The TOP 5 Things you NEED to KNOW about ABILIFY (Aripiprazole)
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- Опубликовано: 9 июн 2024
- In today's video, we are going to discuss the atypical antipsychotic aripiprazole and how it revolutionized the treatment for schizophrenia and treatment-resistant depression.
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Intro 00:00
1. What is aripiprazole 00:35
How it works 00:55
2. What is it used for? 02:22
injections 02:57
off-label uses 03:34
3. How long does it take to work? 05:22
4. Is this medication addicting? 07:35
5. Side Effects/Drug Interactions 08:50
Activating side effects 09:10
other side effects 10:00
Rare/dangerous side effects 12:57
Drug interactions 15:03
Resources:
Deprescribing Guide: amzn.to/4dZEUMk
Stahl's Prescribing Guide: amzn.to/3UXj8QL
Disclaimer: All of the information on this channel is for educational purposes only and not intended to be specific/personal medical advice or substitute for diagnosis and treatment of any conditions discussed herein. Furthermore, watching these videos or getting answers to comments/questions, does not establish a provider-patient relationship. Please consult with your own health care provider for proper diagnosis and treatment.
References:
Casey, A. B., & Canal, C. E. (2017). Classics in Chemical Neuroscience: Aripiprazole. ACS chemical neuroscience, 8(6), 1135-1146. doi.org/10.1021/acschemneuro....
Gettu N, Saadabadi A. Aripiprazole. [Updated 2021 Sep 17]. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2022 Jan-. Available from: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NB...
Stahl, S. M., Grady, M. M., & Muntner, N. (2021). Stahl's essential psychopharmacology: Prescriber's Guide. Cambridge University Press.
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All kinds of Social Security scams and cram downs also with the other medical programs are tied to these with databases, note, and with your delusions with such since founding/s. Please get them onto paper and to one name and sequence fast.
Can i take abillify alone for bipolar
@@ccburke2736 Hartford Hospital, and other hospitals have had roles with their patients and criminals since before they were caught. They have/had roles with co-defendnats of former director of the FBI with other nations like Russians also roles with this drug and with other drugs also with fire departments names and police departments and their families also on/off campsues stacking faked audio and video transripts and collusions also with ovrert cirminal enterprises and with news networks, and with more World Trade Center predicate acfts and child offenders also timed uses of elderly homes and on/'off the state judicial brnach offices also the delusions regarding this field and tied courts roles, etc.. They have more with New Britain Superior Court, and with Hartford courts that have been planting evidences on/off campsues inter-cities thorugh time and roles with training male/female law identities sick Get them on paper. They use wire and mail crime methods with the inter-branhc and news at the smae time to prevent voices while pretneding other into databases
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Anxiety/depression/OCD/BPD diagnosis and just began this a week ago along with my Zoloft and bupropion. I’ve taken the other two around 8 years and started this after I had several outbursts and depression worsened. With that said, it’s been amazing for me! I wake up in the morning and I’m actually ok with being up. My thoughts are more organized, and scary to say but I might actually feel happy. Good!
How is it working for you now? I just had it prescribed.
Updates ?
What is happy? 😅
❤❤❤@@Cloudybubbless
Abilify changed my life. I wouldnt be able to survive in this world without it
Thank you so much for sharing
That pill makes you stupid the brain shrinks
@@DovahQueen1994 it actually makes you smarter since you can think 💭 more clearly
It ruined mine, I haven’t been able to feel weed since starting and quitting.
why u took it?
I took Abilify and developed akathisia and also randomly bought a truck
I just recently started abilify for aggression and irritability related to sensory issues with autism and ADHD. I've been using it along with my ADHD medication and it's honestly been such a lifesaver. I was afraid of the med for awhile due to the drug class it's in, but I honestly wish I tried it way sooner. I've not had any side effects other than a little harder time going to sleep at first, but it's done wonders for me with a lot of issues other meds haven't helped with.
being on 2mg of abilfy and felt so great keeping my music piano lessens just great and after over 2 months i crashed in to a horrible grave feeling doctor stoped it? couldn't even walk or eat and my familty had to visit and make me eat for all most 2 years with agrave hell under ground suffocating grose depression horrible . To sensitive my doctor said taking antipsychotic meds. Steroid also gave me fast developing ostioporossis and psychoses lasting 5 years and still not fully recovered. Dexamethisone for a flame up from poison ivy all most did me in taking Steroids even Prednisone becare full..
Do you notice lack of focus though? I’m on vyvanse and Abilify and I feel like it’s affecting my focus/concentration
@@Bard420 honestly not too bad. I take them together. Some take it at night I think. I can't tolerate ADHD medication without it. I think it helps my focus if anything.
@@kendalgroner9327 Perhaps, I really haven’t been able to tell if it’s helping but I need to talk to my psych. I’m on week 3 of 5mg Abilify for mood swings/depression, so I’m hoping the side effects I’m experiencing go away soon lol. They haven’t been too bad. But appreciate the comment, I take my Abilify at night and vyvanse in the morning.
