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Posted by cee on May 5, 2010, at 10:57:18
Hello People
I am currently on seroquel xr 700mg per day for bipolar and bad anxiety witch
keeps me very sedated in the morning when i need to work .It also packs on the weight, my pdoc wants the abilify to take over for the seroquel xr ,anybody had any sucsess with this strategy
thanks again
cee
Posted by Phillipa on May 5, 2010, at 11:06:32
In reply to Abilify - is it a good choice?, posted by cee on May 5, 2010, at 10:57:18
From what I've read some like abilfy hoping lots of replies for you. Sorry your're having problems. Phillipa
Posted by Zyprexa on May 5, 2010, at 14:28:59
In reply to Abilify - is it a good choice?, posted by cee on May 5, 2010, at 10:57:18
Abilify made my anxiety worse. I tried to switch from zyprexa. What a big misstake. Since the trial with abilify I've needed more zyprexa and the addition of perphenazine. You could take perphenazine, it does not add to weight. I also find that it takes the hunger out of zyprexa, when I'm taking both together. Perphenazine is sedating, but I like that. Not the can't get any sleep I had on abilify. Would it work for you to take less seroquel during the day? Or split the dose into 2, of your day time dose?
Posted by Phidippus on May 5, 2010, at 21:48:02
In reply to Abilify - is it a good choice?, posted by cee on May 5, 2010, at 10:57:18
700 mg per day is an odd number. I feel you on the sedation.
Abilify is on the way other end of the spectrum. It can get you really cranked up and akathisia can hit hard. You kind of have to find your comfort zone dosage-wise-in other words experimenting with the dose is highly endorsed.
P
Posted by cee on May 9, 2010, at 18:46:28
In reply to Re: Abilify - is it a good choice? » cee, posted by Phidippus on May 5, 2010, at 21:48:02
> 700 mg per day is an odd number. I feel you on the sedation.
>
> Abilify is on the way other end of the spectrum. It can get you really cranked up and akathisia can hit hard. You kind of have to find your comfort zone dosage-wise-in other words experimenting with the dose is highly endorsed.
>
> Phello phiddipuss
how long does it take for the abilify to start working
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