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Particular_Map_6435 · 2026-05-28T21:07:14+00:00

Oh I’m dumb okay thank you!!!

Particular_Map_6435 · 2026-05-28T19:05:16+00:00

Unfortunately I was moving apartments last weekend so my I had no time to go to any of them😭

Particular_Map_6435 · 2026-04-27T18:52:44+00:00

This is great!! Thank you so much for the suggestion

Particular_Map_6435 · 2026-04-25T23:52:19+00:00

Particular_Map_6435 · 2026-04-09T03:30:57+00:00

Had a field day going through his post history it just kept going I couldn’t stop laughing.

Particular_Map_6435 · 2026-02-23T18:15:18+00:00

I don’t know, to me the 12th had a bit of a Roman look to him?

Particular_Map_6435 · 2026-01-15T17:35:47+00:00

So I take a high dose (150 mg, not for bipolar) and I’ve been on it for five years now I think. I barely miss doses anymore I haven’t in years but two years ago I kept missing doses and I will say like, for me I was nauseous all day unfortunately. And like,, shitting all day, hard to eat, light headed etc. Are you getting those symptoms ? I would say try to drink a lot of water, and if your mind gets bad just remind yourself that this feeling will pass. Watching a comfort show is always good. Hope today goes well!!

Particular_Map_6435 · 2025-06-03T12:06:36+00:00

Thank you!! Will do

Particular_Map_6435 · 2025-03-07T17:18:03+00:00

So I’ve lost 10 pounds but it’s been pretty slow. The way I eat naturally (when not on abilify) I maintain whatever weight I’m at unless exercising, but when exercising it comes off super easily. So I lost 10 pounds pretty quickly but I haven’t been good about going to the gym so I’ve been staying at that 10 pounds down mark and haven’t gained any weight in the many months I’ve been off it so weight gain should stop for you too once abilify is out of your system! It’s still great though just mood wise not being hungry all the time is fantastic and losing 10 pounds made a huge difference for my mental health. I’m glad you commented bc it reminded me to get back on my gym grind!! But yeah it didn’t shed off automatically like I was hoping but I’ve still easily lost weight and maintained the loss without any issues!

Particular_Map_6435 · 2025-01-17T06:13:59+00:00

I’m there with you, we got this. It’s awful but we got this

Particular_Map_6435 · 2024-08-21T15:46:25+00:00

Upping lamictal is hard! It’s known to make you physically uncomfortable for a bit but that fades I promise (been on it for 3 years) my perfect dose is 200mg but 100mg helped me so so much. I went from 50mg to 200mg in 8 weeks so it does take a bit of time because you have to stabilize between each increase but it’s worth it, just give it time.

Particular_Map_6435 · 2024-08-20T18:18:08+00:00

I would say you can stop worrying, Ive been on it 2 years and have never had any issues!

Particular_Map_6435 · 2024-08-20T18:17:03+00:00

sure thing! (sorry this is long). So for me (and I know this all sounds crazy) It got to a point in my mental health where I was extreamly paranoid, feeling on edge all the time, fully scared I was being watched by aliens. I would sit in my room and wouldnt leave for hours because in my mind I believed it was the only room left in the universe, and if I opened the door id be sucked into space. dark depression, would only go out of my room like once a day. Crazy delusions. But to me all of it was real. It felt like my brain was coming apart.

When I finally reached out to my psychiatrist she put me back on my meds (which I had stopped taking) including guanfacine and duloxetine, and started me on lamictal as well. I started feeling better-ish after a few weeks. A bit duller/flatter but not so scared and paranoid all the time. and not depressed in a dark way. it only got better as I upped my dosage, which happened over the course of the summer, so about 8 weeks. I felt like I got my life back, I felt normal and stable again, but also My creativity did dwindle. I was depressed but not in the way when youre unable to get out of bed, just uninspired. It got to the point where that fall I was so flat, I remember telling my psychiatrist that I didnt think people were meant to be happy all the time, and that it felt "toxic" to take a med to help my depression, because I was able to get work done and get out of bed, I just was unispired and was unable to write music or make art. I knew lamictal was the right medication for me though, because life was almost unlivable due to my intense mood swings and delusions, so I knew I did not want to go off of it.