When did you start the abilify if over 2-3 months you should be O.K with it? anyway the other side effects were so bad wouldn't have noticed but it worked so well for me the first 2 to 3 months and don't get worried it only happens to 1 out of a thousand or less with lesser side effects for I just happen to be very sensitive to anti mood medication.. @@Bard420
(Long rant) I had an absolutely HORRIBLE experience with Abilify, the first psychiatrist I was referred to wasn’t even the one my doctor intended, I was then diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder (was never told me which type) and the psychiatrist just prescribed me Abilify immediately after talking for like a minute. She told me too check back in every two weeks except that month bc she was going on vacation for six weeks, and I’m like okay, I take the pill (I forgot the dosage) at night like she told me too every night, and then I started feeling so weird, like heavy and dizzy and I went to school like that. Then I got scary mood swings which I’ve never experienced before, I got hangry, irritated, sleepy, enraged all at once, it really showed when me and my partner were at my college finally eating (I was super shaky) and he made me laugh to feel better and I laughed really loud and then I couldn’t control it but it turned into crying. I was so confused and shaken up because that’s never ever happened to me before, I was scared. Then later in the month in a college class, I started feeling really not okay at my desk, like I was out of breath and my legs were restless and weak, like mania but stiffening my joints, I had to hang onto the walls, I met my partner sitting in the food court and I told him I didn’t feel good and I called my brother if he could pick me up to go home (he didn’t believe me and thought I was trying to ditch) and I needed to lay down, so I went to the student lounge and laid down on a couch alone, in fetal position, and my whole body hurt, and I just started crying. I made the earliest appointment with my primary doctor, she said my pupils were dilated I was diagnosed with Serotonin Syndrome and I stopped taking the Abilify. Then I called to schedule an appointment with the psychiatrist and the receptionist said she resigned weeks ago, so I’m pretty sure it was mostly her fault for maybe giving me too high of a dose and not being available.
Also it wasn’t after I got my (later on) psych ward documents back, they told me I have Bipolar II 😐
I'm sorry you had such a troubling experience. I hope you find the right treatment for your mental health.
Thanks for sharing your experience.
But, in my opinion medicine works differently on every person.
Wish you Good health
Thanks for sharing! Love how you explain different medications. Thank you!
Thanks for the video! Helped put my mind at ease.
Thanks you for this very well constructed video..
You’re incredibly knowledgeable and you present scientific medical information in a very simple and clear manner. Thank you very much!
Best video on Aripiprazole.
I've been on this twice and got very aggressive and violent. I have worked hard not to be that person for 20 years. I will never take it again.
that’s scary, can you share more? like did something trigger you to be aggressive and violent while you were on the meds or the meds worsened your mood? were you aggressive and violent before the medication? i am not a violent person at all
Exactly my experience. I was irrationally angry for a whole week after only taking it for a week prior. It was scary because I'm not that angry of person. It was awful and my Dr wasn't too impressed with me stopping it immediately.
I am glad you didn’t hurt 😞 anyone else or end up in jail
Your video is very informative and educative , the way how you interpret and explain about is end to end clearance and quite good to grasp about Aripiprazole thank you very much!
You're welcome, thanks for watching.
Abilify caused me to have tardive diskinesia. now i have to take medication to control that for the rest of my life
great video! thanks so much
Thank you for the info. ❤
Starting today to help with PTSD. I'm positive after having answers to my questions with this great video.
I'm glad you found this video helpful. I wish you the best on your mental health care journey 🙏
Don't.
Any update? How do you feel?
@@SuperFriday actually am doing much better. I was able to lower my dose of venlaflaxine to match with 2 mg of Abilify. It lower most of my side effects with previous medicine. Thanks for asking.
@@matmaletteant updatw
I’m trying to pluck up the courage to go pick up my Abilify prescription today. I was recently diagnosed with bipolar disorder and I just can’t shake the internalized stigma I feel about being on an antipsychotic
Think of it as a mood stabilizer instead. That's a much better explanation and category for this medication.
i felt that when i was aroud 13years old when the doctor said i ot depression but now after all these years it,s like nothing to me
I literally just picked up my Abilify script. Literally having a mental breakdown..it was sitting in pharmacy so long they canceled it I had to reorder. I empathize with you, I understand. It’s like yeah I have bipolar I, but I don’t want the labels. Feels like I can manage the symptoms, or control them. Until you can’t anymore.
Bipolar can get severe and risky without a mood stabiliser, it will prevent extremes
This is a true benefic video thnak you
Very informative video. Thanks
You're welcome and thanks for watching!
The miracle med for my TBI child. He was so mean and angry before we found this medicine. He told me "thanks mom, now my brain stopped racing so I could think!". I felt bad for not doing meds sooner. It is trial and error for right medication. Good luck all!
omg fave video on this med hands down! just started this med and it is helping 🎉
I wish you the best.
@@LevelheadedMind thank you!! appreciate all the info!
I got abilify when i was in a hospital for suicidal thoughts, I wasn't told what it was at first, only that it would help stabilize my mood, which I thought was a bit weird, but then they mentioned it might help with adhd symptoms aswell, so I took it but I got immediate extremely sedative effects, I was already always tired and low energy before taking this medication, but on it, it felt like every day was in a haze, i couldn't focus on anything at all and i felt like sleeping all the time/had a really hard time getting out of bed. This was going on for a week and I had to stop it, then also finding out that it's often used for Bipolar/schizophrenia.
On a side note, I have been struggling with depression for a long time and no anti depressant has been working for me either, so I'm guessing that was also a reason to try it out....adhd is not yet diagnosed. I'm sad that it didn't work, because I was hopeful because it was completely different from what I usually got.
