Posted by Honore on July 4, 2007, at 18:09:22
In reply to Naqmenda-does it oppose Abilify in some way?, posted by KayeBaby on July 4, 2007, at 15:31:19
Hi, KayeBaby. I might suggest that you be a bit careful about the abilify.
I've been taking it, and find it very helpful, but my pdoc wants me to limit my use of it (maybe take it for a while, but not longer than a year). It may be too early to bring this up, since you just started it. However, my pdoc was concerned about the apparent greater likelihood of TD with abilify than with other atypicals.
He said that recent evidence that's beginning to mount suggests that people, particularly using abilify for mood disorders and with other drugs that affect other neurotransmitters, maybe have a 3%/year possibility of developing it.
He has two patients with the problem, one who used it at 5 mg for four years, another who used it at 10 mg for two years. He said if I continued to use it, he would want to see me at least once a month, to check for any early symptoms. Both patients were referrals from pdocs who hadn't noticed anything. TD is often not recognized by docs-- for some reason. The patients themselves were aware of the problem, but didn't know what was causing it.
So at least be somewhat aware that over time, abilify could be not the best choice. I don't mean to alarm you, just put a tag on the use of the drug at higher doses, or long-term.
Honore
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