Aripiprazole for Schizophrenia User Reviews (Page 5)

• Aidil
• September 16, 2019

"I have been with olanzapine for 15 years since my age 21. At that time olanzapine helps me a lot. Then I got married in 2015, few years later I detected that taking olanzapine reduces my ability in sex performances and at the same time I felt uncomfortable with olanzapine. Then my doctor switched me to aripiprazole. Right now my life is happier and I can socialize with my friends easier and I feel close to normal person in behaviour, at the same time my sexual performance with my wife is better and I can make her happy in bed. I just wanna to share this happy story. Thanks aripririzole."

• Jaisy
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 4, 2021

Abilify (aripiprazole) "I'm 68,and I had a psychotic episode, never had this happen before. I was hearing non aggressive voices in the humming of fans, fridges even car engines. I was put on quitiapine and they didn't agree with me. I've now been prescribed aripiprazole and feel great, more energy, more confidence. I take 5mg once a day, still vaguely hear the voices but they don't bother me at all. I'm in the UK and don't pay for medication on the NHS."

• simsi...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• September 3, 2016

Abilify (aripiprazole) "i was on the verge of disaster, my psychiatrist introduced aripiprazole 10 mg with least dosage. in the beginning i faced stomach problems which ended in a month time. the best result i received only after 4 months usage"

• Goldp...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• May 10, 2023

Abilify Maintena (aripiprazole) "This medicine is a life changer! its helped me live an almost completely normal life along with monitoring and therapy. I highly suggest you take a look at it if you are taking an oral anti-psychotic and having trouble adhering to a medication regimen and/or don't want to have to think about another thing to take every day. I don't really notice large peaks and valleys as I was told to possibly expect with a extended release medication. Also the manufacturer has a huge coupon this year 2023."

• Sebas...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 1, 2021

Abilify (aripiprazole) "I have Schizotypal Disorder. A lot of other medications have slowed my thoughts and caused restlessness at a schizophrenia-recommended dose, such as 10 mg Zyprexa. But none of them have caused that at one fourth the schizophrenia-recommended dose the way Abilify did. I didn’t get many benefits from this drug. Going back on Zyprexa."

• Alex
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 25, 2021

Abilify (aripiprazole) "This drug is terrible.It keeps me up at night, wide awake! I had the depot injection, now it will not let me sleep for a month. I have been on it for 9 days, counting down the days. What can help with sleep? I tried quetiapine.it didn't work. I don't even know if my dr will stop this injection. Fingers crossed, he will.in 21 days. Don't take the injection form if you have a choice .For me,I don't have a choice."

• Anon
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• March 3, 2023

"Abilify (aripiprazole) worked for my schizophrenia when NO other drug would. In addition, it has a reduced risk of causing weight gain or tardive dyskinesia compared to so many other antipsychotics. I'm losing a ton of weight switching from Trilafon (perphenazine) to Abilify and feel great."

• The...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• October 25, 2016

Abilify (aripiprazole) "I had asked my doc to change my medicine from Loxapine to something else that would allow me to get back to my baseline weight. In 3 months, didn't see any movement towards my baseline weight. I have been exercising (weights + cardio) for 1.5-2 hrs a day 6 days a week during this time as well while maintaining a pretty disciplined high protein diet. My body fat % came down from 22% to 20% in a couple of months, but hasn't gone lower after that. It's disheartening to see all that hard work yielding not so great results, which further affects my motivation to exercise considering I'm not seeing any more results. So this med hasn't been weight neutral for me (compared to baseline wt.) although I didn't gain any more weight on it either."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• January 2, 2022

Abilify (aripiprazole) "The first six months to a year actually makes you worse rather than better, until your body adjusts to it fully - I wouldn't recommend it to anyone. I find celexia a better choice other than light headedness for the first two months it actually makes you happy etc"

• Anonymous
• August 6, 2011

"I have been on aripiprazole for a year and have gone from a size 8-10 to a size 16-18. I have gained 4 stone! Unfortunately my doctor believes the medicine is weight neutral though obviously not. I eat normally and am currently trying to persuade my nurse and doctor to prescribe me an alternative. Apart from that all my symptoms have disappeared but I think the weight gain overwrites the positives."

• Al...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 1, 2022

Abilify (aripiprazole) "I have seen improvement very soon after taking it. I can think more clearly just waiting on my motivations to kick in. Been more helpful than paliperdone. Olanzapine worked well. Abilify has made me more aware of my health. It has improved my well-being so far. Being only 8 days."

