Abilify

Abilify, an anti-psychotic medication that treats schizophrenia and mania associated with bipolar disorder, is over prescribed. Now off-patent the generic version aripiprazole finds increasing but somewhat controversial use among individuals with depression, autism, irritability, sleep disorders, tics and anxiety. Among nursing home residents, especially those suffering from dementia, far too many people receive anti-psychotic drugs.
Serious side effects may occur including the relatively recently discovered pathological desire to gamble, binge eat, engage in buying sprees and enter into excessive, unwise sexual relationships. Weight gain, sugar intolerance, outright diabetes, mental impairment and seizures may occur. Movement disorders, restlessness and the jerky facial twitches known as tardive dyskinesia are additional adverse events.
Few realize the tremendous costs associated with this drug. Although Abilify is available as a generic drug, the cash price at different drug stores ranges between $730-$960 a month or up to $32 for one day of treatment. Coupon cards and other discounts shield the patient from out of pocket expenditure, however the insurance companies still must pay outrageous sums for these pills. In the end, this scenario leads to continuously escalating health care premiums.

[@0.0mviews98]

The intro is lit 90s

[@StuckOnThisGame]

Hell yeeuh

[@dailydollar2466]

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[@AwesomeCoasters]

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[@gtavtheavengergunnerlegend3340]

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[@kittys4542]

@@StuckOnThisGame😊😊😊😊

[@1300miles]

Thank you for making this video. You've obviously done your research.

[@Built_By_Bacon]

Prescribed for bipolar. Amazing medication so far.

[@gabrielbradley6214]

I wanna hear this guy do slam poetry

[@justinkline1294]

Yessir!

[@janebethshimon]

Haha! Lol.

[@mattkimbrell1839]

Thank you so much for going over pricing! This really helps those of us who live in the real world. I thank God I found your channel.

[@mattkimbrell1839]

Thank you so much.

[@mystic7851]

10 min 24 seconds... Very informative

[@Razmus78]

I take Abilify for my bipolar disorder. It works very well for me.

[@NickyGi]

Jasper Brooks Are you a psychiatrist?

[@NickyGi]

Jasper Brooks 45mg? Are you stupid? Max dosage is 30mg! What are you doing? Of course you will have hallucinations,it is not a meds fault it is your fault!

[@psychotogen1]

I just got prescribed it for my Bipolar. I'm excited to see if it helps. I've had too many lows recently. I "play" with my seroquel in order to trigger mania and I know that can't be healthy to do. so, fingers crossed!

[@taghreedrulia5168]

Nicky G you should come to California and see the overdosing crimes in the mental health hospitals if you think 45mg Abilify is a lot And we can’t complain,,we have to shut up and take whatever they want us to take!!

[@zippeduniform3]

@@jasperbrooks2118 it will literally treat exactly that which you describe not cause it it blocks dopamine and serotonin receptors.

[@charlesdaniels9796]

Thank you for the advice doc

[@cuekinaja]

I watched a KZbin video of a young man who got Abilify by injection 400 mg. In a few months he got akathisia and unalived himself. Be careful and stay safe.🙏

[@EVOLr]

I pray daily. I’m not so sure I will see much improvements in mental health drugs, at least not in my lifetime. Personally, my faith, GOD, prayer and reading all the stories in the Bible has worked wonders for me, spiritually speaking. All through growing up since the age of 14, my soul was robbed from me. My dear parents always looked to Doctors as GODS. No one could hear my cry’s about what those drugs would do to me while on them. The devil makes sure to make you think the drugs are supposed to be taken, because if you try to get off of them, it makes the relationships between side effects and the diagnosis hard to decipher. In my opinion it’s all a bunch of poppy cock!!! Thank You Jesus for setting me free and never giving up on leading me to your TRUTH . I love life way too much to ever allow anything to rip my soul out of my body again. There has never been any confusion here on my part. I’m not 14 years old anymore. 1/2 my life was taken hostage by the system and inhumane drug treatments from those Devils.

[@EVOLr]

Always praying for the sick and suffering in and out of mental hospitals, always.😊Thank you for sharing about that guy with akathisia.

[@jcbanbury]

Oh :( have you taken it??

[@greenpilgrimz3763]

Ty for this video. Very informative.

[@jessequimpo7354]

Thank you so much

[@veryskeptical2409]

How worrying it is, then that the Healthcare Commission should report last year that almost 40% of people with psychosis are on levels of antipsychotics exceeding recommended limits. Such levels cause heart attacks. Indeed, the National Patient Safety Agency claims heart failure from antipsychotics is a likely cause for some of the 40 average annual "unexplained" deaths of patients on British mental health wards.

[@nihil8436]

They want the mentally ill dead and or unable to participate as part of society via forced drugging (CTO).

[@arthurpaul240]

hey doctor, could you do a video on paliperidone and what it's like to recover from the adverse reactions? im 13 months off two injections and im really pointless. this drug has messed up a lot for me

[@flexconnectors]

I am on the Autistic spectrum and have been depressed and angry for years, been on setraline, then off that and onto prozac.. im now on 20mg of that and slowly comming of it.. im gunna see how i am off meds completely for awhile.. but my psychiatrist did suggest i could go on a small dose of Abilify, as studies show its very effective with the chronic anger, agitation and anxiety which can dominated an autistic persons life. So I want to give it a shot atleast. Everyday is hell.

[@reynaerica]

How did it go?

