Posted by Tomatheus on December 20, 2014, at 0:58:35
In reply to Is 5mg abilify effective against psychosis?, posted by revv33 on December 19, 2014, at 23:57:43
revv33,
I can't tolerate 10 mg (or even 7 mg) of Abilify because I experienced very strong feelings of fatigue at that dose, and I also haven't tolerated the other antipsychotics that I've tried well (mostly due to either increased fatigue or increased psychosis). Taking 5 mg of Abilify, although it doesn't completely rid me of my psychotic symptoms, does keep my ideas of reference at bay and makes my auditory pseudohallucinations, auditory sound hallucinations, and visual dysperceptions much less of a problem than they were before I started taking Abilify. Furthermore, 5 mg of Abilify doesn't seem to exacerbate my fatigue like higher doses of the medication do, which makes it the only medication for my psychosis that I can say is more or less tolerable. Despite not exacerbating my fatigue, Abilify doesn't seem to *help* with my fatigue very much or help with my concentration and other cognitive difficulties. The vitamin D3 that I take for my vitamin D insufficiency helps with my fatigue, my concentration, and my other cognitive difficulties to a small extent and might help more the longer I stay on it. But for me, Abilify does have antipsychotic properties at 5 mg, although it doesn't bring about a full remission of my psychosis.
Tomatheus
Has a chronic psychotic disorder with long-standing difficulties with energy and concentration
Taking Abilify & supplements including vitamins B3 & D3
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