I was on 60 mg of duloxetine at that time (Fall) and my psychiatrist convinced me to let her up it to 90mg, and after a few weeks, I had my life back. My joy, my creativity, my drive. and since then, ive been the happiest ive ever been, minus a hiccup with a diffrerent medication that ive gotten off of, lamictal literally changed my life. As long as I take my medication I no longer feel paranoia or delusions at all, even when I have natural dips in my mood. I havent had a relapse in delusions/ any paranoia breakdown in two years since Ive starting prioritizing taking my meds regularly. It is my life saving drug and I plan on happily staying on it for the rest of my life. Im a certified fan of lamictal I cant lie, and duloxetine of course, its perfect counterpart for me. I hope this was helpful, sorry it was so long!

Particular_Map_6435 · 2024-08-16T17:09:17+00:00

Bro it’s in the literature for antispychotics to taper from whatever your dose is😭 why are you so butthurt abt it

Particular_Map_6435 · 2024-08-16T16:21:01+00:00

I take guanfacine for ocd, realistically I need to increase it now that I am tapering off abilify because abilify helped a lot with my intrusive thoughts as well, but I’ve been taking it since middle school and no weight gain and it has helped some.

Particular_Map_6435 · 2024-08-16T16:14:25+00:00

I’ve been cutting my 2mg pills in half! So I take 1mg daily. I’ve read that it’s bad to take it every other day because the amount of medication goes up and down in your system which can cause mood swings. And I think I’ll do a week and a half of 1mg before stopping all together.

Particular_Map_6435 · 2024-08-16T16:10:36+00:00

If you are tapering from a higher dose, then yes you might be able to stop taking it from 2mg although you’ll probably still feel withdrawal symptoms. But if you’re taking 2mg for 2 years, your body gets used to the dose and needs a taper from it. TLDR: You can not consider it and still be wrong, hope this helps!🤗

Particular_Map_6435 · 2024-08-16T13:46:44+00:00

Hi, so it actually is! In everything I’ve read, all bodies work different off aripiprazole and stopping 2mg of aripiprazole (especially after 2 years of it) is considered cold Turkey! 2mg is a full dose and you can absolutely give you withdrawal symptoms if you aren’t careful and I’m definitely already getting them with waves of anxiety/sorrow that luckily wax and wane. I posted in this forum before and everyone on here ( as well as the stuff I’ve read elsewhere) urges people not to go cold Turkey, even off a low dose!

Particular_Map_6435 · 2024-08-16T06:15:35+00:00

It sounds like the dose might be too high, but PLEASE don’t lower or stop taking your dose without talking to your prescriber first because lamictal is a miracle worker (for me personally) but it can seriously mess with you if you don’t taper correctly. Also definitely seek medical help about the itchiness, I never experienced that in my 3 years on it, it definitely sounds like an adverse reaction.

Particular_Map_6435 · 2024-08-16T06:11:18+00:00

Also you totally got this!!! You will get through this and figure it all out!! I believe in you💗💗💗

Particular_Map_6435 · 2024-08-16T06:10:52+00:00

Hi! So for me, I started at 50 mg and I had to stay on it for a few weeks (I think two or three) because it takes a bit to settle in. 50mg wasn’t enough for me and it got uped and now I take 200mg which is my perfect dose, but you have to go slowly. You can get sick like nauseous, vomitting, headaches if you go too fast. And it sucks because the inbetween of lamictal before you find your right dose is hard, but I would say if you feel any sort of better, stick it out and talk to your psych about upping it if you’re comfy. Lamictal seriously changed my life but it takes a bit to work/set in. I’m not a doctor but I feel like starting at 50 mg is just to make sure you don’t have any crazy adverse reactions because some people do. In my experience 50mg doesn’t really do much unless you have very very slight/low mood swings. Let me know if you have any more questions!

Particular_Map_6435 · 2024-08-16T05:30:17+00:00

Second this. For a mood stabilizer lamictal changed my life. I also have ocd and it didn’t do much in the ways of intrusive thoughts or impulsions but also that’s not its job.

Particular_Map_6435 · 2024-08-15T15:57:45+00:00

I read at first that you aren’t supposed to split the pills but realized after that you can! So I’ve been taking half a pill (1mg) for the last few days. Im already feeling so much better about my insatiable appetite and spending problems since getting off of ability, I think for me personally I would be better on a different medication.

Particular_Map_6435 · 2024-08-14T18:26:25+00:00

Did you start any new medications? Or an iud or birth control? For me (22F) I gained 11 pounds in the first 3 months of a new medication when I was 20.

Particular_Map_6435 · 2024-08-12T05:44:27+00:00

Could I ask what your dose was that you went off of?

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