new. Can anyone give me some advice on this? Should...
... i am on 100mg of lamictal and 20mg abilify . i also feel very tired and restless at the same time ... . i started abilify about six months ago and was recently increased to...
... it out if you can. I am on 200mg lamictal and 20mg abilify . The restlessness went away for me. If it is too much...
- Abilify and Lamictal 9th March 2008
... taking 100mg lamictal twice daily and am also on 20mg abilify . i am tired all the time but i also pace all the time ... i have been feeling this way since beginning the abilify . i also have some issues with concentration but not ... talking to my pdoc but i've been confused about the abilify also. please keep me updated on how your doing and...
... should try to wait it out. I love my Lamictal and Abilify ! It is what has helped keep me stable (for the most ... comfortable answering this just ignore me)That is what abilify is best for, at least in my and my doctor's point...
... I am on both 200mg of lamictal and 20mg of abilify . I agree with steam. I think you may want to wait...
... is to wait it out.
How long have you been on the abilify ?
Katy...
... lamictal for a year and a half roughly and I have been on abilify for about four months now I think? I didn't start ... away and you feel like you really shouldn't be on abilify , then give your pdoc a call. Maybe you could do ok...
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- *I am New here 4th March 2008
... diagnosed about a year and a half ago. I am taking abilify , lamictal, provigil, and klonopin. I feel like that...
- Any Experience with Topapax? 29th February 2008
... again to evauate how I'm doing. I am also on Lamical, Abilify , Lexapro, and Ambian and Atavin PRN.
So (I guess...
... I am on Topamax. I also take Lamictal, Abilify and Prozac. I lost 25 pounds in a couple of months...
- is abilify supposed to make u restless and when will it go away?? 28th February 2008
... can make it go away with other meds. When i started abilify my legs felt really weird...like the only thing i...
... i have been taking abilify for at least six months now. i have been restless...
- Feeling A LOT better! 28th February 2008
... wellbutrin xl, effexor xr, zoloft
Antipsychotics: abilify , geodon, seroquel (briefly for sleep)
Mood stabilizers ... (very briefly), lithium
RIGHT NOW I am taking: abilify , lamictal, klonopin, and provigil. These seem to be...
- how long does antiphyotics take to work?? 27th February 2008
... >??????>>????>>>??? i been on abilify for two weeks now and i feel kind of depressed...
- so lonely 26th February 2008
... I mean? Right now I am on Zyprexa,Prozac,lamictal, abilify and ativan and they don't really seem to be helping...
- Feeling hopeless about getting help...the voices won't leave me alone 22nd February 2008
... to keep the Lithium the same. I am on Zyprexa and Abilify (cross titrating so I will only be on Abilify). I...
... ((((banana))))
I hope that the abilify really starts working well for you soon. It is a good...
...
Llama- Thanks for your concern! I am on 10 mg of Abilify and 25 mg Zyprexa, and they are weaning me onto the ... Abilify and off of the Zyprexa. My psychiatrist called me...
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... not to lower the Zyprexa, but to go up 5 mg on the Abilify . We will keep going up until teh voices stop. So,...
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I am happy to hear that you are going up on abilify . That has been the med that really made the voice...
... likely...the pdoc is telling me he will raise the Abilify but leave the Zyprexa the same until I stop hearing...
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... just can't afford them. Especially the nearly $200 abilify . How much do you pay for abilify if you don't mind...
... Sending you some warm weather. I got samples of the Abilify from the doctor, so I didn't pay for them. Hoping...
- Mood Stabilizers. 21st February 2008
... that people have listed on this thread. Lamictal and Abilify work for me, but may not work for you. I am also on...
... that people have listed on this thread. Lamictal and Abilify work for me, but may not work for you. I am also on...
- No call back from pdoc and freaking out and talk of moving home 11th February 2008
... of it all and tired all the time. I know it is the abilify it must be so I am stopping for sure and I did take...
... ..
Oh honey. You have convinced yourself that Abilify is your problem and now that you have decreased the...
... they are pretty much never right. I found that the abilify helped me get rid of it, you weren't hearing them ... before you stopped taking the abilify , were you?
