Abilify?

[corie3]

I went to the doctors yesterday he wants me to start Abilify? Does anyone know anything about this medication good or bad? He also wants me to Up my Klonopin to 4mg 's a day . He said if he were to change me to adavin he would have to put me on such a high dosage as much as 12mg? Does this seem right i am seriously thinking my doctors nutts :(  Everytime i went to the Emergancy room after my dad passed i was given a shot 2mg;s of adavin it calmed me down so i could think .. feel i could breath ect...  So i don't see why i would possibley need to take that much when 2mg's helped doesn't make sense.....

[corie3]

I am not functioning i have been so depressed with my fathers death .. I had anxiety prior But its nothing to what i now experiance my dad was 53 when i got the call he wasnt responding in a shell station bathroom i NEVER thought my dad was going to die. When i seen him laying there dead that day i lost it ... I was so close to my dad. ^ weeks before my dad passed my ex husbands brother ( TWIN ) hung himself i was in such a state of shock i could never even begin to try to explain beings i was married 11 years to the other twin brother i never seen that comming either ... I barley leave my house, I have good days but more bad.. I am trying the medication now Because i am at a loss here and just wanted others opinions before taking it due to i dont want to get worse i am looking to get better i have 3 kids and they need me aswell as my mom. So heres alittle about me i could sleep all day if i had no responsibilities But i fight everyday and i wont stop fighting untill i find happiness i pray more thwen ever before in my life and i know Gods looking out for my kids and i ... SO as far as my doctor giving me benzos they help me breath and think straight were when i think of not seeing my dad or just picking up the phone takes my breath away have you lost a parent ? i used to think i was there for others NOT untill i felt the pain myself as far as my doctor giving me abilify with out any antidepressant i asked the same But they said they work with or with out i just worry about increased anxiety as Ariom63 above mentioned.. I get scared so thats where i am at and why i was asking...
Thanks ` corie


  

[Paxiled]

I can't give you medical advice, just would say I'm not sure losing one's father is a reason for additional drugs unless you're really not functioning at all.  When you lose a parent, it has to be hard, don't want to suppress grief.  Let yourself have the grief.  But again, I don't know how bad the depression and anxiety were.  Was it losing your father that caused the medication you're on to stop working?  Also, remember, the benzos you're on don't help with depression, only with anxiety.

I used to be on imipramine for anxiety attacks, and when I was dumped by a woman I loved very much it just stopped working.  Funny, because it's supposed to be an antidepressant!  That's why I'm probing deeper here.  It doesn't sound to me like abilify is necessarily the right medication for you, you might want to google it and reasearch it yourself but its adverts on tv suggest it's when your antidepressant isn't working, and you aren't on an antidepressant.  Even on tv they suggest it has some serious side effects, so I'd do some homework first.

[Ariom63]

I am so sorry about your loss..no one can replace a parent.  It's only normal that you are having a hard time coping, but you are going to be okay...it takes time.  My mom has been on anti-depressants for years and when it Lexapro stopped working the doctor prescribed Abilify the moment it hit the market.  her doctor said it helps when your current medication basically needs a boost..not a miracle drug by any means.  But then again what works for one person may not work for next..no it did not help her...gave her more anxiety.  But I am sure this is something you need to discuss further with your doctor.

Hugs,

[corie3]

I am on the medication for anxiety and depression and i just lost my father so this is why i am on medication i am having a hard time copeing i guess

[Paxiled]

Yeah, tell us why you're on medication, otherwise we can't help.

[ILADVOCATE]

Out of the currently available antipsychotics Abilify is the one with the most favorable side effect profile. It also is used as a mood stabilizer. You'd have to ask the psychiatrist specifically what it was for. Ativan is shorter acting than Klonopin so it would be given at a different dose. Klonopin however (which I've taken for 10 years without a problem) has less of a potential for a person to build up a tolerance to so if you are on it and don't have a problem with it might be the better of the two choices. The intravenous (shot) form of Ativan enters your bloodstream right away so it would have more of an immediate effect at a lower dose. The best thing to do is ask your psychiatrist what your specific diagnosis is and what symptoms specifically they are trying to help.