[@Nufoundfriend8]

Thank you 🙏

[@LTDESP17]

Don't forget also the rare side effect of not being able to eat or drink anything without vomiting now I have permanent acid reflux but when on the pill for a month could not eat or drink anything without vomiting

[@daltonmm3675]

why did you take it for a whole month then

[@wilfrelora3806]

Same here bro I knew it was the meds

[@davidengle6065]

I'm going to be taking abilify again I was on it for a couple weeks it didn't have any sort of effect on me I didn't take it long enough but now I'm getting back on it and I was trying to learn about it and I think that this is actually going to help me this video actually helped me out a lot to thank you

[@akbj2779]

I've been on abilify for years now, have gained a lot of weight, crave carbs etc. I was originally put on it as an adjunct to an antidepressant & had tried a number of different antidepressants over the years. A few years ago I was so frustrated by the weight gain I went off it all at once on my own & became suicidal within a couple of weeks. I tried to ride it out for an additional month but finally went to the local "psych" ED & was admitted to the in-pt mental health unit for a week. Went back on it & slowly the depression lessened. A couple of years ago my psych Dr knew I was still frustrated by carb cravings & weight gain & we decided to try Latuda instead but even after a year of taking that my depression became worse again. I hate taking anti-psychotics. There are a lot of side effects & I hate being so dependent on this med. I really don't know what else to do but keep taking it. I have insurance that covers it but feel guilty because I know it's extremely expensive although the Latuda was 3 times as much.

[@richardc5815]

Don't feel guilty you need to be bold and do what's best

[@RachelNdumia1]

I can only imagine your frustration. You're story is similar to mine was a mental institute for a week etc. Until I came across this link, it delivered me from this spirit of depression. God bless kzbin.info/www/bejne/nZC1ZmeelJWihNE

[@dreamznaspiratons7064]

look into trauma therapy cbd alternative therapies cptsd

[@ASMR-XI-ZUI]

We need to form a research team to find the cure or at least non pharmaceutical meds as they think of profit not side effects. I'm talking things like herbal remedies, treatments, vitamins, minerals etc. Lifestyle etc.

[@justinebourke9449]

The sheer scale of injustice here.. you should be getting paid compensation instead of having to pay for this addictive poison.. I hope you are getting the help you need to get truly well ...I'll eat my hat ( and scarf) if you get it from a psychiatrist

[@tommason5812]

@wellnowdoctor are there any reccomended treatments to cure the side effects slash brain damage caused by abilify?

[@rajeshkhatri]

Sir Your drugs knowledge are so realistic also match with real symptoms also I watch other doctors there details not match with real , . Sir your information so helpful really for me very helpful

[@dimetimesprayer3066]

This drugs need to be taken down immediately it a dangerous drug

[@92359hg]

I gained almost 35 pounds in two months ... I was started on 400mg injectable - they said they put me on it because it has the least side effects? They have weaned me down to 150 mg injectable and dispose of the other 150 - it only comes in 300 and 400 - was never warned about the compulsive shopping, sex, gambling and eating. The most weight I have gained in the shortest amount of time in my life - I can not fit in my clothes and do not want to leave the house - given the choice if I never would have agreed to allowing this to be injected into my body! I probably have now gained over 40 pounds in just over four months and still gaining - I know stop eating right? I wish it was that easy! I told them about the weight gain and they initially did nothing?????? I had to argue to get them to see there are no benefits so far - so why the risk? I know the likely answer and they will never admit this - I am on a CTO - AKA - Forced drugging! In my experience forced drugging is somewhat equivalent to sexual assault! You have no choice and your "no" please stop you are hurting me - means nothing. Torture comes to mind and the torture chamber is my own body!

[@92359hg]

@Wouter Rozema I heard about the keto diet and wondered if it would work while on medication or on rebound from medication - thank you for advice I will look into that - how long did it take?

[@nihil8436]

Are you still on it?

[@talia6429]

sound like you just have bad impulse control lmao, pussy

[@92359hg]

@@talia6429 Yeah I ended up gaining 56 pounds in total - weaned down the drug and went on a keto diet and intermittent fasting (I eat one meal a day) in mid May 2021 - by August 30, 2021 lost all the weight I gained - today I feel in control and like my old self before I bought into the myth of mental illness and toxic psychiatric drugs .... impulse control issues - gone ....

[@cajequartz4074]

@@talia6429 Abilify literally causes uncontrollable urges. Do your research

[@ericlucero3611]

I’ve been on Abilify 10mg for Schizophrenia for about 8 weeks. Three days ago I suddenly stopped eating and lost 15 pounds in two days. The weight loss was just as unnatural and unhealthy as the weight gain I had from a couple weeks of Mirtazapine (30 pounds) and a couple months of Invega injections (20 pounds). The Mirtazapine gave me psychosis and the Invega made me feel like a zombie. Abilify helps me think clearly but 10 mg is too much for me I’ve been cutting my pills in half. The symptoms don’t seem to go away... I’m going to start monitoring my daily intake of vitamins and minerals. Schizophrenia patients seem to be deficient in certain vitamins and minerals. Taking the daily recommendation of vitamins and minerals should decrease my schizophrenic symptoms so I can safely lower my dosage. I’ll probably stay at 2mg for the rest of my life unless my vitamin and mineral treatment works!

[@ivaniscool99]

I take Perphenazine 20 mg because of my psychotic depression. I feel like it helps a lot. I thought about switching to Abilify but I’m not sure I’ll like it. Or if it’ll even work.

[@dreamznaspiratons7064]

updates?

[@dreamznaspiratons7064]

@@ivaniscool99 updates?

[@thc7865]

Update?

[@oshixxxx]

I call this bullshit, losing a kilo in weight in 2 days is impossible. If you pee out the 1kg of beer you drank, I assume youi lost one kilo. If you drink, you will excrete it later, does not mean weight loss.

[@DennisHughes]

Majority of the public don't take the drug. It's forced apon the public. GET IT STRAIGHT

[@lanbatal8342]

This stuff made me salivate so much. I also felt like a zombie because it impaired my mobility. So I was a stumbling, drooling mess

[@nicoleledrewmay6404]

Did you go off it and did the mobility improve?

[@anitawork4893]

I got Parkinsonism from Abilify...My hands shake like crazy! Sometimes I can't even sign my name!!!

[@taghreedrulia5168]

Abilify is a pure poison

[@elysetwichell9974]

I'm so sorry!

[@somerandomzombie7536]

The drug can also cause occasional bedwetting…. But other than that, it has worked fantastically for me. I dropped plenty of pounds and at 5 mg it has helped lower my prolactin to a reasonable degree!

