Aripiprazole/ Abilify | My Experience

[@mommom3172]

Thank you. My daughter was prescribed 5mg. She's about 3 weeks in. She is a reader so the vision side effect bothered her at first. It is diminishing now. Initially, she took them in the morning and decided to take it at night now. She notices a big difference in her mood. We even went to a concert of 40000 people last week and she was so happy she didn't feel overwhelmed.

[@LG-hv7zb]

Hey, glad you had an okay experience. I hated it to be honest, but I was in full blown psychosis. I had awful constipation, my mind was so slow I couldn't even think of any words to have a conversation, and generally I'm very sharp and witty. Weight gain HUGE. Sleep was 12 hours every night plus loads of naps in the daytime. My eyesight also got so bad I couldn't even read subtitles as I like to do. Stopped it last year and it has taken literally this long to get my head back. Still a bit stuck on some words but basically am getting back to myself. No constipation anymore, sleep has done a 360... Now I'm using promethazine when it gets so bad that I'm only sleeping a couple of hours per night. Eyesight back to normal... Woohoo!! 🙈 Peace and love to all. Extra hugs for all those suffering from mental health issues. 🤗

[@sophiecharlottementalhealth]

So sorry to hear about your bad experience, glad to hear you are feeling better now though!

[@sourceguidancebychrissy]

Great video...im thinking about taking my prescription. I'm wondering about an update? Do you still feel good taking it?

[@sophiecharlottementalhealth]

I feel so much better for taking it, I wouldn't be without it now!