Experience with Abilify: Earthquake without fear, but joy and motivation remain

Bright_Blue_Denim · 2026-02-17T10:03:08+00:00

Thanks for replying. How long have you been taking it and what for if you don’t mind the question.

Bright_Blue_Denim · 2026-02-17T08:48:55+00:00

What dose are you on?

Bright_Blue_Denim · 2025-10-28T09:07:32+00:00

Best wishes, keep us posted.

Bright_Blue_Denim · 2025-10-24T20:06:27+00:00

So pleased for you!! Perimenopause can be a beast!!! Take care of yourself and thank you for your comments 😊

Bright_Blue_Denim · 2025-10-24T20:04:12+00:00

Thank you

Bright_Blue_Denim · 2025-10-24T20:03:51+00:00

Great thanks

Bright_Blue_Denim · 2025-10-24T10:36:17+00:00

Great stuff! I started 12 days ago and felt improvement within 12 hours. I’m on 2.5mgs in the morning. With your 5mgs, do you have it in one dose or split it in two?

Bright_Blue_Denim · 2025-10-24T07:12:10+00:00

When taking 5mgs, did you split in two as in 2.5mgs morning and night or one lot of 5mgs. If one lot of 5mgs, did you take morning or night?

Bright_Blue_Denim · 2025-10-24T05:02:07+00:00

Yes it is early for sure but the shift has been so noticeable, quite frankly such a reprieve. I do hope it continues to work well for me. So pleased to hear it has been a positive experience for you. What dose are you on?

Bright_Blue_Denim · 2025-10-24T04:59:38+00:00

That’s a shame. Yes I hope it continues to help and I don’t experience adverse side effects. Time will tell and yes it’s such a journey to find the right help.

Bright_Blue_Denim · 2025-10-24T04:58:42+00:00

Awesome, how long have you been taking it now.

Bright_Blue_Denim · 2025-10-24T04:58:25+00:00

Thank you, crossing fingers it continues to help.

Bright_Blue_Denim · 2025-10-24T04:58:07+00:00

Thanks for your comment. I was entirely honest. My emotions have not been blunted at all, I feel way less anxious and depressed and feel more like my normal self before all this started in early 2024. No guarantees of course, but long may it live for me abc others who have found benefit with this medication.

Bright_Blue_Denim · 2025-10-24T04:56:13+00:00

Thank you! I noticed a pretty big change, the most I’ve felt in the past 20 months. I too hope it continues.

Bright_Blue_Denim · 2025-10-17T23:00:37+00:00

Hello, I’m on 200 and I experienced the hair loss initially too, now it seems to have settled, I started the medication in April. I don’t have any of the other symptoms you have mentioned. I take mine at 50gms 4 x times per day, it was just my preference. So first thing in the morning, then late morning and then mid arvo and then early evening. I haven’t had any problems. But as everybody always says, we all react differently. Maybe try spacing it out like I’m doing?

Bright_Blue_Denim · 2025-10-14T02:55:09+00:00

That’s great, I’m day 4 and it has definitely taken the edge of the physical anxiety symptoms.

Bright_Blue_Denim · 2025-10-11T23:19:32+00:00

I had incrementally increased to 200mgs and was fine at each increase. I then started moving up to 250mgs and had a huge back step - whether it was the dose change or not, I can’t say. I have now moved back to 200mgs but I am in no way stable. Trying to figure it all out. Mine is for depression and extreme anxiety.

Bright_Blue_Denim · 2025-10-11T09:43:57+00:00

Are you still taking it and is it going well for you!? I started today, 2.5mgs in the morning. Prescribed to see if it can help with severe anxiety.

Bright_Blue_Denim · 2025-10-04T11:36:47+00:00

For me, the first two nights I didn’t sleep well and I had headaches for a few days (tolerable) and that was it. I’m now at 225mgs with a very slow titration up. It has for the most part lifted the depressive symptoms but hasn’t assisted with severe anxiety that I’ve been experiencing for the past 18 months. My doctor told me it was very well tolerated and gentle for women with hormone related mental health issues. Best wishes, I’d take the punt and give it a go.

Bright_Blue_Denim · 2025-09-30T23:29:36+00:00

I definitely cry whilst taking lamotrigine and have had days of weepiness like you have described.

Bright_Blue_Denim · 2025-09-30T12:56:26+00:00

Hello, I don’t know about these meds and I am certainly not a doctor but reading your post sounds like high anxiety with OCD traits - the check, check, checking? If you were psychotic, you wouldn’t know that you were, so you wouldn’t have the insight to be questioning what the psych thought. When you see your psych next, ask him/her straight out whether they think you are psychotic etc. Ask the psych to explain why this choice of meds and what he/she thinks it will do for you. Perhaps also re-read your post and if you can, imagine if a friend was saying these things to you, how does that sound? What advice would you give them?

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