Aristada and Weight Gain: What Users Say

• Liz...
• April 30, 2021

For Schizophrenia "I was coerced into taking an injection of Aristada at a psych ward. They don't tend to tell you it takes around nine months to get this drug out of your system after one single injection. The half-life (the amount of time it takes for half of the original dose of the drug to decrease by half) is around 57 days for Aristada. For Abilify Maintena, which is a different injectable of aripiprazole, the half-lives for the 300 mg and 400 mg dosages are about 30 and 46 days, respectively. So, if you happen to experience terrible side effects on the injection, such as extreme akathisia, muscle damage indicators on a blood test, extreme hunger 24/7, rapid weight gain, and depression, don't expect the effects of this injection to just magically disappear after a no-show to a scheduled injection. They will continue to drag out and be overwhelming, only decreasing in intensity slowly, slowly. Nightmare."

• Ano...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• August 6, 2021

For Schizophrenia "I'm stressing out about this, and my next dose is due next week. I still don't think I have schizophrenia. This medication keeps making me gain weight. Every two months I get the 1064 mgs and gain 30 pounds right afterward. It's also lowered my white blood cell count and all the vitamins. I don't know if the risks are worth the benefits, and I don't know what the benefit is because I still don't think I have schizophrenia. I would rather smoke weed and take herbal supplements. Like, is the health decline worth the mental exhaustion? Abilify makes you feel high. I'm thinking of switching to Wellbutrin."

• Jan...
• September 11, 2021

For Schizophrenia "I have used Aristada 441 mg now for two years. It has helped with voices and hallucinations. I don’t hear them or see them anymore. I did experience weight gain and hand tremors. I get injected once a month."