[@novastarborngamer4716]

I had an allergic reaction to Abilify. according to my doctors it swollen up my throat where I had trouble breathing. I was brought to the hospital for an EpiPen to make the effects go away I spend a day in half in the hospital recovering from Abilify.

[@valentinob1647]

What do you think about taking this medicine for adhd? Being allready on wellbutrin 300mg and effexor 300mg mainly for depression and offlabel for adhd, i think to ad a very small dose of dex. or lisdex. would be perfect to be rid of most adhd symptoms wich are very frustrating and there for eventually depressing. My psych. tells me it is better to ad abilify because it would be less of a risk than ritalin or dex or other adhd medicine in combination with the meds i am allready on. It would be just as effective for my adhd symptoms aswell she tells me.. wich i doubt. I think it is a much bagger risk to my health than adding ritalin/dex. Am i right about this or should i take her advise and accept this treatment?

[@nihil8436]

No, this drug is hellish honestly, it nearly killed me. It seems to be a popular prescription, it's being falsely marketed, someone is benefiting and its not the patient.

[@suryaprakashpathak9611]

I was suffering from Schizophrenia from last 20 years. I was on Haloperidol 5 mg , Amisulpride 100 mg , Resperidon 4 mg from last 7 years but recently my Psychiatrist changed prescription and new medicines were Trifluoperazine 5 mg , abilify (Aripiprazole) 15 mg but after 20 days of starting Aripiprazole i become acute manic . I want to know does Aripiprazole causes manic episodes ?

[@gabrielbradley6214]

“Extraordinarily minimally” nice. Hope that lil ditty made it into your dissertation “doc”

[@russelblacker2562]

Disabilify

[@ScaryRevenant]

Russel Blacker lol

[@ronalddonner3396]

Disabilify ending up ➡️in Disability!

[@justinebourke9449]

Yup.. Zombify too.

[@Lazer5051]

Please do one on anhedonia

[@neetusharma198]

Is taking Aripiprazole 2.5 mg daily causes weight gain and diabetes. Plz reply.

[@ferrero673]

So is better taking seroquel?

[@j-uk2189]

Everyone is different on every drug. I know a guy who is on anti psychotics and it’s changed his life for the better. Yes, he gained some weight, but works out, does cardio and he is fine. The more you read into side effects, the more you will get them! Stay strong people!

[@Jemalacane0]

"The more you read into side effects, the more you will get them!" Absolute bullshit!

[@kadenbirch7678]

@@Jemalacane0 so I can just think that cancer isn't real?? Wow, this guy should be a psychiatrist

[@justinebourke9449]

Yeah.. give him a few years on them and he'll be lucky if he hasn't a life-threatening condition ( probably diabetes) I can safely bet he didn't pile on the pounds from reading about side-effects.

[@justinebourke9449]

Yeah.. give him a few years on them and he'll be lucky if he hasn't a life-threatening condition ( probably diabetes) I can safely bet he didn't pile on the pounds from reading about side-effects.

[@j-uk2189]

@@justinebourke9449 he’s been on them for 15, years. Nothing has happened apart from he feels much better and can sleep well? Maybe he’s the lucky one

[@dreamznaspiratons7064]

god bless you

[@ivaniscool99]

Very well said. I also think a lot of us as patients think we know more than the doctor and push some of the drugs. Ability had many commercials in the late 2000s and that in turn caused many patients to ask their doctors for the medicine. Overall, I personally didn’t know it could cause insomnia or drowsiness. I’m on Seroquel and I don’t have many side effects. It’s a good drug for me. Can you make a video about it and OCD? Thanks!

[@taghreedrulia5168]

My son couldn’t sleep for days on Abilify and he became very aggressive ,suicidal and impulsive It changed his brain and thinking,,everybody became his enemy including me and he wanted to kill everyone

[@izzyishere5167]

It’s kinda ironic since Abilify gave me back my ability to sleep during my manic highs (bipolar peep here). Overall everyone is different and it’s helpful to see multiple doctors.

[@BipolarPaul]

This drug has made me feel suicidal for a year and a half now...I just wish my pdoc would actually listen and change me back to Quetapine

[@puddles5501]

Quetiapine

[@j-uk2189]

Did quetiapine make you lose your hair?

[@alexanderjohnsmith2403]

Thanks

[@carolinethorne7825]

Thank you . I unfortunately have Psychosis.

[@rubetornabene8543]

I'm just a stranger on the internet but I wish you nothing but the best with it, keep fighting and thriving ma'am

[@nkn.103]

@@rubetornabene8543 omg you are so nice ❤ hope you thrive as well

[@stevejobs7342]

thank you kind sir

[@TheEnigma7111]

what works doc? seems like nothing

[@Retr0ver4]

I've used 10mg for about a year now for my autism, mood swings and psychosis. It has kept me very stable

[@mehrshadk]

How about Weight gain from arriporazol ?

[@Retr0ver4]

@@mehrshadk I haven't experienced much weight gain. I gained some weight and then stayed at that weight. Before that I was using zyprexa (olanzapine) which was horrible when it came to gaining weight.

[@FayGraceRay]

Thank you Dr Landow for all that you share. Truly the epitome of informed consent! Would you please do a vid on Invega/paliperadone?

[@puddles5501]

9hydroxy-risperidone (paliperidone) is almost identical in activity to risperidone, being the main active metabolite of risperodone itself.

[@FayGraceRay]

@@puddles5501 Thank you for your reply. My loved one is now off Invega. However, she now has Tardive Dyskinesia, Dystonia, and Akathesia as a result of this horrible drug.

[@rickywood2369]

Hi all so I got told by my physiatrist that I need something different for my depression and anxiety/panic attacks as i've been on around 10 or 11 different 1s in different classes etc since I was 18 im now 44 , so he has said try this med, I asked him if it has sexual side effects he said no in fact it has been documented that it increases your libido, and it's great for depression, (apparently i'm not Bipolar?) and i know I don't have schizophrenia also he said it helps with anxiety, sleep and no weight gain, I've been reading up on this med and watching youtube and it's all conflicting some say their sex drive goes through the roof others say it kills it, the same for depression, anxiety, panic saying it's better than any antidepressant and anxiety meds, and others saying putting on weight is too much but for some it decreases their appetite then the same for sleep, I don't want insomnia or any of the crappy side effects, I read agitation too, but how can you be agitated if it relaxes you, really confused now, would love to hear rom people that are on it or have been on it, hopefully no scare stories, cheers in advance.