Just started Abilify today ( 1mg ) ..I'm a 38 year old male with autism & ADHD ( AuDHD)
Thanks for the video
Glad it was helpful.
How are you doing? I'm also autistic and the psychiatrist prescribed me this medication. But I have read many very negative things about it and I am very afraid to take it.
@@FrancescaBelluci I'm okay thank you for asking ! i'm not taking Abilify anymore
I couldn't deal with the side effects
It made my anxiety much worse
So far i haven't found anything that works for me
I hope it does work for you though 🍀
- Thank you. Very nice & informative
Quetion: Does it cause daytime sleepiness ??
Thank you Doctor, for all the explanation. Your explanation gave me hope.
You are an angel. Watching another Doctor that don’t make me feel more frustrated because any treatment had worked, it’s like finally breath & have my life back. After Covid, it’s been not possible to leave home. Almost 3.5 years….in this loop🫥
Starting today taking Abilify + my regular Auvelity dose.
Blessings
Really great video.
Hello, I have a question. Can you take aripiprazole and another antipsychotic, one in the morning and one in the evening, or is such a regimen dangerous and not recommended? I havd BPD. Thank you
Its strange how some people have positive responses to this. My response was nightmarish. It made existence sluggish and painful with an inability to enjoy anything in life.
"De-bilify" knocked me out for 3 days and I never took it again.
Learning Mental Health from you a whole lot better than our professor. 🙏🙏🙏🌱✨Thank you!
I'm glad you found it useful.
I’m 33 and I’m going to be starting this soon. My anger has been so intense. Everything puts me at a 10. Like if someone looks a certain way I’ll hate them so much I wish they weren’t alive. If people camp out in the left lane. I could keep listing stuff. I hope this helps
Thanks for the great video and service you’re providing!
Quick question: Is it safe for someone who’s being under successful Olanzapine treatment to switch to Abilify? (Mainly because the Olanzapine one shows signs of considerable weight gain).
Thanks again!
Yes you can safely switch, but a cross taper is advised. Have your doctor look at switchrx.com for cross taper guidelines.
Thank you!
Just be aware of possible changes in compulsive behaviors: gambling, eating & sexual addiction. It's confirmed that Abilify/Aripiprazol affects and magnifies these urges.
Yes, absolutely! Thanks for reminding us of this potential adverse effect.
Omg I’ve been spending so much money. It’s why I am here. Thank you so so much. I was looking for this comment
I have none what so ever, even a bit less libido which i quite enjoy, being horny all the time and manic aint fun.
How you can say this? How it affects compulsive behavior.
Thank you for always making good videos :)
I have a question, is there no problem if I take both partial agonist Buspirone and Abilify at the same time with depression and anxiety disorder?
Yes, this is considered a safe treatment combination. However, risk of akathesia is higher as both medications may cause this as a side effect.
@@LevelheadedMind Thank you so much for your kind reply despite your busy schedule :)
I am taking 15 mg Abilify for schizophrenia and I have never felt so peaceful, but I am sleeping really bad on it. I wouldn't be sleeping at all if it wasn't for my Zyprexa. It has been three days since I have been on it.
have u hallucinations?
R u taking both? Would you mind sharing some of your journey? I’m just now going through this with my daughter.
I had insomnia after starting abilify. It went away after 2 months.
Thank you all for sharing!!
I just started 2mg today.
@@nathanzorndorf8214 do you take it at night or morning?
very cool video! i just started abilify to help with the zoloft i am already on. i also have negative symptoms of schiz. i have read that the negative symptoms are really tough to treat no matter which drug you take. i have read even more study is being done to find a better treatment for it. it's still hard for me to tell if it's better to take at night or morning. i am on 2mg thus far and will go up to 5mg soon but on the one hand it's somewhat sedating but on the other hand i find it activating at the same time. so i am still unsure of what is better night or morning for me. i have been on abilify for about a week now and seeing some good improvements with my mood. ;)
As the dose increases it will be more activating, so take it in the morning.
Hey how’s it going with abilify? i have negative symptoms too and have had no luck with medication so far
i just switched to it from zyprexa and depakote, before that i was on haldol and lithium and geodon and lithium, i got fat as hell on zyprexa and tires, i got akhatesia from geodon and haldon. with abilify i have no side effects what so ever, feel more motivated and im actually loosing weight, i love it. i take 15mg and 150 of lamicatal, i hope i can take this for the rest of my life.
I also used to self medicated with alcohol and drugs, i have no desire to do so on this combination, i love it.
Wow.. thanks for sharing your story. You bring hope to others who may be struggling with their medication combinations. I wish you all the best 🙏
@@LevelheadedMind I was very afraid of changing meds because of the side effects i had, but im very glad i did.
I couldn't wait to get off Depakote - I had an increase in nightmares, especially waking paralysis. And it caused other unpleasant symptoms. Was taking it for chronic migraine and once on migraine prevention treatment my docs said to get off it - they didn't like me taking either. I have to sleep with loose covers or else it will trigger the waking paralysis.
I have been on Wellbutrin XL for 3 weeks for my depression and I mentioned my psychosis to my psychiatrist and she prescribed me 5mg of Abilify. She told me to take half of it for a week and then take the entire pill. I am a little scared with the side effects because I currently get pins and needles on my limbs though I’m not sure if it’s normal. Should I be worried? It has helped with my delusions and paranoia especially during the night but I don’t want any long term side effects. I would talk to my provider but it’s impossible to schedule n appointment with her nowadays :(
The pins and needles feeling you are describing sound like neuropathy which is common in diabetes, definitely get that checked out. If the feeling gets worse on the medication then you need to have a discussion with your provider. Either way, get this checked out by a provider, don't ignore this symptom.
