Abilify Withdrawal: Questions about Tapering Abilify & Abilify Side Effects - Alternative to Meds
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 11 ก.ค. 2024
- In this Q&A session with the Founder of Alternative to Meds Center, Lyle Murphy, Abilify is discussed.
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Questions about Abilify:
1. Why do people get put on Abilify?
Abilify is used for a variety of mental health symptoms and diagnoses. Anything from hearing voices, to schizophrenia, to sleeplessness, or even bulimia, have been treated with Abilify. Theoretically, Abilify should only be used for the more severe mental health cases like mania or psychosis.
2. What does Abilify do to the brain?
Abilify is believed to hold back dopamine and is called a dopamine antagonist. Dopamine is known to help keep you attentive to things, it assists in providing your zest for life. Things like having a career, or starting a relationship, or having aspirations for your life. So as the dopamine is trying to provide this excitement and stimulation, the medication is working to hold that back. This leads to many Abilify users having very low energy levels and no excitement in life.
3. What does Abilify withdrawal look like?
Often times these drugs were given to help alleviate major issues like psychosis or mania. Usually pulling a person off Abilify will lead to them experiencing a sense of mental acceleration that looks like mania. The key is to maintain a slow Abilify taper, and not push yourself beyond your limits. For difficult cases of Abilify withdrawal, Alternative to Meds offers an inpatient treatment center in Sedona, Arizona. To learn about the program please visit: www.alternativetomeds.com/ser...
4. How long does Abilify withdrawal last?
This is just a rough guide, but usually 1 month for each year the medication was taken, is a
reasonable speed to taper antipsychotic medications. Some of the medications are more difficult than others, and each individual will need their own licensed practitioner or doctor to help them achieve the goal of tapering off Abilify. Following a taper, it is possible for an individual to see symptoms linger an additional period of months. Two red flags during a Abilify taper is if a person stops eating, or has issues sleeping.
5. Can Abilify cause Akathisia or Tardive Dyskinesia
We have seen cases of akathisia during difficult medication tapers. There are some treatments that help to alleviate this severe symptoms. Generally, severe symptoms like akathisia mean your taper may be going to fast and you need to take the approach more gradually.
6. Can Abilify make psychosis worse?
"Any antipsychotic can actually make psychosis worse, everyone has their own way of metabolizing these drugs" - Lyle Murphy
To learn more about the Abilify Taper Program at ATMC please visit:
www.alternativetomeds.com/ant...
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Thank you for your invaluable support. I've been on psyc drugs for 20 years and half way coming off them. My psychiatrist told me years ago I'd never get off my meds and my paranoia would increase the older I get. But it's been the complete opposite. So good people can get real help and advice these days. Your work is a blessing to many!!!
I just got off abilify (i been on it for 10+ years) and im having massice withdrawls and its scary . I have OCD / Anxiety.. which were the reason why my doctor put me on abilify ..
But i decided to get off of it .. its really scsry rn with massive anxiety and intrusive thoughts .
But im telling myself it will get better .. becuase its just the withdrawl .. 😢
Please pray for me
I know God saved me .. but the thoughts say othetwise and its scary asf.
How are you doing now? I want to come off too
Exactly nothing like zypreza I’m glad you pointed it out your very knowledgeable in these medications almost as if you took them
I’ve been on both they are sort of similar
Abilify withdrawal can have a physical pain component to it as it impacts the peptide relaxin which impacts virtually every organ in the body and can cause fibrosis. In 2012 a patent was applied for for Abilify as an analgesic. It annethesizes the body while your on it. I suffered chronic pain for 6 years after I went through 3 terrible withdrawals. I was on Abilify for 7 years and went into early menopause. It is a very dangerous and damaging drug.
