Posted by baseball55 on October 14, 2013, at 20:59:50
In reply to Re: Abilify+ Antidepressants..., posted by SLS on October 14, 2013, at 15:38:56
Abilify was a miracle drug for me. Within 24 hours, my depression lifted. Within two weeks, I had gained 5 pounds (didn't eat any more and had actually increased my exercise since I felt less depressed). I tried it over and over with metformin, cytomel. Tried other AAPs -- all but geodon had same effect. Immediate relief followed by rapid weight gain.
I recently have been having bouts of severe depression that last only a week or so. I got a prescription for abilify to use, basically, pen. If the suicidal thoughts get too bad, I take abilify for a week, then stop it before I gain too much weight. This seems to work. But if I went again into a prolonged depression, I'm not sure what I would do. I gained 50 pounds in a year on AAPs and it took me two years to lose it all. I don't want to gain that kind of weight again.
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