• Annie
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 25, 2019

"I was having insomnia and my doc first prescribed me this aripiprazole. Made my insomnia worse. Switched to quetiapine/seroquel and made my life so much better with more sleep and less/rare psychotic episodes."

• sepha...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 14, 2023

Abilify (aripiprazole) "Completely got rid of my hallucinations (auditory, visual, olfactory and gustatory) pretty quickly, and after my dosage was increased my delusions likewise subsided. However what ruined it for me is after the dose was increased, I had rapid-onset severe akathisia, which made everyday life impossible. I recommend trying it out just be weary of the signs of this side effect."

• cynic...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 21, 2019

"Day 1 of taking it and I seriously can't stand it. It's worsened a couple aspects of my symptoms and for the first time in my life I can't sleep. I can't think straight. My hands have been numb for hours. I'm nauseous and if I get up I'll just vomit everywhere. And so much more!! Looks like I'm bed ridden until the effects wear off. Not to mention I took the 2mg. Could you imagine if it were the standard 10mg dose? Just be forewarned if you take it, this is my first time trying a mood medicine, everyone has different reactions."

• muham...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• November 6, 2017

"The first couple weeks were tough at 30mg, was overmedicated and experienced severe anxiety and obsessive compulsive symptoms which I tried to take care of with luvox. I felt as if brain activity had slowed to a crawl, just basically really drugged up. I decided to reduce dose to 20 then 15mg, worked like a charm. I discontinued SSRI's and my OCD has not returned. My intelligence is returning gradually. I might just take that final step down to the lowest effective dose to see the changes I need. Overall the long half life is a huge help, try starting lower but still therapeutic. It may take a number of months for changes to materialize. good luck!"

• Chalak
• July 18, 2020

"Took 10 mg dose of aripiprazole at night time prescribed by doctor. The medication didn't work for me and my schizophrenia I had trouble speaking and suffering from nausea. Have to withdraw from this drug.."

• Laure...
• June 4, 2015

"I hear voices and hallucinate. I see people that others can't that I believe are real but others don't. I also have depression and anxiety, neither of which are a cause of the psychosis but both are made worse by it. I've tried other medication (quetiapine) but although it's helped, there have been too many side effects like weight gain that increased my negative self-image. And so now I'm on aripiprazole."

• Undai...
• November 10, 2018

"Very initial impression !! So my parents have both same kind problem My mother have schiz for 30 years taking her pills every day My father also had something bad never deganoised so one day psychotic doctor got him this drug I was thinking yeah I got problem too. Been afaird all time from drugs a So I took it and felt good for week from one pill, next time I took 2.5mg only The good impact was focus on project, my hobbies that I like, more friendly, have more deep conversation , easy to listen to music while typing, I had distraction when focussed on something and someone come and start talking I always needed same time adjust the sounds of the songs while doing something is clear still while focusing else where. The bad impact is that I can't be so bored for too long, sleeping though can help relax it Also I have some irritability Just want say that"

• Anonymous
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• August 19, 2023

"My son has been a drug addict since he was 12 years old. He has always heard voices outside his head, along with a history of other mental health issues including severe psychosis, delusional thoughts (he was misdiagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder) at 12 years old. He is now 23 and was diagnosed with severe ADHD and autism a year ago. He was firstly prescribed olanzapine for fast results, but the side effects of thyroid problems and weight gain were concerning. He has now been prescribed aripiprazole 10 mg over the last 4 months. However, he has now started gambling, a common known side effect of this drug but not commonly known or talked about. There is lots of online information on the subject. His psychiatrist agreed it was the aripiprazole causing the gambling and advised to reduce the dose to 5 mg and monitor. Watch for this gambling side effect!"

• Anonymous
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• April 5, 2024

Abilify (aripiprazole) "Abilify injection has been great for me because I never miss any dosages. Ever since I've been taking Abilify, I have never felt any relapses. My schizophrenia has been under control."

• Angie
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 15, 2020

Abilify (aripiprazole) "I have been on Abilify for 5 days and I can already tell the difference. I feel much more awake, together and peaceful. Plus my concentration is better."

• azizh...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• May 30, 2013

Abilify (aripiprazole) "Excellent I don't hear voices. I feel normal."

• Big...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• September 7, 2018

Abilify Maintena (aripiprazole) "I have been taken the drug for over a year now no side effects."

• 14443...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• November 11, 2018

Abilify Maintena (aripiprazole) "This drug is terrible. I can’t remember a thing. No desire or passion for anything. Stops my thought process almost entirely. Very scary."

• ALI
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• May 23, 2020

Abilify Maintena (aripiprazole) "I have to thank the people that comments on here, I'm learning from your comments as a mother for a daughter. Thank you."