Your mom seems like she is reaching...
... You all will be happy because I got a refill of the abilify and have been taking it like I am supposed to. Being...
- 3rd time a charm?? Hearing voices... 8th February 2008
... slowly getting off of Zyprexa, and slowly getting onto Abilify . He is doing a Lithium level, and then will see what ... to do with the Lithium. He said that the Abilify will also help with the voices....
... banana, the abilify will help with the voices too. I can attest to that...
- Stopped taking some of my meds... 6th February 2008
... I did it on purpose though! I was on lamictal, abilify , and lithium. Now I am just taking lamictal.
Why...
- Antipsychs or mooodstabilizers? 5th February 2008
... both right now but thinking of taking myself off of abilify . I have only been taking it every other day now for...
- Lamictal question: 26th January 2008
... My son is 13. He is on Lamictal and Abilify , he is ADD and BP. He has been on the Lamictal for...
- Bipolar and A.D.D. 23rd January 2008
... Concerta is a stimulant. My son is ADD/BP. he is on Abilify & Lamictal for the BP, but it's been hard to find...
- Don't want to take Lithium anymore, so I'm stopping. 22nd January 2008
... effects disappear. I know this happened to me with abilify .
But definitely call your pdoc and let him know...
- Abilify 22nd January 2008
... Hi there,
I am on Abilify and I started feeling very subtle changes after about...
... Hi Hybrid,
I am on abilify and it is my favorite! It totally helped me, but it ... time my doc gave me Ativan. It helped me until the Abilify started taking effect. I would stick with the Abilify...
... paxil then they changed to 20 mg prozac and 7.5 mg Abilify and I have noticed a really good improvement in her ... bring her down off the prozac and just keep her on Abilify she has depression and anxiety but this is the best ... I have seen her, has anyone just taken Abilify and had good results with it:)...
- Weight gain and abilify?! strattera!? 21st January 2008
... [QUOTE=Llama;3401731]Ever since my increase in abilify I feel like a botomless pit. I am so hungry all the...
- New person here! 19th January 2008
... voice though and I hear him all the time. But my med Abilify pretty much takes care of that. It lowers the volume...
... others have said. But, like steamrollhehe, I am on abilify and have seen things before (hallucinations) and it...
- You know your medications are expensive when... 17th January 2008
... that's not so nice" when finding out the price of ( abilify ) it and ringing it up for you.
OK, we have to laugh ... I also had a pdoc appt today and she increased my abilify to 20mg. I already feel better? Is that weird? I feel...
... year or 2 from the USA in getting new medications.
Abilify here is $220 for 30 tablets!!! No wonder, I would...
... I'm on abilify , Lamictal, Lexapro, and seroquel, and boy are they...
...
... still pay over $200 a month for a 30 day supply of abilify . I guess it depends on the person and the coverage...
- Would like to introduce myself 16th January 2008
... but now things are a lot better. I'm on lamictal and abilify . I like to think this combo will be a miracle for...
- Geodon Side Effects 12th January 2008
... hizophrenia). The atypical antipsychotics (Geodon, Zyprexa, Abilify , Seroquel, Risperdal) block the action of dopamine...
- Meds are Depressing 12th January 2008
... pdoc and said LOOK!!!! and she goes "oh". I'm on Abilify now but I've gained 10 frickin pounds and want to...
... Hi lady
I tried lamotrigine, seroquel, abilify , respiridol and some antidepressents (bad idea hypomania...
- Mixed State 11th January 2008
... mixed and I when I was in the hospital they added abilify to help. Although I think it makes me kind of restless...
- Llama.... 10th January 2008
... I am feeling a lot better. I think the abilify has really helped me. I am feeling kinda restless...
... I was on Abilify for quite sometime and felt the same way - antsy and ... great. I would talk to your Doc about other options. Abilify has a lot of side effects. You could even get paralysis...
... have them addressed. Period.
2.) I was on abilify and felt that way at first, but it went away, but...