I suffer from bipolar disorder with psychotic symptoms. I have been taking Abilify for 5 years. (5mg at bedtime) Feeling very good, no weight gain, but some muscle stiffness in the morning
Thank you for sharing your experience with us. I hope you continue to have positive effects. Try stretching before bed and if there aren't any contradictions, talk to your doctor about trying magnesium glycinate before bed, start at 100mg to help with the muscle stiffness.
@@LevelheadedMind thank you very much !
@@darkrose5844 your welcome.
Have a blessed morning
Starting tomorrow. Hoping for a similar experience 🤞
Hi my husband (34yo) had a first psychotic episode 2 months ago due to microdosing with mushrooms, was given olanzapine at the hospital since he wasn’t getting better after 4 days, took it for 2 weeks and stop it since he thought he didn’t need it, and was feeling very sleepy and unmotivated. After a week he started to get signs of beginning of a new episode, couldn’t sleep and was thinking too much, I took him to the ER and was in the psych ward for a week. They put him in risperidone, since I told them he might not want to take the medication they suggested to take it as an injection. Every 2 weeks 25mg for the past 6 weeks. He is very unmotivated and doesn’t want to leave the bed, feels uneasy, doesn’t talk to his friends or play video games like before.. he is nothing like he used to be. Even his face has changed. The nurse practitioner recommended him to switch to abilify. My question is, is it ok to be in so many different medications in such a short time? And shouldn’t he be diagnosed by someone before being medicated with antipsychotics? Please anything you can tell me will help, as this is very new to us. Thank you in advance
I am so sorry to hear about you and your husband's struggles. This must be very difficult for the two of you.
First of all, he needs a complete medical work up and the psych eval for a diagnosis. I'd be shocked that he spent all that time in the hospital and wasn't diagnosed? So perhaps they haven't informed you of what that diagnosis is, so you'll have to be forward about it and ask.
As for switching medications it is Ok to switch them when they are not working, especially if it is making him worse. Sometimes it takes a couple of different trials before finding the right combination. However, if he is not metabolizing the medications properly, due to a genetic trait, this trial and error could take longer. So since he's already tried 2 meds and failed them insurance should cover a Gene Sight test, so ask his provider about that too.
Unfortunately, mushrooms and other psychedelic drugs can cause this type of psychosis, most times it gets better on its own with time. Other times it can become a chronic issue. So before switching again, wait a month for his body to get that medication out of his system and see how he does. During this time work on a healthy diet, stay away from processed foods, drink mostly water, and get outside and be active, take walks, etc. If he starts getting worse again then get him back on meds, and yes Abilify would be a next good choice. If he gets better, great, continue the healthy lifestyle and stay away from drugs!
I hope this helps you and I wish you both the best on this journey to recovery. 🙏
Don't put him on any drugs he can hill himself with exercise and a good healthy diet, drugs make it worse and in stead look for natural stuff to help him, with the drugs he will fix one problem but with time he will experience others and they will recommend other medications to fix that part and is a never ending story but that is the plan to get people to buy meds since that's the way the pharmaceutical companies make their money out from people that don't know be careful though.
@@tommygonzalez199 thank you for taking the time to reply, he thinks just like that, that’s why I’m afraid that I’m causing him more damage instead of healing him. It’s honestly very hard because I don’t know what to do.
@@LevelheadedMind thank you so much for taking the time to reply to my comment. I’m afraid that if he stop taking any type of medication right now… isn’t that going to be cold turkey and he is going to go back to getting this feeling that he has too many thoughts and can’t stop them, to the point that he gets too overwhelmed stops talking and responding, that’s what happened when he stopped taking the olanzapine. I was afraid he was going to loose it again and start to think I want to poison him or the cia is after him… that’s why I took him to the ER. How long should I let him be like that? Hrs? Days? Weeks? I’m afraid he will attempt against himself or others. I just don’t know what to do when he gets like that.
@@cnat4921 OK this is what I did first I weaned off little by little out of the meds (don't ever do a cold turkey it is agonizing and painful and like that he'll get worse, I don't recommend it) I was like taking less every time, as an example, like if I was taking 15 ml next day I take 12 and the next day 10 and the next day 8 and like that until I was completely off of it, then I start to do a healthy diet and exercise like walking, running doing weight lifting ect. and this way I hill myself and now I'm OK but he is going to need your total support and you gonna have to be really patient with him because it won't be easy is going to be for a while and you gonna have to work together to accomplish a good result so just be patient he will hill himself it just take time and lots of dedication but at the end is worth it. Good luck and God bless.
Also does it cause foggy brain I’m having that issues of memory loss with my trileptal Thankyou
i have taken this for 10 days and stopped it because it made me worse, will withdrawal be bad? it's been 3 days so far and only things i had was trouble sleeping a few days ago
Is there any adverse effects taking Abilify and Berberine supplements? Berberine has Alkaloid compounds and it’s advised not to take with antidepressants .
If you take abilify at 8pm can you take cbd right before sleep. I know they both interact with cyp2d6, but will it make the abilify less effective?