[@rickywood2369]

Not good it is a pure Chemical Castration when you are innocent and want to be with your loved 1, this shit should be banned.

[@AP-nx6xo]

Abilify worked great for depression but I was very irritable on it so I stopped after years of being on it. I thought it was just the way I was ( irritable ) but it was the Abilify. It also gave me energy. All the best

[@zeusapollo6504]

It will make you VERY agitated, in some cases angry and losing your impulse control, you might want to have more sex, while still beeing impotent(no wonder people are angry then) it fucks up your system and most people i saw taking this have paid a very high price taking this crap. The other atypical neurolpeticas simply make you obese and lead to diabetes manifestations. Might be treated with a diabetica. Abilify has some binge eating but fucks up with too many things to control with other drugs.

[@clairebear2975]

Hi, did you take it, if so how were you. I have been prescribed it but am wary to start it...TIA

[@hanshotfirst1138]

I take a small dose of Abilify for my OCD. I was doing so well until a few days ago, when I had a sudden spike. Why would this suddenly happen. Will things go back to normal?

[@dreamznaspiratons7064]

stress. triggers. updates?

[@KarenMattner-pw4bm]

Has anyone been prescribed Abilify three different times during treatment for depression?

[@liz6034]

I took 2 mg Abilify for depression in 2011 as an add on for depression. It was very effective, but I went off because of weight gain, but I did try it again in 2019 for a short time. I've recently been diagnosed with cervical dystonia, akathisia, and tardive diskenisia by a movement specialist. I had minor symptoms of all these things prior to taking the Abilify, but only see them now, looking back. I'm trying to find out if the anti-depressant/anxiety drugs I've taken for 25 yrs could be a contributer, mainly buproprion and fluoxetine. I'd like to find a specialist, as I have limited resources when I live. On another note, I am extremely concerned with how psych meds are managed (or not) in the elderly. My father was on Effexor when he went in for a CABG, hand came out of surgery delerious. Yes, this was probably the anesthesia, but he was then not able to take his psych meds for over a week. Effexor is horrible to withdraw from, I know from personal experience, and can cause a whole host of physical problems. ICU/Drs viewed his psych meds as not neccesary, so they did not consider the effects of withdrawal or the psych meds they gave him for the delerium. I saw this again and again each time he was hospitalized - the psych meds are almost ignored.

[@iamone8359]

Yea my girlfriend is in a Mental hospital for 2yrs an she was only in for only 6 months so far an she's gained alot of weight and quit having a period, she was originally on invega then they switched her on this on top of Depakote 1000mg,benadryl and melatonin, she takes all her meds at night to obviously to keep her dopped up during the day an now this medication she's on now is causing akthesia ( uncontrolled shaking and jerking) It really upset's me 😥

[@dreamznaspiratons7064]

updates? advocate for her. look for advocates and human rights

[@FayGraceRay]

This is so sad about your gf, and for you too; my heart goes out to you, and I hope she is doing better now. Missing her period is caused by high prolactin, which my loved one also had on Invega. Horrible drug, did not even know her own name or where she was. Also caused dystonia from point starting it, and dyskinesia and Akathesia with a too fast taper off. Check out Whitaker and Breggin vids on KZbin for alternative methods. Trying to find a middle ground between giving someone poison or leaving them stuck in psychosis is unbearably difficult.

[@reynaerica]

Oh no!

[@reynaerica]

It’s all too common. The system.

[@beatanowak3679]

Why don't you take her out and get her the outpatient treatment?

[@simsim5919]

I can't handle being on abilify anymore I'm on a community treatment order, my life is over

[@nihil8436]

It's torture and does lead to suicide, leave state maybe? Acquire a new better psychiatrist?

[@BipolarPaul]

I’m in the same boat...I hate this drug but they won’t let me go back on oral meds just the depot. I’ve been depressed for a year and a half now since starting it

[@simsim5919]

@@BipolarPaul I'm lucky to have got off the injection as I saw a better psychiatrist who took me off, it would be good if you can get a family member to advocate for you, I hope you can get off this injection. Sorry to hear that your still on it. It takes quit a while to leave your system once off it. But you do recover.

[@nihil8436]

@@BipolarPaul Is this court ordered?

[@lauraestes9304]

I'm confused....forgive my ignorance but how do you end up ordered to be on psyche meds by the court? I was prescribed Abilify this week by a suboxone Dr and a psychiatrist who told me I should take it to manage the withdrawals while I wean off if suboxone.....but after reading all this I'm scared outta my f...ing mind to even give it a shot. I think at this point the fear of the negative outweighs any possible gains

[@jali4000]

I was just prescribed this for Bipolar Type II, so far the biggest side effects I noticed are tremors and that it does nothing to help my GAD and in fact makes it much worse, however that could also be because I discontinued Lexapro (I was put on that before they knew I was bipolar and I started having more severe manic symptoms). I'm optimistic though, since it's only been a few days and I know I have to adjust to it. So far the dysphoria of stopping Lexapro is keeping my from noticing any real positive effects except I have much lower desire to smoke cigarettes (went from a pack a day to a couple cigarettes a day) and binge eat (which used to be a huge problem for me). However, with that also comes a lower desire to do pretty much anything but stay in bed all day. Is there something I can take in conjunction with this, be it a supplement I can buy or something I can talk to my psychiatrist about, to help with anhedonia and lack of motivation? Or for that matter the worsened anxiety? I've yet to follow up with him yet so I honestly don't even know how long it's supposed to be until I notice positive change, if it's like SSRIs where it could me weeks to months or if it should start working quicker.

[@Abdullahalh99]

Hey man, so it’s been around a year. How did Abilify turn out? was it any good for bipolar type II?

