Aripiprazole for Schizoaffective Disorder User Reviews (Page 4)
Brand names: Abilify, Abilify Maintena, Aristada, Abilify Asimtufii, Mezofy, Opipza, Abilify MyCite Aristada Initio
Reviews for Aripiprazole
- Bip...
- Taken for less than 1 month
- February 21, 2016
Aripiprazole "Horrible side effects. Triggered a depressive episode and could not sit or stand still at all when on this med. Just rocked back and forth. Hated it."
- RBa...
- May 24, 2010
Aripiprazole "Besides the side effects, Abilify for psychoaffective disorder has worked miracles for me. Peace of mind."
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- Anonymous
- October 7, 2009
Aripiprazole "Works amazingly. Never tried anything better."
- mom...
- Taken for less than 1 month
- December 7, 2018
Aripiprazole "One of the most horrible drugs I have seen. A terrible reaction. Anger and hostility, craziness and spending. Watch out for this drug. It was horrendous."
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Your review helps others make informed decisions.- Rav...
- December 19, 2016
Aripiprazole "It's worked wonderfully, but it's extremely expensive if you don't have great insurance."
- Abi...
- Taken for less than 1 month
- March 21, 2020
Aripiprazole "Abilify is the worst possible drug. Gain weight, zombie, restless, no sleep, really, totally insomnia. It's horrible. Stay away from this. Holy moly."
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- Aki...
- Taken for less than 1 month
- June 3, 2019
Aripiprazole "I got akathisia (intense agitation/restlessness) on the lowest dose of this drug! Was horrible, do not recommend if you are prone to akathisia."
- Eis...
- Taken for 2 to 5 years
- April 26, 2020
Aripiprazole "I was on this for about two, almost three years before I stopped taking it. During that time, I was more depressed than before, more consistently. 0/10 do not recommend."
- Anonymous
- October 20, 2011
Aripiprazole "Doctors added Abilify with Celexa (antidepressant) and Geodon, and I finally feel normal."
- Anonymous
- November 14, 2011
Aripiprazole "Eliminated hallucinations, but neither eliminated nor reduced delusions. Extreme anger, increasing as dosage increased, until becoming extremely violent. When Abilify was removed, relative calm."
- Oli...
- July 16, 2015
Aripiprazole "The medicine helped tremendously with my paranoia. However, I had insomnia and gained 45 pounds in the six months I was on the medication. For health risks, I had to be taken off the medication."
- Bee...
- June 10, 2019
Aripiprazole "Being on Abilify was the very worst experience. It made me feel worse. This medication also did the same thing to another patient at the health facility I was at. A big zero!"
- reb...
- Taken for less than 1 month
- June 8, 2013
Aripiprazole "I like the medication, but it does dry me out sometimes. So I drink lots of water. I also do notice it helps you sleep. I haven't been on this medicine long, just about two months."
- Anonymous
- Taken for 5 to 10 years
- January 17, 2019
Aripiprazole "Abilify works great to treat my mood disorders."
- Noc...
- Taken for less than 1 month
- July 10, 2021
Aripiprazole "Did nothing for my intrusive paranoid thoughts but sure gave me a ton of akathisia. Felt like I wanted to jump out of my skin the whole time I was on this wasteful drug. I really don’t recommend it."
- Xxs...
- April 17, 2022
Aripiprazole "I love Abilify. It saved my life, my doc and I are still bumping up the dose, but other than that, it's been great!"
- MDi...
- January 16, 2016
Aripiprazole "Took care of the positive effects of schizo and most of the negative ones. Gave me medicine-induced akathisia, which I take propranolol for. That is the only reason I gave 8/10."
- Ske...
- December 28, 2020
Aripiprazole "Terrible drug. Caused me to have seizures within two months of taking it. Discontinued it immediately."
- Che...
- Taken for less than 1 month
- March 31, 2022
Aripiprazole "I started like 2 weeks ago, and in a week I started to feel great. I can shower and brush my teeth, go outside. I just love the new me, very happy and content."
- Hel...
- December 10, 2020
Aripiprazole "The side effects are not worth the risk of even trying this medication."
- Keg...
- Taken for 2 to 5 years
- August 19, 2012
Aripiprazole "It did nothing for me, and the doctors wouldn't take me off it."
- Sky...
- Taken for 5 to 10 years
- January 22, 2022
Aripiprazole "Was good outside of appetite issues. I would recommend if you are having schizoaffective disorder or depression in tandem with something like Prozac."
- tim...
- Taken for 1 to 2 years
- March 20, 2019
Aripiprazole "This stuff is awful. Shame on the doctors selling it. Don't take this med at any cost."
- dai...
- October 4, 2015
"I've only been on it about two weeks and already feel the benefit, and I don't feel sedated with it."
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Aripiprazole "Abilify keeps me very well and has improved my life. After spending 13 years sedated, this was a relief! The only side effect I get is bladder weakness."