I have been taking abilify for 8 years, recently I started to have depressive symptoms then the doc make me go off abilify. Was on 30 8 months ago, then lowered to 10 gradually ,last week was on 5, came off completely this week. I have some restlessness, either sleep too much or too little, either too high or depressed, I think my depression with fighting with the withdrawal lol
Psych ward gives these out like candy…. It’s a fix all… hell no it’s not. 10mg maybe 15 had me pacing and ended up in the ER to get Parkinson’s meds to help that side effect. When this injection wears off I hope to stay off psych drugs please God I don’t want them. I don’t want to pace. I don’t like feeling unsettled. How can I work like this. How is this legal.
I am on 10 mg daily abilify maintainer I need help and the help of God to get back right and off this medication in Jesus Christ name Thanks 👍
i been on aripiprazole for 10 days and it sucked, i am coming off it thx for this video
did you fully recover from abilify?
thank you very much. can you please do a more detailed withdrawal video in olanzapine
My son has been on the Abilify injections 400mg for over a year. He changed psychiatrist and his new one actually listened to him and agreed it wasn’t working. So she decided not to give him his monthly dose and instead started him on oral Haldol 5mg. Also took him off klonopine and started him on Ativan .5mg. This all happened 6/10/24. It has now been one week and it’s been the week from hell! He was due for his Abilify injection today. All his symptoms are elevated! Shouldn’t she have tapered him off instead of quitting cold turkey and adding a different antipsychotic? I can only imagine that all the chemicals in his brain are just going haywire! My heart hurts for him! 😢
Thank you! In the process of help a young man get of zyprexa and abilify. Great tips! His psychiatrist is against it and providing little guidance.
updates? i need advice please
@C T what else please?
Heck yes baby. About to help me immensely.
Did you come off your .meds?
@@Victoria-uq8mf yes, it’s been 4 months
@@PubG17778how are you doing?
Am i gonna be alright and get my feelings back
I'm interested in using service please. Am based in the UK. Please can you help?
thank you my psychiatrist gave no guidance to me i m already on prozac and he put me on aripiprazole and valium 10 mg can you please say something
anyone experience dissociation with withdrawal from abilify currently experienced it for a month and not getting any better?
I think my reslessleg is begain ehen a cut off abilify . Is thier qny body who get resstless legg in the withdrawal
Been on abilify for 2 years and the tardive dyskinesia is getting out of control. Along side blurry vision and dystonia this crap is giving me brain damage
I smoked marijuana everyday for 3 years(high thc strains) , 3 years later started hallucinating, and a year after that was prescribed antipsychotics. 9 years later I’m on Abilify and I’ve gained 120 lbs when I’m only 4’11”. I’m only on 2 mg but when I tried cutting it in half , psychotic symptoms come back, worse hallucinations than when I first got sick. What do you do at alternative to meds to heal from marijuana use and antipsychotics. I can’t afford to go there. I guess from the video I have to taper slower even though I’m only on 2 mg
Same here, even my illness started after smoking weed
Get liquid abilify and then taper slowly by .10%
2mg is still powerful dose
Because 50 percent cut is too drastic.
How can we prevent weight gain with abilify. Im on 2mg. Already heavier than I want. I using it for depression along with 10 mg Lexapro.
Do you really need to be taking abilify?, it causes many problems and I don't see how blocking the majority of your dopamine would help with depression.
@@nihil8436 the mg aren't high enough to block dopamine receptors just enough relax. During a during a depressive cycle to allow the ssri (serotonin selective re-uptake inhibitors to work effectively together) ive lost weight. Since I been on it cause I been able to be less depressed and focus on my physique goals instead of being depressed.
@@Brandon-dk9sn It has a high receptor occupancy at even snall doses, so yes, it does still block dopamine, up to 58% at 1 mg, 81% at 2mg which is pretty shocking. It causes dysfunction of the frontal lobe, which is how it "works" it causes apathy, takes away thoughts, but obviously has no selectivity between good thoughts and bad.
@@garysimone4977 1mg
@@garysimone4977 zero weight gain
Can abilify take my life?
Has anybody in this comment section fully recovered from abilify??