Great question CBD and THC are inhibitors of the CYP2D6, but I'm not sure if they are strong inhibitors. What this means is that you will have higher levels of Abilify in your system when you take the CBD making you more prone to the side effects. Please discuss this with your doctor if you are using CBD daily as they may want to consider doseage change.
Is this medication safe for people who have racing heart that has been resolved treated with metoprolol, and before metoprolol a possible arrhythmia that was unfound by any testing that seems to have gone away for 6 months after metoprolol?
Great video! Full of helpful & to the point info. I take Prozac with 10 mg of Abilify. I’m doing very well on these two. I’ll ask my Dr about the mixing of this pair at this dosage. Thank you!
Im also taking this pair, my doctor okayed it for me and it has given me my life back. Good luck!
Are these two not a good combination?
Hello - do you have any insight or a video on reducing clozipene? I am starting down this path of reduction from 400mg and could use your guidance. Thank You
Good for you guys….. It made me feel horrible. Whats the purpose of life if you feel like a zombie
Very well said
Hope you're doing better now. I'm going through this now, 2 weeks after quitting it. Most of the joy in my life is just gone
Wow Amazing information,😮 👏 🤩
I take 30 mg of Abilify per day to treat my schizophrenia. I take it in the morning. During evening times I found the effects wear off to a certain degree and I often start to have delusional thoughts. That's when I realize I should go to bed and call it a day. During night times I usually have nightmares and woke up several times per night.
Am I on the right drug/dosage? I found other meds hard to swallow as they gave me severe restlessness. Abilify is the best so far yet it doesn't work 100% (perhaps, it works the vast majority of the times). Let me know please.
My schizophrenia was caused by prolonged cannabis usage.
I answered this on my livestream here: ruclips.net/user/liveSvLpgM6QAc8
Good video.. subscribed!
Thank you! ❤️
Excellent
I’m currently taking trileptal for bipolar last couple months my doctor told me I can try abilify with the trileptal since my trileptal is not working as well my question is would I be better off trying lithium I don’t like being manic I have anxiety as well I like being stable and not having paranoid thoughts as well curious what you think I’m also going to college so that’s why I’m curious of ur opinion Thankyou 🥰❤️
Trileptal is not a first line treatment for bipolar and can be the reason for memory loss or cognitive fatigue, which I find common with this medication. I don't prescribe trileptal due to it having many drug interactions, namely decreasing birth control effectiveness, as I treat many women. Plus, I don't find it very effective. Lithium on the other hand is a first line treatment choice, with great effectiveness, and if you haven't already tried it, then I suggest you ask your provider to start there before adding more medication. Thanks for sharing your story and I wish you all the best on your mental health care journey 🙏.
I just started taking Abilify two days ago. and I am experiencing Insomnia. I think it is normal because I am on an initial high dose of 10 mg.
Does abilify cause type 2 diabities ? and what is it's effect on the liver?
Hi Maher, thanks for sharing your experience. If Abilify is causing insomnia, make sure you are taking it first thing in the morning. Also, it does not cause Diabetes, however, it can elevate blood sugar levels, and lipids, which can lead to metabolic syndrome. That's why it is important to get labs checked every 6 months. It can also increase liver enzymes, but this is more rare, but another good reason to have your labs checked to see if you are being affected. Proactively, eat a healthy diet and exercise.
She does an excellent job at explaining this medication. It also caused insulin resistance which sucks for your health. Thanks for explaining this very well.
I've had strong reactions from a lot of 10mg prozac paired with a small amount of 5mg abilify. I've never had to use a lot of abilify to get a good reaction. Is that common?
I have borderline disorder and the 6.5 month period of being on this medication was horrible. I drank less than 2.5mg in combination with lorazepam once a day. I had the impression that I was constantly in a state of increased stress, my vision was blurry and I could not sit still in the same place. I also had involuntary limb twitching. I have seen that it is even given to children to calm their irritability, and that many people praise this remedy. I am confused
It doesn't work for everyone. Sounds like you need to change treatment with those side effects.
For me I'm dealing with those expressed symptoms everyday. I'm 22, started Abilify yesterday, first time treatment, and I'm so tired but rn all my involuntary movement and talking and muscle spasms and stuff is like non existent. It's crazy. I'm pretty level right now already, but what noisy playback loops that are normal in my mind, are already quiet. I feel so at peace rn. I have work tomorrow we'll see how it goes lol😊
My psych nurse diagnosed me with depression, anxiety and OCD right now and is putting me on 5mgs of Abilify and 80mgs of Prozac (I'm at 30mgs now and they want me to work my way up in 10mg doses)....Anyways she also said that a lot of my traits do sound like BPD, but she wants to see how my new meds work and if they only help my paranoid thoughts, depression but not my impulsiveness, anger, frustration then she would diagnose me with BPD....
@@kevinaguirre9306 Abilify is an antipsychotic that elevates level of energy and alertness but also causes tardive dyskinesia
@@samanthaharrington8713 I hope the medicine helps you. Write about your experiences. I hope you don't have BPD. It is even used as monotherapy in the treatment of depression. He literally got me back on my feet after severe depression, but there were also serious side effects
I used to take this a couple years ago. Horrible horrible experience. I felt like I had dementia when I was on it. It was scary! I got switched to Rexulti and that worked well. Fortunately I have been psych med free completely for about two weeks.
