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Aripiprazole and Irritability: What Users Say (Page 3)

Brand names: Abilify, Abilify Maintena, Aristada, Abilify Asimtufii, Mezofy, Aristada Initio, Abilify MyCite, Opipza

Reviews for Aripiprazole

Commonly mentioned side effects
  • Anonymous
  • February 29, 2012

Aripiprazole for Bipolar Disorder "It made me very agitated."

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  • Aki...
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • June 3, 2019

Aripiprazole for Schizoaffective Disorder "I got akathisia (intense agitation/restlessness) on the lowest dose of this drug! Was horrible, do not recommend if you are prone to akathisia."

3 / 10
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  • Lad...
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • January 14, 2021

Aripiprazole for Bipolar Disorder "Took one dose and felt more agitated. It also has given me bad diarrhea. Feels like I’m prepping for a colonoscopy. My brain felt foggy, I was dizzy and sluggish during the day. No thank you!"

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Frequently asked questions

  • Lil...
  • Taken for 1 to 6 months
  • September 26, 2017

Aripiprazole for Depression "I just take this the week of my PMDD, and it helps with the mood swings and the irritability and agitation."

6 / 10
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  • Lil...
  • Taken for 1 to 6 months
  • September 26, 2017

Aripiprazole for Depression "I just take this the week of my PMDD, and it helps with the mood swings and the irritability and agitation."

6 / 10
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  • Ano...
  • September 1, 2020

For Bipolar Disorder "Restless leg syndrome. Irritability. Anxiety. Didn’t work for me. Maybe for you."

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  • Anonymous
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • March 11, 2016

For Depression "Psychiatrist prescribed to help get me out of a bad major depressive episode, made me irritable, so switched to Wellbutrin."

3 / 10
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  • Anonymous
  • Taken for 1 to 6 months
  • May 26, 2023

Aripiprazole for Bipolar Disorder "Not effective, and it made me so restless I was working myself up into constant panic attacks. Couldn’t sleep, couldn’t eat, agitated, and didn’t even help stabilize my BP1."

2 / 10
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  • wir...
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • August 3, 2022

For Bipolar Disorder "This made me feel so agitated, caused a lot of weight gain, came off drug, result weight gain is permanent. This drug made me sick. I am never trusting the doctor again."

1 / 10
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  • abs...
  • Taken for 6 months to 1 year
  • November 17, 2021

Aripiprazole for Bipolar Disorder "Abilify has helped immensely in my life in controlling my ups and downs. It does increase my irritability a bit, but it’s controllable."

10 / 10
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  • Jes...
  • September 12, 2020

For Obsessive Compulsive Disorder "Horrible, made me extremely agitated and felt like an addict without their drugs. Self-harming. Only took for one day because the side effects were so bad."

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