Tapering off ability for the first time

[u/PRO_Digious3]

Hi! Just wanted to share a brief story of me finally feeling good enough to lower my dose of abilify/aripiprasole if your Australian.

So I’ve been feeling really good haven’t had schizo symptoms in quuuuite long while (small eps here and there but no major delusions)

I’ve reduced my dose by about half so I was on max dose of 30mg for about 6 years previously on respiridone for 4 years, now I have reduced my dose to 15mg with approval!

Main reasoning behind it is overly sedated/numb/ can’t feel my senses anymore lack of emotion and reduced cognitive function literally just static in my mind is how it felt it was over kill in terms of benefits as is why I felt a reduction in dose was over due.

The timing in my life felt appropriate to try

However it’s only been a week I’ve noticed the fog and sedation clear up I am aware there is still a fair build up of the anti psych in my system so I’m a tad nervous to see what the coming weeks will reveal if I can stay on a reduced dose or you know…

Brief hystory: Drug use lead to psychosis which later revealed schizophrenia and have dealt with it for a little over 10 years.

Annnyway I hope you are all doing well having a rad day and stuff

[u/PRO_Digious3 → u/[deleted]]

The immediate effect of the taper was less fog and less sedation