[@jali4000]

@@Abdullahalh99 Well, for me personally it very much did not work out. In the interest of clarity, I'm not sure how pertinent it is, but I do want to point out that it's not "man", because medications can affect men and women very differently. I normally don't bother because in most contexts it doesn't matter. As I adjusted to it, the initial improvements I noticed went away and I began smoking and binging/purging to the same extent. The anhedonia, lack of motivation, and general fogginess got considerably worse, about on par with Seroquel, which I stopped taking specifically for those reasons and weight gain. What ultimately made me quit was the anxiety, which got precipitously worse until after a month and a half it led to me having the worst panic attack I've had before or since. Being confined is probably one of my deepest fears and what this led to was me having a panic attack in the middle on a 25-hour train ride from Chicago to New York wherein I had a complete break with reality and for some reason decided the best thing for me to do was to get off the train in the middle of nowhere in Kentucky in a town with a few dozen people with no money or way of getting home or to where I was going. Sufficed to say that didn't help my situation lol. But having been off that since and having a few other trials and tribulations I'm doing far better than I ever have in my entire life with my bipolar and BPD being very well managed with 200mg of Lamictal and 300mg XL of Wellbutrin. I still have hypomanic episodes (could you tell?) but they don't get out of control to the point of psychosis like they did a couple years ago and my depressive episodes are less severe and present mostly as exhaustion and an inability to focus rather than the deep anhedonia and melancholia they used to feature. I've entirely quit smoking and have been losing weight healthily without binging or purging for months, both of which I credit to Wellbutrin. I would be happy to talk more about my experiences with lamotrigine, since it's what I credit most of this on and of the dozens of drugs that I've done, licit and illicit, it's my favorite by far. Everyone's brain chemistry is different and it can be very difficult to find the right drug, I wish you the best and I hope you can find a state of mind that you feel comfortable in and one in which you and the people around you are safe. That's the only goal I think, not to bully yourself into behaving how other people say you should behave.

[@dreamznaspiratons7064]

updates?

[@jali4000]

@@dreamznaspiratons7064 sorry i missed this, so far none really other than what i mentioned in a reply to someone else above here on this comment a while back, happy to go more into specifics if you'd like or if you cant see that comment for some reason

[@j-uk2189]

Made my head grow haha!

[@marisollee819]

If we cut the antipsychotic "Abilify" 10mg (pink color) into half, will it be the same as the 5mg (blue color)?

[@rubetornabene8543]

Yes ma'am

[@tmad5358]

SO I was put on this a couple weeks ago. I bloated up, retained massive amounts of water, nearly unable to walk and hard to breathe. :(

[@nihil8436]

Stop taking it. This drug is absolutely evil, it makes you ill end off. I was forced it with no psychotic symptoms, but a misdiagnosis after trauma, it made me extremely ill, worst I have felt in my life, severely agitated, neverending anxiety, severe dysfunction, apathy, anhedonia, the list is endleaa, I felt like I was experiencing hell, mental torture.

[@turkavelli847]

@@nihil8436 how do u feel since u hace stopped i hace the same

[@chandralekha9775]

@@nihil8436 same.

[@ljn614]

@@nihil8436 brother I need your help I was on this medication also what should I do? Please brother help me

[@nihil8436]

@@turkavelli847 Much better, took a while though, it wasn't instant

[@flexconnectors]

Abilify sounds like a Harry Potter spell

[@vladig7006]

Dude,this message got my paranoia and anxiety way up. Now im over thinking that abilify really is spell...

[@simsim5919]

Abilify takes away your abilities

[@GGavo-uv7kg]

@@simsim5919have you taken it before? 😂 I’m on it and I’m perfectly fine.

[@simsim5919]

@@GGavo-uv7kg I don't know why antipsychotics don't effect some people as bad as others, they all have negative effects, I have noticed that people who smoke , and take certain drugs seem to handle these drugs better, however im not saying go and do drugs to self medicate the effects of these drugs. Anyhow the psychiatric profession is creating a vicious cycle for drug takers, who end up taking more drugs to feel better from antipsychotics, some people are not even aware how shit antipsychotics are making them feel because they were drug addicts to begin with, they have no insight. I'm not saying your one of those people this is just what I have observed, however if you dont suffer from abilify or Any antipsychotics your a very lucky person.

[@lindhorstellie]

I love your sense of humor!

[@ronalddonner3396]

Does Metformin help with weight gain/sugar intolerance?

[@elysetwichell9974]

Metformin made me really tired and hungry

[@galatea742]

Metformin helped stop me gaining weight in this medication. I did come off it though because it was absolutely awful for me!

[@justinebourke9449]

Metformin has serious side-effectss too. Try Berberine, the natural plant extract, it helps you lose weight but is much safer.

[@LittleCeasers]

it' makes u sleepy and restless?

[@elysetwichell9974]

I was on abilify and gained 110 lbs in a year and a half. All I wanted to do was sleep and eat.

[@taghreedrulia5168]

Interesting 🤔 My son lost his appetite on it and he couldn’t sleep he was walking the whole day and night and became so aggressive!

[@Bliss694]

Same 😳

[@dreamznaspiratons7064]

updates?

[@ThePeacePlant]

Eat less then. Anti psychotics dont force you to eat. If I can do it, you can do it

[@ronalddonner3396]

Were you able to lose that weight?

[@stevealexander748]

So you’re saying we need to go cold turkey and deal with our issues ?

[@luisangueira1884]

It’s better that way this medication sucks

[@lestres5488]

Is there a way for medical professionals to inject this like a steroid instead of having the patients ingest it orally?

[@Brewer420]

I am prescribed this drug for bipolar and it has basically ruined my life.

[@malicaelder7847]

My son was prescribed this drug for a psychotic episode he has been on it for two weeks and seems to be a zombie slow lethargic sleeps all day

[@Brewer420]

@@malicaelder7847 Same with myself. I literally feel like a zombie and just want to be left alone. I have also gained over 100 pounds in a year, and I believe it also gave me sleep apnea. From my experience, I would try to find another treatment because it will just get worse. I hope your son doesn't have to go threw the mess that is Abilify, because I don't think it is meant for everyone. I went from owning a successful business to living in my parents basement. Take care and wish the best.