Very informative video. I have a few questions please because I’m scared to death to take anymore medicine. I had my first Heart Attack at 49 with no family history. I had 3 stents placed. I had to have my gallbladder removed because it wasn’t functioning at all. When I woke up in recovery I had my second heart attack at 50 years old. I’ve been on Xanax Prozac for years. I suffer with depression anxiety and ptsd for years. But when I woke up from my surgery I was hallucinating really bad. I do see shadows sometimes. No voices or hallucinations anymore thank God. But I have a lot of confusion. Like did I talk to this person or that person. So now I have them text me just so I can make sure if I did talk to them etc. it’s been a year since my last heart attack and it’s still going on. My psychiatrist diagnosed me with psychosis and want me to put me in this medicine. I’m on so much heart meds for blood pressure severe angina and to slow my heart rate down. Is this safe? She told me my heart attack probably triggered it. I don’t have very good short term memory anymore. And it’s like reality is blurred if that makes sense.
Please relate these concerns with your doctor. I am not your provider and therefore can't give you clear advice. Make sure your doctor knows which medications you are on and does a drug interactions check. You can also do this yourself at web MD drug interaction checker.
Also would be wise to have a recent EKG on file and get one every 6 months to make sure no changes to the QT interval occur.
Lastly, ask for neurology consult for memory issues. Unfortunately, this is common after major hear surgeries due to decreased oxygenation to the brain that occurs during the surgery. But good idea to rule out dementia or other neurological causes of the memory loss. Good luck with everything and I wish you well on your health care journey.
@@LevelheadedMind thank you so much. I have EKG’s all the time. I see my cardiologist Monday and I’m going to ask him. I also have an appointment with my neuropsychology Dr next month because she seems very concerned that I do have pre dementia. Lord I pray not. Thank you again ❤️
Really informative video! Love this drug, I take 5mg with Wellbutrin. I haven't had a psychotic episode since being on it for a year and a half and I used to have pretty chronic symptoms for many years! My thoughts are a lot more organized and it's helped with my intense suicidal moods too. I don't really have side effects anymore aside from a little bit of heat intolerance.
Glad to hear you found a treatment that works well for you.
Glad to hear you can take it with wellbutrin! I'm hoping my psych will add it on as it' worked well for me in the past
Id recommend watching a Robert Whitaker lecture about antipsychotics. Taking them for a year or two is good, but evidence suggests it's better to taper off after that time
@@monikap8777 thanks for the reply. That is actually the model I follow in my practice. However, there are some patients with severe and chronic mental illnesses that need medication long term. If that's the case I taper down to lowest dose possible.
@@monikap8777 I'm actually a pretty big fan of his work! Looking to read Mad in America once I can find it at my local library.
I'm also a big proponent of choosing what's best for you when it comes to medication and for me, I dealt with chronic, unmedicated, recurring and life threatening psychosis for 8+ years - and meds are the only thing that have made it stop. Tried many types of therapy, exercise, nutrition, etc beforehand. I'm aware of the potential risks, but tbh, the benefits outweigh them for me. I'm living a life that's like 5x healthier and fuller now than I was off meds.
If it's a choice between potentially dying 10-15 years earlier than average/dealing with unwanted effects when I'm older, OR almost certainly dying by killing myself in a delusional episode in my 20s, I'd rather take the risk with the drugs, you feel?
But I definitely think they're pushed too much, too soon for most people, and many people aren't given the education about side effects and potential/unknown long-term effects.
Abilify seems to shatter my concentration and bring up bad anxiety. HOWEVER it has helped my mood swings and anger issues. I'm restless and also, I was given it for bipolar/deppression.
Talk with your provider about these symptoms, it sounds like it could be a side effect. There may be other treatment options that'll work better for you.
@Violet_Exsists does it work well for depression
@Violet_Exsists your depression is severe or mild
@Violet_Exsists i'm severe im not taking any meds now, i'm dying
@Violet_Exsists i'm not taking meds at the moment, about 8 months now, last year when i took anti depressant my anxiety was up to the roof
my doctor prescribed me prozac for depressive symptoms and it immediately made it worse. day one it felt like withdrawal it was shit. She then prescribed me Abilify off a rough diagnosis of Cyclothymia. We haven’t gone into major detail with my depressive episodes yet but I did tell her about my severe consistent mood swings. just hope this is right
I'm basicly going through the same thing as you. I was on Celexa and I went to see my doctor yesterday told him I'm pretty sure I have bipolar so he prescribed me abilify 5mg. I'm still on the anti depressant too. I'm setting up an appointment with a psychiatrist too so i can actually find out if I'm bi polar.
@@maryfrazier8493 me too. I have another appointment this week.
@@maryfrazier8493 yeah im hoping to do that someday too. she seems really hesitant to actually diagnose me with bipolar or go anywhere near there. Either way Meds aren’t working. Have you tried cbd? its a good alternative, I smoked it for a while and it helped a lot. don’t have to smoke/vape it but its an easy way to feel it through out the day. Gummies are better for sleeping
I was diagnosed with MDD initially and started on Prozac. I began to feel great a few weeks later. I chopped off my hair, quit my job and broke up with my husband. I was going to runaway and live somewhere alone. And I was so confident I would. I then got a diagnosis of Bipolar II disorder. I’ve been having this ups and downs since I was 10 years old. I just finally hit such a huge low that I finally got help. The diagnosis was a huge relief for me. But now finding the right cocktail of meds has been very frustrating.