- Can I be my pre-bipolar self? 8th January 2008
... therapist and I see her once a week, I am on Lamictal, abilify , and Lexapro. I have an awesome guidence counslor...
- anti-psychotic meds cause anger 3rd January 2008
... my temper or control. :) I've been on respirdal and abilify during these occurrences. Has anyone else felt the...
- Getting started with Lamictal 30th December 2007
... drug but I couldn't take it alone either. Needed some abilify added in. You should really let your doc know that...
- Lamictal 27th December 2007
... combo of the two really works for me. I am also on Abilify . As my pdoc says Lamictal gives you a ceiling and...
- crash and burn without lithium? 21st December 2007
... burn if I don't take the lithium. I am already on abilify and lamictal. Will this really happen? I'm feeling...
... burn if I don't take the lithium. I am already on abilify and lamictal. Will this really happen? I'm feeling...
- Lamictal with some problems 18th December 2007
... 300 mg/night of lamictal and nothing else. I was on abilify for a little bit, but didn't like the side effects ... (study, homework, research, nothing) until I took abilify . Is there another alternative than abilify to get...
- Tobacco and alcohol warnings 14th December 2007
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- Will I gain weight from these meds? 12th December 2007
... I am on lithium, lamictal, and abilify ? Which ones will make me gain weight? The pdoc that...
... at the same time, but now am only on lamictal and abilify and lexapro. I did not gain any weight when I was...
- On Topamax, Celexa, and Seroquel for Bipolar 12th December 2007
... have been on seroquel for a while though. Now I am on abilify , lamictal, lithium, and klonopin. Are you feeling...
- Changing meds on my own 11th December 2007
... lamictal, and klonopin. This is a change from lithium, abilify , lamictal, and klonopin.
I have already put on ... should just drop the lithium?
Which is better? Abilify or Geodon?...
- how long does it take for lamictal to start working 10th December 2007
... once it started working, it's great!! It (along with abilify ) have really made the difference for me. Stick with...
- Do you guys think bipolar is being overdiagnosed? 3rd December 2007
... did, for the first time ever, see a commercial for Abilify the other night, and it made me instantly think of...
- Just got out of a 6 day stint in the phosp 3rd December 2007
... there changed my meds. Now am on: 200mg lamictal, 15mg Abilify , 300mg lithium (will be changed after bloodwork results...
... Plus I don't want to gain weight with lithium or abilify . And I feel so droopy as in sluggish and down and...
- What can I do? 26th November 2007
... (for depression), Eskalith (mood stabilizer), and Abilify (for racing thoughts). About a month ago, while on ... Eskalith (continue taking Wellbutrin for depression and Abilify for racing thoughts) and only taking the Eskalith...
... the eskalith and just trying the wellbutrin xl and abilify . Abilify is also supposedly more activating (or so...
- Separation anxiety during mood swings!! 18th November 2007
... last 6 hours he's been gone. I just started taking Abilify a couple weeks ago & I'm still on a baby dose of 2...
... fight - jeez. Hopefully my pdoc will increase my Abilify , I'm on 2 mg right now and I don't feel any different...
- ECT or Nothing Please help 17th November 2007
... well and maybe even get weakened. **sigh** Maybe the Abilify will help.......
- feeling lonely 14th November 2007
... made slight change to meds, due to the fact that the abilify was causing my muscles to ache. i am now on 10mg of ... abilify as apposed to 15mg and 200mg lamictal as opposed...
... made slight change to meds, due to the fact that the abilify was causing my muscles to ache. i am now on 10mg of ... abilify as apposed to 15mg and 200mg as opposed to 150mg...
- More than just bipolar? 12th November 2007
... the back of my head. I am currently taking 20mg of Abilify and 200mg of Lamictal.
Also, my thoughts are...
... believe this is from the up from 10mg to 20mg of the Abilify .
These thoughts of violence and the sort have...
- Finally Well....praise GOD!! 10th November 2007
... days.
I am finally stable after 20 years. I take abilify for the mania and lexapro for anxiety and otc benedryl...
- doctors 7th November 2007
... bipolar about a year ago and i was put on lamictal and abilify ... stupid me, i stopped taking them because i felt...