[@Retr0ver4]

​@@malicaelder7847I felt like that on olanzapine. I feel stable on abilify 10mg

[@kevinharrison9177]

They gave me aripiprazole 10mg with diazapam 2mg and zopiclone 7.5 mg And next day I woke up with my eyelid swelling. My doctor said keep taking them. What if they are planning to destroy me??? Or am I wrong I need help with this question

[@dreamznaspiratons7064]

updates? tell them all side effects

[@jonathanmachjacksontrad5704]

Only take abilify

[@AP-nx6xo]

They’re not planning to destroy you. They want to help you get better

[@littlelilly7353]

does it work for derealization? my doctors prescribed me them today? and im worried that they make things worse i honestly dont wanna take them..

[@GOLDENEYEAL]

Little Lilly it mildly works, think it was more like a placebo effect for me. It has horfific side effects tho. I had them. I would advice you to NOT take the drug based on personal experience. Too dangerous

[@littlelilly7353]

@@GOLDENEYEAL yes i didnt take it ,tho i did get different meds from another doctor

[@famousbowl9926]

Dont take it. Unless you want to permanently alter your brain. For the worse...

[@Cabutronize]

@@famousbowl9926 It's not up to you to tell people what to take or what not to take.

[@dreamznaspiratons7064]

updates?

[@davek5749]

Sleep & eat that's all you do on this drug & plus the side effects which I got very bad dizzy spells everytime I stood up,please don't just take this,think about it,it's ure life

[@nihil8436]

Yeah, this drug is so messed up.

[@george.s.8491]

My God I work with a guy who is on this drug among other drugs, he has no personality, I have been working with him for a year because Iam new there, but holy smokes he is a zombie. We were talking about depression and anxiety and he told me he was on this stuff, he’s on 4 drugs and takes a drug every night to sleep. He told me he goes to bed at 8pm and sleeps until 6am. He has no energy and is a total drag to work with, there is no conversation, all day every day just nothing. It sucks, I myself am on lexapro and Wellbutrin for depression and anxiety. But Jesus this guy has lost his soul, lacking insight is an understatement. I don’t even know what to do. It lowers my vibration and sucks the energy right out me for some reason.

[@lauraestes9304]

@@george.s.8491 I work with someone who is on some various psyche meds and acts exactly like that...zero personality. He sleeps all the time and wants to do nothing and is constantly tired ....zero expressions....total zombie. I'm going to find out if it's this drug. I was just prescribed it and I've been asking people I know if they've taken it. My mom's friend has been ruined by it. He was so addicted to it and couldn't get off it and it caused him many bad side effects but he has remained on it because he cannot function without it now

[@lexim.9814]

@George .S. Take him off abilify . See how it helps

[@lexim.9814]

@@george.s.8491 take him off abilify . I swear to god that happened to me . I am slowly getting better after getting off abilify . Fuck abilify . I have depression and anxiety

[@spoonbillyerd]

Does this guy like any psych med

[@graffics7665]

I'm on Suboxone & 150mg Wellbutrin & my doctor prescribed me 5mg abilify for my tics & my anger. I'll give it a try.

[@lauraestes9304]

How's it working? My Dr wrote me a script for Abilify to help my mood while I'm weaning off of suboxone. I took just a crumb of a 5 mg pill and my heart rate went up and I started sweating....within minutes...i became irritable and angry .was so weird I'm too scared to take it.

[@graffics7665]

@@lauraestes9304 truthfully I stopped taking it for that reason. I'd have mini panick attacks. Or the feeling of a panic attack coming on. I haven't had an attack in many years either since I quit alcohol and cocaine.

[@ryanconaway9530]

Haldol has been the best Typical Antipsychotic ever for me. It's great because you can take it prn for manic episodes. Not every day routinely.

[@nadadenada319]

How much you take? Why tho? Dont you like to feel manic?

[@beverlyking5827]

@@nadadenada319 I LOVE being manic. But it causes me a lot of trouble. Not so fun when I finally come down.

[@jessewilson1622]

Abilify made my hair fall out in chunks

[@zeusapollo6504]

Its better to take something natural and seek psychological therapy, than dealing with any of the atypical neuroleptica. They are too strong and will give very nasty unacceptable side effects on day 1. At least never use a depot injection this will last for 6 weeks. Maybe you can risk 5mg a day for a few weeks if there is a strong psychosis or anxiety. in my expierence it works best against anxiety. Depends on the person, though. For many its very nasty to lose control, due to raging, should be taken together with the classic haldol to counter some of the side effects of abilify.(5mg) If you lose all your money to loss of impulse control like extreme shopping and gambling stay far away from this drug. If you hit yourself and/or others for no reasion, don't take this. It can cause such nasty behavious that could bring you to jail in the end, as i wrote before, it helps extremely against anxiety, a little bit too good, because no longer you fear anything, not even violence, losing all your money or ruining your health. If all that was the case before, abilify will multiply those bad behaviours destroying your life. Its an very evil drug that got better marketing than most others for whatever reasion.(Money ofc) Personally this should only be given in a ward in a controlled environment with doctors around you - not to people at home for every day usage, its far too unpredictable and dangerous for that, heck a person taking this could land in the news - the bad news.

[@DovahQueen1994]

Fuck that pill it makes you stupid. Less woke about earth and makes you like everybody else and Not questioning anything makes you forget normal human feelings like depression. Depression is not an illness but knowing that something is wrong with your life

[@Filthycoffin]

Which are the best for impulse disorder and weight neutral antipsychotics? Currently I am trying to choose between Latuda zyprexa and Abilify

[@dreamznaspiratons7064]

updates?

[@beverlyking5827]

Zyprexa caused me excessive eating and sleepiness. Abilify had been working great. Zero side effects.

[@galatea742]

Latuda was best side effects wise for me!

[@AP-nx6xo]

Abilify caused impulse spending and other negatives but helped with depression I had to get off it

[@justinebourke9449]

None. All are neurotoxins.. quite possibly all psychiatric medication is.. some may be slightly less damaging but all will cause damage to the system in measures relative to their dosage strength and duration of use.

