Posted by tom2228 on May 1, 2014, at 23:07:58
In reply to Re: Comparison: Tegretol vs. Trileptal - Sedation?, posted by SLS on April 30, 2014, at 16:51:12
> > Where you been? I was getting concerned about you. Only took trileptal at 150mg and felt nothing. Isn't it supposed to be better thought then the old tegregol? One more oxygen ion so something like that? Phillipa
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> I've been posting here and there. I'm not sure why, but I noticed that I have lost interest in doing a lot of things over the years. My interest in Psycho-Babble has been waning lately. I am now considering discontinuing Abilify, as I believe it is responsible for this disinterest and laziness. Actually, I have not taken Abilify for three days. It seems that my suspicions were warranted. I feel more motivated to get things done and fight the depression. Now, we must see if I deteriorate into a more severe depression without it.
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> - ScottScott give the Abilify at least two weeks off before you make any serious calls as the half-life of aripiprazole (75hrs) and its primary active metabolite (94hrs) are very long.. it might take two weeks for it to clear your system. then a few more weeks for the receptor "imprint" on your brain to revert to normal
basically what I'm saying is that if you reexperience depression it may be due to the process of coming off the abilify rather a reflection of how you might do without it.
in my case Abilify is helping my depression and anxiety but has seemed to sap my interest and motivation to succeed ah the tug-of-war of psych meds
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