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Re: morgan a ? » morgan miller

Posted by SLS on January 25, 2012, at 7:51:49

In reply to Re: morgan a ?, posted by morgan miller on January 25, 2012, at 0:29:50

Hi Morgan.

> > what is your opinion of low dose abilify as a add-on to a ad? like 1, 2 or 5mg?

> It might be worth a shot. I think others here should chime in on their thoughts on Abilify. I personally believe that time and taking an integrative approach will often be enough to get someone over the hump. Are we talking about 75 percent recovery and looking for the remaining 25 percent to be taking care of by Abilify? In this case I say hell no man. This is the very reason why I hate the Abilify commercials. A customer came into the store I work at looking for supplements to treat type II diabetes that she developed due to low dose Abilify adjunctive antidepressant treatment. Abilify for this use is the biggest b*llsh*t scam in the history of psychiatric drugs.

I appreciate your passions. I am not so sure that it is such a scam, though. Abilify does work well as an adjunct for some people to reduce the severity of their depression when combined with more traditional antidepressants. I doubt we will come to an agreement on the appropriateness of the advertizement campain, but what do these advertizements say that is not factually true?

I know people for whom Abilify made it possible for them to remain employed by treating their residual depression. I do gravitate towards the idea to use psychotherapy to treat less severe residual depressions. However, it depends on the circumstances surrounding the individual, though, whether or not this residual is amenable to psychotherapy. Sometimes, residual depression is not the result of remaining biological pathology, but, rather, of psychological pathology. A good doctor may not be able to predict if Abilify will help, but in an ideal world, they should be able to evaluate the need for psychotherapy. However, I would not want to be denied a biological treatment for depression when no treatable depressive psychopathology exists.

Quite simply, there are some people who don't need psychotherapy to be free of depression - just as there are some people who don't need antidepressants to be equally free.

> Are we talking about 75 percent recovery and looking for the remaining 25 percent to be taking care of by Abilify?

25% can mean the difference between living out one's remaining days in a state of passive contentment, and being able to actively pursue happiness and fulfillment. I don't think every case of residual depression will respond to psychotherpy or the holistic healing arts. If Abilify brings one to remission, it is difficult to argue against using it.

I like Abilify. I hate Abilify.

Abilify reduced the severity of my depression to a degree. It was enough of an improvement to continue taking it, despite gaining 50 pounds and elevating my triglycerides. My choice demonstrates the value I place on the difference Abilify made in my life over the last 10 years.

Since my initiating prazosin treatment and my beginning to respond to it, I have discontinued Abilify using a taper. So far, I have not relapsed. We'll see what happens over the course of the months to come. In a prior attempt to discontinue Abilify, it took 2 months before I relapsed.


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