[@LordBrahaam]

Se parece al doctor Emmet Brown

[@liviedasouza]

I’ve been taking abilify,lithium and klonopin for 6 weeks, I’ve become restless, no appetite and recently my thumbs were twitching. I get confused and anxious while driving . Should I give them more time? I’m ready to stop everything.

[@nadiabonnici7788]

or talk to your doctor or change him and tell the new doctor what you take.i heard lithium is very powerful maybe you taking too much drugs

[@Daniela92439]

Stop everything

[@bluedot45674]

Fun fact: Dr. R. Kenneth Landow is a dermatologist, not a psychiatrist.

[@olgacampbell3794]

Caused my seizures

[@casparm.6436]

Schrecklichsten Nebenwirkung: Impulsekontrollstörung # thankyou #nicht

[@elanitha6528]

I have been on Abilify for a year. It ruined a lot. I was overdosed and I Literally could not speak. I got diagnosed with OCD and I relapsed. I'm only 16 and on 30 mg of it. (That's a lot for a teenager) idk what else to say

[@weelee4352]

Did you speak with your doctor about it? That sounds scary.

[@elanitha6528]

@@weelee4352 yes I have. The psychiatrist that overdosed me was fired. And my current doctors are really helpful.

[@Brewer420]

I feel your pain, it has ruined a lot for me too.

[@katsteel2004]

Did you have any side effects I'm on 20mg a day

[@Brewer420]

@@katsteel2004 Yes, it was horrible. I actually stopped taking my medication and feel normal again. I wouldn't recommend just stopping though without talking to your doctor first. Make sure your doctor actually cares about your health too.

[@gabrielbradley6214]

You said memory twice... or did you not remember the first time? Maybe you should take some abilify .

[@julianbloedow9164]

I gained like 30 pounds on this medication

[@grayman1]

damn i heard it was mostly weight neutral.

[@ThePeacePlant]

Eat less then.

[@julianbloedow9164]

@@ThePeacePlant dude i would eat the normal amount of food and gain alot of weight

[@Perf401]

nice, finally i can gain weight

[@galatea742]

@@julianbloedow9164 I did the same, a dietitian told me I was doing everything right and I still put on 40lbs. I was eating below my bmr and still gaining terrifyingly fast. It’s definitely not just about eating less!

[@serangel3601]

I hate this abilify. I am too tired to excersise I compulsively eat and I have gained 30 pounds. It is giving me chronic depression. Its supposed to be for my bipolar but it is causing depression not helping it. I have a hormonal imbalance. I am impaired and fat. I feel borderline suicidal but not suicidal on abilify forced injections. I get nothing done on this medication. I spend money stupidly and regret it. I am impulsive. The depression is so severe I can barely function. Antidepressants make me really depressed and give me full blown amnesia. Any spirituality or creative inspiration is long gone on this abilify.

[@clarissamedici7950]

study buddhism

[@jakewilliams7257]

I gained 30 pounds also. Once you go off the med, consider the Keto diet and meal replacement shakes. Also, get a personal trainer. Walk on the treadmill at the steepest incline for 1 hour as many days throughout the week as you can. Walking at a steep incline for an hour can burn 800calories. You’ll get through this! Don’t give up! Don’t let the Depression win. You got this.

[@AbdulazizUgas]

Its interesting you say spirituality is gone, because i feel the same way when on abilify

[@simsim5919]

Did you recover from abilify?

[@mohammadkhadra2604]

Could you please do a video on ziprasidone, paliperidone, and asenapine?

[@reedness4840]

I'm showing this video to my therapist. I had a manic attack the other day and I checked myself into the hospital. The Dr prescribed me abilify, along with my normal zoloft regime. This is crazy 🤪 😂

[@TebTengri]

I hated abilify

[@Daniela92439]

I wouldn't take it. Causes lots of problems.

[@filipmarkofilipmarko4928]

and what about sexual side effects? research shows that more than 80% of people who use antipsychotics have sexual dysfunction as a side effect.

[@CREEKSTx3]

I stopped abilify and risperidone 1 month ago will sex drive return??? Someone help

[@galatea742]

@@CREEKSTx3 I’m in a similar boat! Apparently it can take a long to,e bit it should return in most cases.

[@CREEKSTx3]

@@galatea742 I get morning wood and have lil libido we goona beat this !

[@galatea742]

@@CREEKSTx3 I hope so! It definitely got better after coming off SSRIs and I’m hoping it’ll come back all the way when I get the antipsychotic out of my system!

[@CREEKSTx3]

@@galatea742 how long were u on antipsychotics?

[@jeffreynewton2494]

Can you do a video on Lamictal? I take abilify with Lamictal for Bipolar

[@jayrider2726]

That's the combination the doctor said I need? Are you still taking both?

[@aysheo]

Lamictal caused a great amount of hair fall, when I took it for just a month. The doctor had prescribed 25 mg, twice a day. Then he increased it to 100 mg --- 200 mg a day. This was 5 years ago and that doctor was a real shitty one, telling me "We don't do psychotherapy here". By the way, it was called '... Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Clinic", huh! Now, I started with a real minimal dosage of Abilify, just yesterday and just 1 mg. In two weeks, I'll take 2 mg per day, but I'm afraid this also will cause hair loss, besides these huge side-effects. Any comments on this?

[@destinycoleman1160]

Not sure about Abilify combined with Lamictal. I had good experiences with Prozac and Lamictal combined, as well as Paxil and Lamictal. Lamictal doesn’t cause weight gain like Abilify does.

[@galatea742]

@@aysheo I lost a good 50% of my hair on latuda, it was really long too and it’s only just starting to grow back a year after coming off it.

[@Built_By_Bacon]

Same

[@jackchop1576]

"Debilify" made me sleep for three days.

[@justinebourke9449]

"Ablify may be helpful . but possibly harmful ..and certainly overused" So... not unlike Russian Roulette then?.. except with several live bullets in the gun.. " What the hell, Doc! - I'll take the standard dose and see if I make it to 6 months.. I may turn out a vegetable, but there's a slight chance you are honestly here to help me!"... 😆😆😆

[@christopheraparicio]

This is actually an Adult Swim skit.

