Abilify

Posted by yanks950 @yanks950, 21 hours ago

I was upped to 120mg of duloxetine and 30mg of buspar. It helped for a little and then I went back. After talking to my doc he prescribed me 5mg of Abilify. What are your experiences. Scared to start a new med especially while I’m feeling horrible already.

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pml | @pml | 12 hours ago

Hi Yanks950,
Perhaps you should quit your medications and not take any new ones for a few days to let your body rest and re-group, so to speak. Apparently your current medications are causing you problems. It could be the same with any new ones. Talk to your doctor about this and see what he says. Also pray about it. God will direct you in the right way.
I'll say a prayer for you also.
PML

kb2014 | @kb2014 | 10 hours ago

This group disturbs me due to the polypharmacy I see.

dlydailyhope | @dlydailyhope | 3 hours ago

@yanks950
I tried Abilify 2mg and then increased to 5mg. I was also taking 150mg Wellbutrin/bupropion. I seemed slightly better at 2 mg Abilify but started to get increased pain and difficulty walking (affected nervous system and muscles negatively) when it was increased to 5mg. I stopped after 2-3 weeks on the 5mg Abilify.

I was on duloxetine but maxed at 60mg. It worked at first but stopped after a couple years. What are your current symptoms? I am not as familiar with Buspar. I am currently taking 300 mg Wellbutrin/bupropion and just increased to 75mg Zoloft/sertraline. It is helping to treat my major depression. I also have chronic pain, neuropathy, spinal stenosis, osteoarthritis, etc. I’m 55 years old. Major depression can really knock you off your feet and keep you down/rob you of your quality of life so getting mental health support is critical.