@@AlexaNicole1186 similar thing to me too. i was delusional and severely hyperactive all of last year, i convinced myself i lived in the 90s or something stupid. I felt so good all the time but at the same time it felt bad. like i had a constant itch. As soon as school ended and i didn’t have my friends and people to fuel the mania I got severely depressed to the point where i lost my voice. I’m at the worst low i’ve been in my life, like someones sitting on me. moving my head is a chore. I’m starting a new trial of meds soon, if it doesn’t work i dont know what will
Hi my daughter is currently taking Abilify 5mg, she has been diagnosed as bipolar 2 with adhd. So far it does not seem to be working, no improvements in her depressive symptoms, she has been on this dose for 4.5 weeks, how much longer should she stay on this? She has had very few side effects. Just a bit of anxiety and fatigue. She has tried Vraylar for 4 months and had no improvement and bad side effects. She tried lamictal but was allergic to one of the ingredients. Also tried Latuda for a week but the calorie requirements were too much.
Discuss with her doctor, but sounds like she may need to increase the dose. This would depend on what other medications she is taking as well.
I was on abilify for a few months, and it was literal hell. I was literally shaking, unable to control tremors, and felt like my skin was crawling. I'm finally on Seroquel and fluoxetine, and I feel so much better. It works for some, but definitely not for all.
It's so strange how we all have different reactions. I just started it and hope it will be affective so I can get out there and enjoy my life.
I was on Seroquel many years ago and that just made me extremely drowsy. It removed agitation because I was barely awake enough to be agitated.
Risperidone caused parathesias and I had to stop within days.
X crossed ability works for me
@@joshinspace3903 I hope it does work for you. I definitely know I feel more tired/sluggish and a little apathetic at times on Seroquel, but it's miles better than the side effects of risperadone, lithium and abilify for me. Finding what works for you is so important.
How are you now its been over a month?@@joshinspace3903
What dosage of Abilify?
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Nice video.
Does it work for PTSD. Because I've tried almost all of these, Wellbutrin, Zoloft, Prozac, cymbalta, celexa and so on none of them work for me. I can't be in crowds or large groups of people and I don't like to be touched. These are my main issues but not all of them. I've been living with this for 35 yrs and just want it to go away.
Permanently damaged. It's been over a year since I took this pill and I'm still twitching.
What would happen if a person with schizophrenia no specified stop having the injections montly because does not want to be having it after 2 years of treatment? Is that dangerous ? What would be the best descicion my brother is just tired of visiting the nurse room every month. 😢
I've been prescribed this, as an add on, but i'm so wary about taking it. She said start on 2mg, in the morning....i also take citalopram and clonazepam ( for anxiety) and quetiapine at night. i just dont know what to do...cos i'm still not right... Any advice please? I'm worried that Drs just keep dishing out drugs....😳
Plus i dont want to put on weight taking this..... 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
Definitely sounds like too many medications. Discuss these concerns with your provider or get a new one.
I have borderline personality disorder and have been using fluoxetine on and off for a few years and I just don't feel it working. I am 20 years old and 85lbs and my doctor told me this would help me gain weight. Recently I've been having such bad anxiety attacks that it caused me to experience short term paralysis from head to toe while I was at work. The hospital I went to recommended lexapro but I've heard horror stories about lexapro and voiced my concerns to my psychiatrist. That's when she recommended abilify. She said it would help with my mood swings / irritability as well as reduce the anxiety I've been feeling. After watching this, I'm not sure if I understand how she thinks it would work for me. Would you be able to weigh in or add some input for me? I'm just really struggling.
Updates?
great introduction
Great video. Thank you so much.
Everyone has a different outcome. My son has schizophrenia and is on 10 mg for a year now. I haven't seen all that greatness she is talking about.
Yes Patricia, you are right everyone has a unique experience and not everyone will have the same outcomes. I hope your son finds a treatment that will work for him.
What happens if you take abilify with extecy? Or molly ? My son keeps doing that ?
Which are the differences between aripiprazol and olanzapina please which one doesn’t produce weight gain .thank you ! You are awesome 🤩
They both have the potential to increase weight, but Abilify has less incidence of weight gain than olanzapine.
How about Abilify vs Rexulti for dementia patients
Can you do a video on pros and cons on prozac paired with abilify
Great idea, thank you.
I just started using this medication, because of extreme depression and anxiety, my dr started me at 2mg a day but seems like i have to take it with my anti depressants too
My doctor prescribed this to me for what I described as irritable anxiety attacks. A trigger will happen I cannot control and I become irrationally irritated for hours afterwards. Was my doctor correct?
I’m worried of getting facial tics. Do you know how common this is for people that use Abilify
Don't have percentage on TD (facial tics) because it's pretty rare with Abilify.
