Posted by Tomatheus on December 23, 2013, at 14:42:14
In reply to Abilify...how low can you go?, posted by Christ_empowered on December 23, 2013, at 12:01:55
Christ_empowered,
I take 5 mg of Abilify daily, but I don't think that such a dose is likely to be sufficient for many other with psychotic disorders. My psychosis involves mainly ideas of reference, what I like to call "pseudohallucinations" (which may actually be "racing thoughts," even though I don't think that that term accurately describes my symptom), auditory sound hallucinations, and these mild visual dysperceptions. Unlike many others who experience psychosis, I don't experience what are usually called "fully-formed" voice hallucinations. The dose that I take keeps my symptoms mostly in check, but for many patients with psychotic disorders (or even mood disorders with psychotic features), a dose of 5 mg daily may be insufficient.
I think I recall you writing that you took 15 mg of Abilify daily in one of your past posts. Was that dose too low? Or do you think that you could have gone even lower? Taking 10 mg of Abilify daily might be an option to consider if you feel like maybe you were a bit over medicated at 15 mg and the medication was keeping your symptoms in check at that dose.
Of course, trying lower doses that what you're accustomed to involves some risk, but then again, I think that trying to find what the "lowest effective dose" for you is could be worthwhile, as well. As always, I would advise seeking the opinion of a medical professional when making a dose adjustment, and I wish you luck at seeing if maybe a lower Abilify dose might be best for you.
Tomatheus (who also hates his Abilify)
Has an affective psychosis with strong symptoms of fatigue, hypersomnia, and difficulty concentrating
Taking Abilify & supplements
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