Posted by floatingbridge on September 20, 2009, at 13:12:49
In reply to Stopping Abilify - weight gain, posted by SLS on September 18, 2009, at 16:10:11
Hi Scott,
Are you tapering? As I recall, you were taking 20mg. What about Abilify helped you? And I'm wondering why you decided on 20 as your theraputic dose.
I felt response at 2mg. And no weight gain--I was at this dose for months. Going up to 5, then 10 is what tanked me--and piled on the weight.
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> I am going to attempt to discontinue Abilify. It alone is responsible for the 50 pounds of excess weight that I have been carrying around for the last three years. I first blamed Nardil and nortriptyline. However, when I switched to Parnate and desipramine, much to my surprise, the weight issue remained. Process of elimination leads me to Abilify as the culprit. Weight gain with Abilify seems to be latent from the start of treatment. It just doesn't seem to begin until you have been on the drug for a few months. Then, the weight gain becomes insidious and doesn't seem to plateau.
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> Damned drugs.
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> - Scott
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