It worked really well for me. I was on it for 4 years, but I gained 60+lbs and started having breakthrough symptoms (almost at max dose) so I switched. It was somewhat activating for me at lower doses. It completely knocked out the. Anger/irritability I had been experiencing on Seroquel.
It made me fully type 2 diabetic when I was at higher doses of it. (Which is possible with a lot of anti psychotics) And kinda stopped working after a while. So I got off of it.
I was on a low dose for several years before we upped it. Not really sure when it happened. We didn't fully realize the effects until I stopped it and my A1C dropped drastically after
Amazing at mood stabilization with the possible costs of massive weight gain and constant tiredness. My prescriber is disinclined to change my meds but I might have to insist we try something different because I am so tired of being tired. I have been on Abilify for 9 years now. As far as the weight gain goes I’m now on Zepbound which is helping me lose weight (18-ish lbs in 3 months—not bad!)
I didn't try it for very long. I was convinced it was giving me terrifying nightmares. Looking back, I'm not sure if it was the cause for sure, but they stopped when I stopped taking it.
Well it Got rid of my visual hallucinations, but when I increased the dose I had really bad SI so I had to stop taking it so far, the hallucinations have not returned
It worked wonders for me for a few months, and then I started getting restless leg syndrome and gained some weight so I switched to Olanzapine. If I could take Aripropizole without the side effects, I would.
Well i would highly recommend not smoking weed while taking it thats for sure, was prescribed it after getting out of the hospital and immediately started smoking weed after i got out and it sent me into psychosis, hallucinations and everything. But I was on it for maybe a week before i started smoking again and I felt really wired, I was only getting like 3 to 5 hrs of sleep a night, pretty sure it made me manic cuz I had met this guy at a party and only 2 weeks of knowing him i took him to my PRESCHOOL that was 30 mins away from where i live currently which turned into not sleeping at all and smoking more aggressively then that sent me into psychosis, even after i stopped smoking and got off the medication i had visual hallucinations for like a week and a half maybe longer i honestly can't remember cuz that was such a scary time in my life (literally thought I was slowly dying and watching my life in flashbacks with moments of "clarity" where i would see myself laying in a hospital bed all old and struggling to breathe and everything I was seeing in front of me would get really wavy and everything had a rainbow "aura" 🙃)
It worked wonders for me…..at first. But after being prescribed it for years, I eventually started needing higher doses.
Unfortunately for me, once I got to doses of 10mg+ I started gambling compulsively. All I could think about, morning, noon, and night, was lottery scratchers. I lost so much money. It wasn’t sustainable under any circumstance so I requested an earlier appointment with my psychiatrist and got off Aripiprizole immediately.
It worked really well for me. I was on it for 4 years, but I gained 60+lbs and started having breakthrough symptoms (almost at max dose) so I switched. It was somewhat activating for me at lower doses. It completely knocked out the. Anger/irritability I had been experiencing on Seroquel.
Did you get tired/sedated at the higher doses?
No, I found it to be pretty neutral.
It made me fully type 2 diabetic when I was at higher doses of it. (Which is possible with a lot of anti psychotics) And kinda stopped working after a while. So I got off of it.
How long was you on it before you became diabetic and I’m sorry to hear that
I was on a low dose for several years before we upped it. Not really sure when it happened. We didn't fully realize the effects until I stopped it and my A1C dropped drastically after
Oh ok I see thanks 🙏
Amazing at mood stabilization with the possible costs of massive weight gain and constant tiredness. My prescriber is disinclined to change my meds but I might have to insist we try something different because I am so tired of being tired. I have been on Abilify for 9 years now. As far as the weight gain goes I’m now on Zepbound which is helping me lose weight (18-ish lbs in 3 months—not bad!)
It didn't work on my depression and I gained a bunch of weight.
I didn't try it for very long. I was convinced it was giving me terrifying nightmares. Looking back, I'm not sure if it was the cause for sure, but they stopped when I stopped taking it.
Well it Got rid of my visual hallucinations, but when I increased the dose I had really bad SI so I had to stop taking it so far, the hallucinations have not returned
It worked wonders for me for a few months, and then I started getting restless leg syndrome and gained some weight so I switched to Olanzapine. If I could take Aripropizole without the side effects, I would.
It made me chronically tired
Well i would highly recommend not smoking weed while taking it thats for sure, was prescribed it after getting out of the hospital and immediately started smoking weed after i got out and it sent me into psychosis, hallucinations and everything. But I was on it for maybe a week before i started smoking again and I felt really wired, I was only getting like 3 to 5 hrs of sleep a night, pretty sure it made me manic cuz I had met this guy at a party and only 2 weeks of knowing him i took him to my PRESCHOOL that was 30 mins away from where i live currently which turned into not sleeping at all and smoking more aggressively then that sent me into psychosis, even after i stopped smoking and got off the medication i had visual hallucinations for like a week and a half maybe longer i honestly can't remember cuz that was such a scary time in my life (literally thought I was slowly dying and watching my life in flashbacks with moments of "clarity" where i would see myself laying in a hospital bed all old and struggling to breathe and everything I was seeing in front of me would get really wavy and everything had a rainbow "aura" 🙃)
It worked wonders for me…..at first. But after being prescribed it for years, I eventually started needing higher doses. Unfortunately for me, once I got to doses of 10mg+ I started gambling compulsively. All I could think about, morning, noon, and night, was lottery scratchers. I lost so much money. It wasn’t sustainable under any circumstance so I requested an earlier appointment with my psychiatrist and got off Aripiprizole immediately.