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Below are Abilify (Aripiprazole) reviews, ratings, comments submitted by patients and caregivers. Based on a total of 8 ratings/reviews, Abilify has an overall score of 5.38. The effectiveness score is 7.25 and the side effect score is 7. The scores are on ten point scale: 10 - best, 1 - worst. This information is not vetted and should not be cosidered as clinical evidence. | Abilify review by 26 year old female patient | | Rating |
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Effectiveness: | | Marginally Effective |
Side effects: | | Severe Side Effects | | Treatment Info |
Condition / reason: | | bipolar disorder |
Dosage & duration: | | 15mg taken daily for the period of 12 weeks |
Other conditions: | | none |
Other drugs taken: | | Cymbalta, 90mg/daily | | Reported Results |
Benefits: | | I didn't notice any benefit at all. Supposedly, it was to help keep my mood balanced. More than anything, I was focused on the very apparent and prevalent side effects. |
Side effects: | | A very uncomfortable inner restlessness was the worst side effect. I felt like I had to constantly get up and move around, but it didn't even help. I couldn't sit still, had major problems sleeping at night, AND started gaining weight. |
Comments: | | I was prescribed Abilify (15mg/daily) to assist in moderating my mood. In the three months I took it, I did not notice any significant improvement in mood stability, and DID notice majorly debilitating side effects. I finally convinced my doctor to wean me off of it, and I guarantee I will never go back! |
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| Abilify review by 29 year old female patient | | Rating |
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Effectiveness: | | Highly Effective |
Side effects: | | Moderate Side Effects | | Treatment Info |
Condition / reason: | | bipolar |
Dosage & duration: | | 10mg taken 1/day for the period of 8 mos |
Other conditions: | | bipolar mood disorder, acne, asthma |
Other drugs taken: | | zoloft, wellbutrin, clonazepam, tretinoin, clindamycin, ambien, sonata, lamictal | | Reported Results |
Benefits: | | I had severe depression with agitation and mixed-state bipolar hypomania. I was insomniac. I took abilify 5mg for 3 mos, and then I upped it to 10mg. |
Side effects: | | I became drowsy, however, with adequate sleep (10 hrs) there were no hangover effects, unlike zyprexa, for instance. I also experienced some cognitive blunting- that is to say that I could not think very well on my feet |
Comments: | | the abilify decreased the need for daily klonopin. When I went off of it, I tapered down to 5mg for 4 weeks, then quit altogether. I had racing thoughts when I stopped, but these gradually diminished over several weeks. I also experienced about two months of hypomania, but this was goal-directed and positive for my functioning. |
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| Abilify review by 43 year old female patient | | Rating |
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Effectiveness: | | Highly Effective |
Side effects: | | No Side Effects | | Treatment Info |
Condition / reason: | | depression/anxiety |
Dosage & duration: | | 2 mg taken daily for the period of 3 months |
Other conditions: | | anxiety |
Other drugs taken: | | Lexapro | | Reported Results |
Benefits: | | Within 1 week of taking the cocktail of Abilify and Lexapro, a extremely unorganized person....became organized. I am now able to remember appointment times, keep up with my daily responsibilities...it has been a lifesaver |
Side effects: | | no side effects have been noticed |
Comments: | | I take one pill of each 1st thing in the am.....I am feeling better than ever |
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| Abilify review by 50 year old female patient | | Rating |
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Effectiveness: | | Considerably Effective |
Side effects: | | Extremely Severe Side Effects | | Treatment Info |
Condition / reason: | | depression not resolved with antidepressant drugs |
Dosage & duration: | | started out at 5mg the 10 & last 15mg taken daily for the period of approx 2 months |
Other conditions: | | Add, depression, poss. bipolar type 2, PTSD, anxity, insomnia, PKD, HTN, GERDS, one episode of SVT |
Other drugs taken: | | vyvance, ativan lisinopril, zantac, viville dot prometrium, phenergan, flexeril prn | | Reported Results |
Benefits: | | While on abilify I can honestly say the depression resolved, |
