Posted by Dinah on August 10, 2011, at 16:53:54
In reply to Stopping Abilify for now, posted by Christ_empowered on August 10, 2011, at 13:44:47
Do you think Abilify is playing a role in your feeling better now? You say that it helps with mania and agitation.
I think there's a big temptation to stop medications when you're feeling better *because* of the medications you're planning to stop. I understand that temptation, but I wonder if quitting might put you back where you started. What is your past experience with stopping meds? I think I remember other periods of time when you did this. Did it work?
Is it possible to tweak the dose a bit to get the advantages while trying to cut back on the side effects? Why just stop it, rather than reduce doseage? If eventually you can reduce it to zero with no recurrance, that's great. But why the hurry?
I know you've had bad experiences, and really I'm a bit cynical about all the medical profession including psychiatry. But isn't it possible that it's mental illness that caused the biggest change from what you remember and what you perceive now?
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