Comparing Abilify vs Citalopram

For Bipolar Disorder I would hide at home for months, shaking when a telephone rang. I couldn't let people go and had obsessive thoughts. Abilify gave me calm, confidence and hope. It made me less sensitive to light and time, I was no longer at the mercy of each passing moment. I woke up relaxed, went to bed without a noise in my head, inner voices stopped criticizing me, thoughts didn't race. I was creative but focused, and began wonderful new projects. Had NO side effects- NO weight gain. 'Worked magic that first day. But after a month it seemed to do nothing but make me sad. Evidently that was a manic phase. It blocks my mania, but not my depressive switch. Feels like I've traded manic depression for unipolar depression. I am being switched to lithium.

For Bipolar Disorder I've been taking Abilify for eight months now. Although it made me gain 15-20kg (something like 33-40 lbs I believe?), my experience is quite positive. The sadness from my major depressive episode, as well as my suicidal thoughts, have been almost annihilated. The reason why I rated it as a six is because it didn't help ease the great fatigue I have. But it helped a lot, that is for sure.

For Anxiety and Stress This medicine helped me out so much. I was scared at first and thought, why do I need to be controlled by a pill. Turns out, that pill saved me from doing something crazy and I am much calmer now with a lot of issues I face and things I have to solve. I am not afraid to try things or explore things because of my anxiety. It took a good 3 to 4 weeks before I can tell the difference in my life. Everyone is different with the affects of how long it may take.

For Anxiety and Stress Been on citroplam now for little over 4 weeks, 10mgs... I can slowly begin to feel it working, I am sleeping fine now and take mine at 10.30am. After suffering before tablets I would have very sore muscles in my shoulders under armpits and back. I find my appetite slowly increasing, I suffer from health anxiety and have had all manner of tests done as I was convinced I was ill physically and couldn't comprehend this all being a mental issue. Morning anxiety is still a small issue but will bump up dosage if persists. I was petrified to take these and stared at the box for 5 weeks before I gave in. The start was bumpy heightened anxiety and I occasionally get ringing on my ears but only lasts a min or 2 and passes. I'm female and my want sexually has drastically reduced, I find a little hair loss too, overall they are doing there magic but very slowly.