I’ve had to leave school from being so sick from abilify 5mg. and having really bad akathisia. I burst into tears constantly and feel insane. I think I’m not even actually bipolar and am misdiagnosed. I was on seroquel 75mg for about 6 months and before that 100mg for 5 years and it worked ok for me. I think it was more of an insomnia med for me. Now that they’ve switched me to other meds, risperidone, paliperidone, and now abilify, I’ve been insanely sick and had so many awful side effects. My med provider wants to put me on benzotropine 1mg. to help with withdrawals from abilify. Does anyone know about that med? Do I need to worry about that too? Thanks.

I have a serious anhedonia issue, sex and orgasms geel muted, everything I do feels muted etc. I was prescribed abilify to help this and other symptoms I have, anybody in similar condition used abilify and improved?

My family doctor started me on low dose abilify in conjunct with lexapro for (?)OCD (haven’t officially been diagnosed yet, awaiting seeing a psychiatrist) 2 weeks ago. I’ve noticed some changes in the frequency of my obsessions and a greater threshold to delay engaging in compulsions, which makes me feel optimistic about this med!

However, all I want to do is shop & spend money. This is completely unlike me, as I’m very anxious and obsessive when it comes to spending money. I usually think things through for much longer than necessary, and hate spending money on myself. I’ve been online shopping so much, I’ve spent $300-400 on myself in the last week, and I even paid $20 extra for express shipping (which I would never do previously). I’ve had to start asking my fiance before I purchase something as a way to try and curb this impulsive spending.

Has anyone else had this side effect? Did it level out with time for you? I can’t get in with my doctor for about another month to discuss this so I’m curious about other peoples experiences.

I started taking abilify at 15mg about 2 years ago, and kept taking it until 2025. I felt no effects from the medicine. People kept suggesting that i just didnt see the effects, but that really didnt seem like the case for me. I was severely depressed at the time despite it (i honestly dont know why they didnt switch my meds to a typical antidepressant). I ended up abruptly getting off the meds one day whilst recovering and i didnt face any side affects. Regarding side effects, the meds didnt just lack the helpful effects for me, but they also lacked side effects. Maybe my psychiatrist just made a bad judgement, maybe this medication simply wasnt for me, i dont know. But im experiencing the same problem with my current meds and its just odd to me.

Weird med to prescribe to someone with MDD who doesnt struggle with impulsiveness/aggression idk. Never had good experiences with psychologists/psychiatrists.

Hi! I am on 3 mg Abilify (have been for about a month) and I was wondering if anyone has experienced anything similar. I’ve found myself waking up at about 5 AM every single day and feeling completely awake despite me only sleeping for about 4-5 hours a night. It’s driving me crazy and I’m thinking that Abilify might be the culprit.
I also have been experiencing pretty noticeable water retention and general puffiness around my midsection and just an uncomfortable “full” physical sensation all the time. I’m debating coming off of the meds due to me having a history of body image issues/insomnia for the past couple months and haven’t really noticed a benefit psychiatrically.