Posted by mtdewcmu on November 22, 2009, at 23:51:15
In reply to Re: to emanuel98, posted by emmanuel98 on November 20, 2009, at 18:21:06
My pdoc is a big fan of Abilify. He likes to say that Pristiq + Abilify is like "rocket fuel for depression." I don't know whether that's true, because I have not taken Pristiq. He has convinced me to take Abilify, however.
My recent course of treatment has been convoluted as I have searched for a regimen that is both effective and tolerable. I was taking Paxil and Wellbutrin when my pdoc suggested adding Abilify at 1mg, to increase to 2mg as tolerated, since Paxil and Wellbutrin were not having the desired effect. When I first took the Abilify, I noticed a slight sedative effect, which I attribute to the anti-adrenergic effect. I was actually afraid that it was canceling out some of the effect of the Wellbutrin, but I continued taking it and went up to 2mg after a week. There was no noticeable effect on my mood, and unfortunately, it was not relieving my anxiety despite the slight sedative effect.
I went back for my next visit to the pdoc, and, long story short, I ended up swapping Paxil for Zoloft and adding 15mg of Remeron. Since then I have been feeling good! The only problem is that I don't know which meds are doing what. My current regimen is 300mg Wellbutrin XL, 100mg Zoloft, 15mg Remeron, and 2mg Abilify. All I know is that it is working, but I unfortunately can not tell you whether the Abilify is helping, hurting, or doing nothing.
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