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Is abilify a bipolar md
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replied April 13th, 2009
abilify...
yes, it has been indicated to treat Bipolar now, and I am taking it for Bipolar. I believe it was first indicated for Psychosis and/or schitzophrenic behavior.
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replied April 23rd, 2009
bipolar mom
this is difficult for me cuz of the freaky way i grew up- now i am a mom & i have trouble with dicipline - i am a push over.
i take what she (daughter) says way too personal- and once i am down that road- it seems like things get really messed up & it becomes a major ordeal
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replied April 23rd, 2009
bipolar- ambilify
does ambilify work for you?
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replied May 24th, 2009
YES!
I love my abilify as part of my cocktail for Bipolar II. I take a low dose to help with some of the paranoia and delusions and it's great. It used to sound like a room full of people whispering in my head, all this static and noise.Three days after starting abilify, the noise was gone. The downside is that it made me rapid cycle so I'm on lithium too. the other downside is that unless you have really excellent insurance (which I do) it is ungodly expensive and won't be in generic until 2014.
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replied May 25th, 2009
Yes, it is
It's an anti-psychotic and a mood stabilizer.
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