Posted by Alvin on July 12, 2005, at 6:33:29
Many of you "held my hand" as I got started on abilify and gave terrific suggestions for combatting nausea and other bothersome side effects (from peppermint capsules to reducing the dose and going up much slower than my pdoc originally suggested). I have been on abilify for 26 days and it has helped me reduce my dosage/use of ativan. My problems are bipolar II and GAD. I have found that I am able to tolerate 2.5 mgs abilify . AT that dose, some of my rumination, anxiety and depression have been lifted. When I went up to 5 mgs, I found it INCREASED all three. So I went down to 2.5 and am doing better. Question: does anyone know if low dose prozac can be used with abilify to help augment the good effect on rum, anx, and dep? I used prozac very sucessfully years ago but became hypomanic on it. Wondered if with abilify as a mood stabilizer, I could go back on it again. Warm thoughts to all of you.....Alvin (real name is Sue, but a favorite cartoon of mine growing up was Alvin and the chipmunks)
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