- Persona non grata 7th November 2007
... medication called Effexor plus another drug called Abilify and made a follow up appointment for a later date...
- What Meds Are You On? 7th November 2007
... good combo from the past was Lexapro, Lamictal, and Abilify ....
... I take Topamax, Lamictal and Abilify . Prozac was added 3 months ago for depression, however...
... took me off of it...
In the past, I've been on Abilify , Geodon, Zyprexa, and others...can't remember them...
- Geodon experiences 5th November 2007
... through. I haven't had any problems. I took Zyprexa and Abilify prior to settling on Geodon. I think it takes a few...
- Doc wants to raise meds 5th November 2007
... I have been on Abilify 5mgs for about 3 months now and doing much better ... of all...what is considered a therapeutic dose of abilify , does anyone know? Secondly...my thinking is, why...
... you. I have no idea what a "therapeutic dose" of Abilify is. I would say if it's working for you, that would ... be your therapeutic dose. I was on 5 mg of Abilify at one time, and it worked well for me....
- Akathisia on Abilify? 2nd November 2007
... common this is, but it seems to happen more often with abilify than most of the other drugs. The thing that perplexes...
... [QUOTE=hjjasnell;3287885]So I've been on Abilify 30mg for about 6 months. I've always been a fidgety ... pdoc said that she thinks I have akathisia from the Abilify and has cut my dosage in half to see if that helps ... hasn't. Has anyone else experienced akathisia from Abilify and if so what did you do to stop it? I feel like...
... to know it's not "all in my head". I've been on the abilify for about 6 months. the decrease in meds isn't helping ... take enough as it is! LOL) but I hate changing my abilify because it seems to be helping with the BP. So it...
...
After that stay in the spital, they tried me on Abilify , which I wanted to do because I heard there are less...
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The same thing happened to me with abilify and I got off it really quick. Akathasia is the worst ... was given that until the lamictal kicks in, also on abilify I felt like a zombie all drugged out. I guess it...
- Prozac causes mania....then depression? 1st November 2007
... factor. I am on Lamicatal, too. Also Topamax and Abilify .
I am looking forward to therapy in 4 days.
I just...
- abilify has controlled the ups...but now i'm left with the downs... 31st October 2007
... I may have abilify mixed up with another atypical antipsychotic, but ... this theory works for him.
I believe the amount of abilify that you are in is fairly small. You should definitely...
... little success with any med. With that said, I tried abilify about a yr. or 2 ago. I didn't do well. Like you I...
... I've tried abilify , but it didn't help me at all. I've been diagnosed...
- Lamictal- how long does it take to click in? 26th October 2007
... was the one that really decreased the mood swings. Abilify , i've heard, is more for the psycotic symptoms (which...
- weight, geodon, wellbutrin, amongst others! 25th October 2007
... put on weight with Zyprexa and was too sleepy with Abilify .
The third time, Geodon, was the charm.
LW...
- Depressants not working, Dr. added Deplin 7.5mg - ?? 23rd October 2007
... I'm curious about this Deplin...does it work like Abilify ? My pdoc wants me to take that but I'm terrified...
- Over the Counter Sleep Aid 21st October 2007
...
Thanks!!
Oh, I'm also on wellbutrin 150 mg, abilify 30 mg, and lexapro 10 mg. All at night.
I feel...
- So many questions about my son who suffers from BP 20th October 2007
... throwing her into mania....Celexa, Concerta, Zoloft, Abilify , Trileptal and Risperdal. WE finally figured it out...
- Those who do not have health insurance 18th October 2007
... I found a website in my Cosmo on the Abilify ad that can help people get meds that don't have health...
- hearing things that aren't there 16th October 2007
... should call your pdoc. I called mine, he put me on abilify and for the most part they are gone or at least lessened...
... them?
i did call my pdoc and he increased my abilify to 15mg until i go back in to see him.
till...
- Im here for the long term I need support 14th October 2007
... now Im taking or should I say prescribed Wellbutrin, Abilify , Trazadone, and Ritalin, I have ADHD also. Im very...
