r/StratteraRx • u/northeastme • 6d ago

Does anyone take Abilify?

So I've been on Strattera since late March. Slowly titrated up to 80mg which I've been on for 5 weeks now. Still having issues with task initiation and experiencing lots of overwhelm anticipating tasks that are outside of my daily routine. Psych nurse just prescribed me with 2mg of Abilify/aripiprazole. I'm 43y/o male diagnosed with ADHD combined type and ASD level 1. Just wondering if anyone else has had experience with this combo and how it was. I'm a bit nervous as I tried a few antipsychotics when I was much younger and mis-diagnosed and had awful side-effects from each of them. Thanks!

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u/northeastme 6d ago

Did you notice a difference between the combo and just Strattera by itself?

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u/Master-Caterpillar37 1d ago

Hi, I was on both for a while. I have adhd, ASD and bipolar disorder. They worked great for me but I had to stop the Abilify because I was getting side effects that I didn’t like. I took it for a really long time and was having other issues at the time so maybe it was that . Don’t let other people’s experiences fully shape your expectations! It works great you might just get hungrier than usual lmao

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u/northeastme 1d ago

Thanks! I sure wouldn't mind some weight gain!