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Are there others here that have been perscribed ABILIFY? I have been on it since May and it has done wonders to calm me down. I have transformed from a angry, aggressive, insane BS spouse to one who now seems to accept the situation and I do not ask questions anymore. The hurt and pain still are there inside of me but I seem to be "detached" from many of them.

I do seem to have some sexual side effects from the drug. Erection ability and lack of sensation b4, during and while acheiving orgasim.

But to br honest I will take that over the pain and anger I was in b4 I started the drug. Any others with similar experiences?

Thanks

I don't have any experience with this drug, but I'll bump it for you so you can find someone who does!

I'm not on it but my son is and he tells me that it makes him feel nothing. I imagine it's kind of like the plain of lethal flatness by the way he describes it to me. I don't know if that's good or bad. I guess it's good if the alternative is rage. I think it's bad for rug sweeping issues, though. However, my son's issues are not A related so I can't say if it would be good in that sitch or not.

I kinda think AD drugs just put every thing on hold.

I was on ADs for several years. I was able to sort of function. But in some ways it was like smoking pot. It pretty much made me null and void. Like that Pink Floyd song.

All that stuff was still there. All the anger. All the outrage at the disrespect. All the anxiety. All the worries about the lies. All of it was still there. Waiting. Waiting for me to go off the drug.

When that happen. Presto! Suddenly old Razor is angry as hell.

Razor

[This message edited by Razor at 5:14 PM, September 7th (Tuesday)]

Razor, did you stay off the drugs completely then. I want to go off but fear a return to the old ways and bad feelings that made my and WW life a horror.

I didn't take that, but my doctor did prescribe Lexapro as well as Klonopin for situational anxiety. I was on the Lexapro for a few months before I realized that one way or another I was going to have to face reality and deal with my situation head on. It wasn't easy, but I prefered to face it right away rather than putting off the inevitable. I still took the Klonopin in high stress situations (court, meetings with my ex, really bad days), but I was better off without the Lexapro.

Interested in this too. My IC mentioned it as something to discuss with my psychiatrist.

I'm currently on the AD Cymbalta (90 mg), Trazodone (100 mg) to help me sleep and for anxiety, and Klonopin (.5mg) for panic attacks. The AD doesn't seem to be working, but I haven't been able to back off the anxiety drugs (which may make the AD more effective) without having major setbacks. I feel like I'm caught in a no-win situation.

IC said she has seen Abilify work for other clients that seem to have trouble finding an AD that lifts the depression. I'd love to know what experience people here have had.

ETA:

"I kinda think AD drugs just put every thing on hold."

My 1st psychiatrist gave me a good explanation for why it takes a while to find the right balance of AD's and anxiety meds: "The goal is to let you have your feelings without your feelings having you." I've been on meds that left me flat, and I have had an aversion to meds because of that. However, I'm learning that if you get the right one for you, you can avoid the flatness and avoid feeling like your standing in a tornado of emotions you can't get a handle on.

[This message edited by Fighting2Survive at 11:26 PM, September 7th (Tuesday)]

I haven't taken it. I've taken others (Zoloft and Webutrin). I avoid AD's now partly because of the side effects (sexual dysfunction was only one terrible side effect for me) and partly because of the numbing effect that doesn't help me in the long run (I think it was good for me when going through a crisis but to go long term felt detrimental as well).

I've found there are other ways, better ways, for me to cope rather than AD's but that is just me. Every person is different with different needs.

Just an FYI...(knowledge is power)

There have been recent articles that have basically state that ADs do not work for a large portion of society and another portion that if AD's work it is only slightly better than a placebo and thus Abilify is being market for those who have marginal results from their AD's.

BTW, Abilify was actually developed for schizophrenia but was used off label for dementia in the elderly but so many were dying from it that it can not be used for dementia in the elderly.

It has two black box warnings 1. it can not be used for dementia in the elderly and 2. it can cause suicidal tendencies in young adults and adolescents.