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Does anyone know whether being elderly (age 77) means that you should reduce the dose of abilify? I have been doing well on 4 mg day for depression but couldn't sleep when I went down to 2 mg., per my shrink' s advice. And I went back to 4 mg.
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Hi @carrie96 - welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. I moved your post here to where others were already discussing aripiprazole (Abilify) so that they could interact with you about your question on whether older adults need a lower dosage of this medication.
Hoping members such as @christine5 @beck0584 @kb2014 and others will have some input on your level of sleep with changing your dose.
What did your doctor say about age and your dosage? Or have you by chance asked the pharmacist who filled your prescription?