[@TheMachineTC2]

So I just got on Abilify yesterday with Fluoxetine and Clonazepam. Apparently, these three meds don’t work well with each other. With the 5mg of Abilify, I got sever hiccups that landed me in the Urgent care. Anyone else experience this??

[@somerandomzombie7536]

Back when I originally went on Abilify, the bad psychiatrist I was with started doubling my dosage every week, from like 5 mg, to 10 mg, then 20 etc. I started to develop really intense signs of Akathisia, because I wasn't warned about how the "medicine" or whatever you want to call it interacts with caffeine. I thankfully was immediately taken off... but he never really went in-depth about any of the drugs he wanted me to take. I'm really sorry that happened to you. You hear all the time in psychiatry "Do no wrong", but what about "Make sure to warn?".

[@kritkratt6383]

The hiccups are probably from clonazepam i get hiccups from it

[@sebastienfourne3103]

Abilify IS a shit....i taper off it sincères july 2018 WE are now the janury 4 2019....i take 13 mg a day in july and just 1,5 mg now in january 2019....do a withdrawal very slowly IS the Key of success

[@NoniAyannaGobernRoach]

I want to take my son off the drug. If he's on 2.5 mg. I wonder how to reduce it slowly so he doesn't feel side effects. (I noticed mouth tremors and throat "moving" as he worded it)...autism use

[@NoniAyannaGobernRoach]

Scary stuff...

[@morocconoshaimaa]

Please tell me I'm not the only one abilify made it sad to breath for her. Like I can't feel peace after breathing anymore, the world sound and look dull, my emotions faded away and my chest feels like a rock.

[@NO_ir777]

I feel you too. Everything just feels dull and empty.

[@Daniela92439]

Yes! I quit cold turkey. Just quit taking it.

[@morocconoshaimaa]

@@Daniela92439 I will try starting to taper off slowly

[@Daniela92439]

I actually started by cutting mine in halves months ago, but ran out and haven't picked up another prescription when I realized my joint and bone pain away. My paranoia ceased. The compulsive behavior stopped. All things I had no idea where due to it. I take a lot of supplements too to try to increase serotonin and dopamine naturally.

[@morocconoshaimaa]

@@Daniela92439 I see, thank you! Please which supplements do you use?

[@kingchan9100]

anybody takes it for obsessive compulsive disorder?

[@thecommenter3560]

I did and I finally got off it it was a living hell I now have liver disease, chemical disorders, and obesity. Luckily I was only on 10 Mg but that still did a lot of damage, God bless the people who are high doses

[@ZigotaNeChelovek]

What week does the effect show up? 🦝

[@whereismymind9429]

Reading the comments I'm f+++ed I'm on 400mg tramadol 35mg ability 300mg venlafaxine 100mg promethazine hydrochloride 60mg loperamide All that every day split into 2 doses .7am & 7pm...... Good god I'm in purgatory I do not see how to get through all of that....just the venlafaxine and promethazine hydrochloride would make me feel normal again, the last 5 months have been hell and at snapping point the last month on promethazine hydrochloride I'm f+cked Think I would rather go for a hot bath and ......well goodbye vienna

[@ScaryRevenant]

z0mbie Bait yeah man I’m on : Wellbutrin XL 300mg Cipralex 20mg Rexulti 1mg Tridural 200mg Pantoprazole 40mg Naproxen 500mg Ambien 10mg

[@famousbowl9926]

Keep the tramadol toos all the other garbage...

[@dreamznaspiratons7064]

updates? il pray for you

[@justinebourke9449]

Tort law, LOL ..my definition of the 4 "D"s of malpractice in psychiatry..; Diagnose Drug Damage DENY!!!!!

[@MatthewHKnight]

Hopefully this shit doesn't cause Erectile dysfunction like Risperdal does my sex life is none existent since I been taking Risperdal can't even keep an erection because of that pill stopped taking Risperdal for like 4 days my sex drive came back took Risperdal again now no sex drive no interest in sex, doctor wanted to put me on this Abilify I told my doctor I didn't want to take Abilify because of the side effects now I realized I had mistaken Abilify for another medication so now I gotta tell my doctor I want to go try Abilify LMAO

[@EricCole69]

Did it cause an sexual side effects?

[@MatthewHKnight]

@Kent Van Heerden I went right back on depakote currently taking 1500mg 3x a day 1 in the morning 2 at night at 500mg tablets I still have my depression happen but I try to do stuff that makes my happy I think the biggest problem is if you aren't being able to do stuff you like to do that could make you depressed which is my case I work roughly 40 hours a week and hardly get to do the stuff I want to do which is to work on fishing videos for me other KZbin channel. Plus I'm basically trying to off debt which I thought I was gonna have handled with income tax but because of a error on my tax I ended up making a huge mistake which was buying a Kayak assuming I was gonna be able to pay off the Kayak and off down the rest of my debts but I barely made enough to pay off the Kayak.

[@MatthewHKnight]

@Kent Van Heerden Ever since I got off the Risperidone my sexual side effects went away that I had while on it. Like everything that was effecting me with my girl friend was gone when I went back on Depakote so many doctors claim theirs better medications then that and Xanax but I've been on a few and it's not worth the time waiting to find out if its gonna work or not. All I know is I was dealing with serious depression and Anxiety that even calling the suicide hotline was a waste of time because they didn't care all they wanted to know is if you were wanting to hurt yourself or anyone else and if not they didn't care. Because Likely once you tell them you're they will send the police to your house. Them phones are kind of like 9/11 dispatch they know where you're.

[@JorgeLopez-ct2ur]

Terrible chemical lobotomy

[@dreamznaspiratons7064]

it all is

[@6riel248]

I have abilify. Could not sleep and agitation and lack of émotions. I dont recommand it

[@jenniferperry2849]

A cool rap song.

[@geraldlewis2479]

I'm addicted to abilify poor decision making s God is in control a Heaven on Earth I'm fine