Posted by jazzwolves on September 16, 2004, at 23:00:22
In reply to Re: Taking Abilify for Depression at 25 years old, posted by Paul_d_234 on September 12, 2004, at 8:36:51
> I'm familiar with using SSRI, SNRIs, TCAs, MOAIs, for depression but at what is the mechanisom of action of the AP? Why would the AP do and it what is its Side Effect profile?
As I recall from my reading, it has a moderate afinity for serotonin inhibition. It also as I recall work on the 5-HT2 and 1 sites which are key in depression. Not sure if I labeled those right, but it seems right. I'm on abilify right now for depression, my psych doc just upped me to 30 mg. and I'm finally getting some relief. I've taken just about every other SSRI over the years and old tricyclics with minimal success. It's taking Lexapro, Wellbutrin, and Abilify to keep from crying daily. Antipsychotics have this stigma of being some kind of "heavy" drug and yet we medicate kids every day with controlled substance stimulants for ADHD - what's the deal? Anyway, hope that helps with your question about the mechanism. Also, I agree with the others, take your sister to your GP. Some docs get success with certain drugs and feel persuaded to only use those drugs. Also, I always check out rxlist.com for info about meds. It's a great website in my opinion.
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