Aripiprazole 10mg take my son he always complain back l am not understand what can I do please help me
Watching this video again on March 9, 2024. Great video and content on abilify
Hi Dr, I just want to share that this medication has been a life saver for me against the intrusive thoughts that came with Bipolar type 2. But here's a little story I'd like to share. I was on Abilify 10mg since February + Lamictal 100mg with my first psychiatrist to treat my Bipolar, however sometime in October, my new psychiatrist abruptly stopped my Abilify saying that it was a child's dose and she prescribed me Concerta in place of Abilify and oh my Lord, my hypomania swung so high I was pacing through the universe then came the horrendous crash which resulted in a very severe depression which led to an "attempt", I was immediately rushed to meet my old psychiatrist and he was so mad that my new psychiatrist was so negligent to put me off my Abilify as there is no such thing as a "child's dose" in psychiatry and he was also mad that my new psychiatrist did not gave proper supervision (weekly reviews) to see how the Concerta affected my mood swings. Safe to say, I went back to my old psychiatrist for good and I've restarted my Abilify and I no longer have those intrusive or suicidal ideation anymore. I'm also off Concerta with immediate effect with options to consider non stimulant ADHD meds such as Strattera which is relatively safer than stimulants for Bipolar + ADHD comorbidities. Thank you for this reaffirming video on how much this medication can save so many lives including the Bipolar community! Truly a life saver for me.
Thanks for sharing your story! Stimulants and Bipolar usually don't mix well. Glad you are back to seeing your old psychiatrist who seems to know what they are doing. I wish you continued healing on your mental health care journey ✨️ 🙏
You had Akathisia (pacing). Abilify CAUSES akathisia. Akathisia can become chronic. If you experience akathisia you immediately eliminate the offending medication (abilify). What you have is neurological damage from abilify and you went back on to mask and aggravate it.
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Thanks for this story. I am on the same exact mixture and I have bp2, adhd, sleep disorder, and generalized anxiety disorder. I am prescribed lamictal, abilify, and strattera. I just began the abilify and strattera and am excited to see how it helps my focus and agitation.
Hey Shay just wondering how strattera has been working for your ADHD?
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Is it possible to feel more depressed on low dose aripiprazole? Started on 1.25mg now on 2.5mg daily. Also take paroxetine 50mg
You could be having a blunting affect of serotonin, so perhaps your condition or issue is not serotonin based? Just something to consider, furthermore, there may be metabolism issues or inability to produce serotonin, all which should be considered when treatments make you feel worse. The issue is that most providers are not educated in root cause medicine and therefore have no clue about how we even make serotonin and other neurotransmitters and how it can all go wrong. Get an organic acids test, this will give you a clue as to where your problem lies.
Question: how long should one wait to see if a medication is working or not? Some people I work with complain about side effects when first taking medication, but do side effects tend to lessen the longer someone is on the medication? And if so, how long, on average, would they need to be on the medication for that to happen?
Your videos are amazing - keep it up!
Glad you like them! It is really encouraging to see such positive responses to these videos that I have put so much work into, it helps to keep me going!
Not sure if you made a video of this but Abilify vs Haldol and what the difference? Or just made a video of Haldol.
Thanks for the video idea. I will consider it.
Its a pretty strange and somewhat nasty drug in my opinion
It left me with involuntary muscle movement, which makes my feet and legs twitch pretty much all the time and don't get me started with my tongue.
Don't risk it. I would rather be depressed.
Hi im blank i talk but have no thoughts then im numb no emotions then i hallucinates have all five see hear feel taste and smell. Ive stopped twice 2020 and 2022 in 2020 for three months and in 2022 for sixmonths. Some of withdrawals isnt gone i was at haldol for ten months currently reducing with doctors order cause im using abilify now it a week been using it and my hallucinations etc isnt not gone yet
I was taking 5 mg of abilify for ptsd and anxiety, but then had some bad hormonal days and a retriggering of memory so my psych had be on 7.5 and I feel WORSE so far the two days, the anxiety became out of control and some depressive thoughts.
Please discuss these effects with your provider. I hope you are able to find a treatment that works well for you.
i had the same, i was taking 5mg and it was good, then once my PMS hit, it was SOOO bad, i stopped taking it. so now i’m restarting.
@@LevelheadedMind UPDATE: I'm off Abilify, and have gone on Seroquel and Lamictal instead, so far an improvement in racing thoughts and anxiety (might have bipolar 2)
@@khloe4187 I'm so sorry to hear that it was bad! Ugh pms can be terrible. Though I'm not on it anymore, (on different meds) I've learned to also ride and allow myself to feel my emotions and be gentle with myself. Radical acceptance of things I can't control also helped me.
@@kimmirandaart9909 thanks for the update, glad to hear you are on a regimen that is working well for you.
they just put me on aripiprazole for (DID) and disassociative fugue . not sure what to expect and that's why I'm here.
Year 2 of mourning my husbands death. He was only 24 and I was 23. We’re both autistic. Currently, my mental health is in a crisis. I mostly have crippling anxiety and fear. I was put on the smallest dose of ability. Please, will this help me?
Hi there! Can Abilify be taken forever? Are there serious side effects if it is used for a lifetime?
Yes, it can be taken life long. Especially for Bipolar and Schizophrenia. However, it can have side effects.
Love to hear what you have to say about cymbalta, Duloxitene for stuttering
Does abilify at a low dose upregulate dopamine or just increases it?
It's more of a dopamine stabilizer, it can increase or decrease dopamine concentrations at certain receptors based on the need.
Can you talk about schizoaffetive disorder. There’s not a lot of information out there about it
Can it help bpd (borderline personality disorder) I was also diagnosed with bipolar but what can I expect if I smoke weed while on this medication?
THC can aggravate Bipolar and borderline symptoms, furthermore it may also impact the way the medication works- making it less effective, So be careful with marijuana, its not all that great as everyone is making it out to be. CBD on the other hand may be more beneficial.