Side effects: | | but it caused memory loss and again an incident involving retail theft. The retail theft occured while on just 5 mg of abilify. It effected my judgement/reasoning skills because I did not tell my doctor & allowed him to continue to increase dosage up to 15mg when I became expremely restless. Could not set down, paced for hours & called my doctor about this. Also during the 2 months I was taking this drug I charged a little over 15,000 on my credit cards that had no balance on them previously. If one did it was under $300. I still am currently unemployed & am having difficulty finding employement as a RN, due to my criminal record within the last year. If I had problems before taking antipsychotics, they were nothing compared to what I have now. |
Comments: | | I am only taking ativan & getting psychological therapy & trying to get out of the legal mess the drugs seroquel & abilify caused me. It definitely made my life now & in the future much, much worse. |
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| Abilify review by 50 year old male patient | | Rating |
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Effectiveness: | | Ineffective |
Side effects: | | Severe Side Effects | | Treatment Info |
Condition / reason: | | bipolar |
Dosage & duration: | | 2mg to start taken once daily for the period of 2 days |
Other conditions: | | anxiety |
Other drugs taken: | | klonopin | | Reported Results |
Benefits: | | None due to the short time taking drug. |
Side effects: | | Headache first morning at 4AM that was relieved with Excedrin. Migraine headache with vomiting that lasted 14 hours. Couldn't go to work that day and stopped taking it. |
Comments: | | Not much to tell. I was just starting treatment with Klonopin and Abilify with the goal of stopping Klonopin in 30 days and then seeing how Abilify was working. |
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| Abilify review by 52 year old female patient | | Rating |
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Effectiveness: | | Considerably Effective |
Side effects: | | No Side Effects | | Treatment Info |
Condition / reason: | | Depression |
Dosage & duration: | | 2mg taken once daily for the period of 1week |
Other conditions: | | High blood pressure, MS |
Other drugs taken: | | Micardis, Copaxon, vidicon, alleges, cymbalta, klonopin | | Reported Results |
Benefits: | | I've only been on it for a week but I've noticed a change already. I am more awake and it seems as though a fog has been lifted. I am thinking more clearly and don't feel so down. |
Side effects: | | None so far. |
Comments: | | My doctor added Abilify to my 60 mg of Cymbalta because I was feeling really fatigued and unable to function. |
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| Abilify review by 52 year old female patient | | Rating |
Overall rating: | | |
Effectiveness: | | Considerably Effective |
Side effects: | | No Side Effects | | Treatment Info |
Condition / reason: | | Depression |
Dosage & duration: | | 2mg taken once daily for the period of 1week |
Other conditions: | | High blood pressure, MS |
Other drugs taken: | | Micardis, Copaxon, vidicon, alleges, cymbalta, klonopin | | Reported Results |
Benefits: | | I've only been on it for a week but I've noticed a change already. I am more awake and it seems as though a fog has been lifted. I am thinking more clearly and don't feel so down. |
Side effects: | | None so far. |
Comments: | | My doctor added Abilify to my 60 mg of Cymbalta because I was feeling really fatigued and unable to function. |
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| Abilify review by 52 year old female patient | | Rating |
Overall rating: | | |
Effectiveness: | | Considerably Effective |
Side effects: | | No Side Effects | | Treatment Info |
Condition / reason: | | Depression |
Dosage & duration: | | 2mg taken once daily for the period of 1week |
Other conditions: | | High blood pressure, MS |
Other drugs taken: | | Micardis, Copaxon, vidicon, alleges, cymbalta, klonopin | | Reported Results |
Benefits: | | I've only been on it for a week but I've noticed a change already. I am more awake and it seems as though a fog has been lifted. I am thinking more clearly and don't feel so down. |
Side effects: | | None so far. |
Comments: | | My doctor added Abilify to my 60 mg of Cymbalta because I was feeling really fatigued and unable to function. |
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