Starting Abilify and scared like hell

Hey guys!

Keeping you updated. Yesterday went to pdoc (wan't my pdoc, cus mine's on holiday).
We lowered the dose of Lamictal on 100mg again (cus I told her I felt like myself couple of times when on 100mg, and I felt less anxiety). I am more calm and feel like stone, but getting anxiety more often.Also I get more irritable and angry. She was kinnda confused with it, how can I be calm and feel anxiety?

Well calm in a sense of swinging emotions, though (forgot to tell her that) I noticed a bit more swinging again for the past few days even if on 125. I just know I don't feel myself anymore like I did so we lowered the dose and add 5mg of Abilify.

I am scared as hell. She said it can cause anxiety, but she saw some good results people taking with with AD's. SHe never saw it with Lamictal but I have to give it a try. I AM SOOO SCARED. I am happy cus my mom will be on holidays as well, she calms me down the most.

Then there's my BF and he'll be in my support all the way. I should feel more anxiety for 3 days, or like I have a hang over. Any encouraging words? Scared....really scared...

Hey

I really hope your new meds combo helps. I have found aripiprazole to be really helpful and it has worked well for me. I am also taking lamotrigine as one of my other meds and I dont have a problem that I have noticed with the combination. I really hope it does the trick for you

Hugs

Cracked

Abilify didn't help me personally, but I know a lot of people for whom it's worked wonders and they are happy with it. It didn't harm me or make things worse, things just didn't improve and at the time it was very expensive so my pdoc and I only tried it a short time.

Abilify is an atypical antipsychotic, like the Geodon I take. Geodon saved my life and allows me to live a pretty "normal" life. I'm currently on the high side but it's the first time since last October. So, I just want to say I take this type of med, also with an antidepressant, and I feel good 99% of the time. Don't be too worried, it could be a good thing.

Have you been on any other atypicals?

Thank you Cracked and Brainstorm for your kind words (big hug to you both**)

Well so far I've been on two SSRI's till they find I have mood disorder, well yesterday pdoc said that I also have anxiety problems, but I guess that comes all together, mood swings and you get anxiety. So I asked, well if this combo works, will my anxiety go away? And she said yes. But she dosn't wanna say anything to me, if it'll help or no, cus anything she might say would be a lie (her words).

SHe just said anxiety would get worse but I have benzo's etc and luckily my mom will stay at home and she can calm me down. She said I'll be a bit weird for few days...

I know that Abilify and meds similar to it are helpful, specially with Lamictal combo so I am keeping my hopes up. I am just really scared of side effects. Also I'm thimking have I decided right when lowering the dose?

Well as for me being on atypical antipsihotic, I've only taken Torendo twice which is just antipsihotic but didn't feel anything when taking if when I had anxiety...

From your words, Cracked and Brainstorm, to God's ears...I am scared...but I need to try this med. Hope for the best...

Really hope it goes well

Hugs

Cracked

As my mom put it it words, your fear is bigger than the possible side effects.

She also commented on me taking Lamictal as a monotherapy. Well my pdoc didn't wanna hear about it...I don't really remember what she said, but I think that at this stage of healing taking just Lamictal isn't enough. At 100mg I felt like progress is made, but this is as far as it gets.

I need a boost, and Abilify may give me that (or so I was told yesterday, that pdoc's give Abilify as a boost to AD's). I to, hope for the best.

HUGS***