Full recovery here. It took a good 4 months. Was on Ab for 1 1/2 yrs
So I was on it for 3 1/2 years and I stopped and alot of events happened. Hmu if interested to learn more about me
What all happened? Did you taper off slowly??
Is it necessary to taper off of you've only been talking abilify for 1 or 2 months?
Hello hope you can see my comment how are you right now and if you had withdrawals from abilify and what were those sintoms and for how long thank you.
@Ryzvtj_ how are you feeling I'm in the same process what are your sintoms of withdrawals, hope you can see my comment thank you
@Ryzvtj_ I'm sorry to hear that about you, I went cold turkey too a month ago I stopped abilify and clonazepam but I feel so bad,too much confusion and dizziness nausea weakness fatigue depression anxiety panic attacks did you have those symptoms or just vomiting I don't wanna be stuck on other drugs but this is to strong
@Ryzvtj_ yeah I feel the same but I have to be strong I have a 12 years old kid and I have to survive I feel too much pressure on chest and head my heart is going slow during the night feel, I can't breathe I cry every day prying to God helps me to survive, for your stomach drink potato juice from one big potato on the blender with one spoon of olive oil and a juice of a lemon every day before meals in the morning for 20 days it will cure you
@@motherofanangel2291 I stopped cold turkey Abilify since i was on it for only 12 days! I feel like crap. Anxiety, feeling out of it, nausea, dizziness, migraines, and more. I stopped three days ago. Should i start to taper off of it now?
How long does it take for abilify injection to leave the body? Will I be permanently brain damaged after 6 months on the drug?
You are off it now?
@@nihil8436 yes thank god
I still have to take Epilim though.
@tub rub I'm still not back to my normal self, and my emotions are still numb but it's getting better
@tub rub my mind is still shut down but it should improve in the next 2 months
I'm trying to taper off 5 mg of abilify. (Arpiprazole) I started on 3.75 mg a few days ago. In two weeks I want to try to go down to 2.5. I wonder if this is to fast to taper?
Were you able to get off?
@@chrisgraves310 I decided to stay on in the end
@@randomvlogsandthings why did you decide to stay on??
@@JamesHarrison687 long story but I studied my mood journal from when I first got on it. It was actually the factor that stabilized my moods for the most part. Getting off didn't make sense to me after realizing that
What u diagnosis?
the courts blamed manic on me for getting a problem with it and it was for some woman that came into my house with her friend and harassed me on both phones that day . they did a hitnrun in a truck on my car. it was dissapointing i couldent deal with it all. probation is not the best call or meds for those idiots.
lol wut dumbbie
I am on abilify since 2006. I was first hospitalized in 1998. It seems abilify is effective for me. I regained my skills in mathematics. Religiously I do not take it now because it is very costly. Only when I feel anxious and strange. I take only 1 tablet a week
Any withdrawal symptoms?
Interesting. never heard it taken intermittently
How long to feel good again, after coming off a 1 month abilify injection. It's been over 2 months and it's still in my system what the hell.
Hi has it come out of your system now? How long did it take? Are you back to normal? I have the same problem it's been 1 month and 1 week since last injection so I assume I have 6 weeks to go.
@@simsim5919 how are you feeling now ?
It’s been 2 months since my injection and no withdrawals yet thankfully !
@@aliciaandnatalia3957 I still haven't recovered yet, it's been 4 months and according to the half life of the drug I have 2 months to go before it's out of my system, I often worry that I won't be my normal self again but Ive read of others recovering it just takes a long time.
@@simsim5919 oh no I’m sorry to hear that . Do you find that the withdrawal is getting better with each passing month or worse ?
christ this is such a mixed bag. everyone saids this drug is either poison or amazing. pfffffft.
i want to take a small amount to help with agitation (im on the autistic spectrum)
but the drug sounds way too scary..
have you tried weightlifting?
@@nihil8436 Me? Yes. I try to do weight lifting of some kind, once every three days or so. Other than that i do cardio
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Look up nootropics and amino acids
Nonsense