- Big sigh...please read...22, on medical leave from work and scared 13th October 2007
... how I will be without meds...
My p-doc just added Abilify as a second mood stabilizer. What type of experiences...
... to help you.
I can't answer your question about abilify . Many people have good luck with it. Whether you...
... to your advantage. I hear great things about the Abilify ....it works great for the mania and also has some...
... adding more of these toxins into my body. Especially Abilify because of the tardive dyskinesia risk. I also think ...
I'm just so confused. :( I have my bottle of Abilify right next to me and I feel as though I should take...
- Question about taking 2 meds 13th October 2007
... Hi, i was prescibed 2 meds.
Lexapro and Abilify .
Do people who take 2 meds take them at the same...
... at night and one in the morning. i take lamictal, abilify , and clonazepam.
harmony...
- Geodome (sp) comments? 9th October 2007
... symptoms of hypomania emerge. I tried Zyprexa and Abilify before settling on Geodon. So far, so good.
LW...
- Impending doom! 9th October 2007
... lasting 4-6 weeks). He has an arsenal of meds including Abilify and Depakote, but the manic episodes keep breaking...
- honesty creates problems 5th October 2007
... he has waited to long.
i'm not doing to bad. the abilify witch i've been taking is causing me to have lots...
- The fun never ends 5th October 2007
... add other things. When he was inpatient, they added Abilify and, in retrospect, I think it made him worse. He...
... into the hospital she was on Adderall, Trazadone, Abilify , Lamictal, Prozac. The hospital pdoc said she was...
... this for about 18-20 months. She has since been on Abilify , Trileptal and Metadate(for the ADD) symptoms.
...
- Help with getting Abilify 2nd October 2007
... department at Bristol Myers-Squibb, the makers of Abilify .
Don't give up. There are ways to get the meds...
... online and there is a Patient Assistance program for Abilify . I don't know the details, but check it out. Hopefully...
... mentioned this to the pdoc he started giving us the abilify . He always has plenty of samples and since this is...
- question about kids w/bipolar 2nd October 2007
... Hope, he is on Depakote 500mg, abilify .5mg, Lexapro, .5, clonodine. 02mg, Focalin 20mg,...
- Having a rough time 1st October 2007
... your concern, it warms my heart. I am on Limictal, abilify , ativan, lexapro, and lunesta (prn.) I told my pdoc ... and lexapro (previously I was just on the Limictal, abilify , and lunesta) The voice in my head's name is gordie...
... I'm going with it.
I am on 200 Limictal, 20 abilify , 15 lexapro, 3 lunesta, and ativan I dunno, but I...
- Help Please any comfort/advice on this Rash.... 30th September 2007
... Seroquel after having some difficulty with others ( abilify , celexa, zoloft, trileptal & risperdal). Hang in...
- Looking at a few hard weeks 28th September 2007
... My perfect combo is Limictal, Lexapro, Ativan, and Abilify . :)
Best wishes
Steamroll:)
p.s There is no...
- Invega? anyone heard of this? 26th September 2007
... appt on thursday because i refused to keep taking abilify because of the horrible restlessness. According to...
... out all the side effects. I too could never tolerate abilify , my blood pressure shot no non-existant and I was...
... effects, and still found that he just couldn't deal with abilify , seroquel, etc. The idea of the mood stabilizers...
- A major crash 22nd September 2007
... regular sleep, exercise and medication (lamictal and abilify ). When school started he began complaining of trouble...
... or more of Seroquel at night. As it turns out the Abilify was not a good med for him, although he was taking ... He said he felt overmedicated when he was on the Abilify and it was one of the reasons why he wanted to do...
... about feeling overmedicated. I think taking away the Abilify and adding a very low dose of Seroquel turned out...
... is why the pdoc did not increase it.
As to the abilify , I know a lot of people don't like it. Drew only ... t really make sense if he tells us to increase the abilify when he gets edgy and out of control. I know he doesn...
... voices so I think you are completely right about the Abilify . It's a very low dose and it helps - that's the most...
