72 patient evaluations for Aripiprazole

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Apr 16, 2011 (Started Mar 15, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for psychosis disorder)
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall) (lethargy)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 2 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Oct 1, 2009 (Started Aug 01, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for depressed mood)
  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for borderline personality disorder)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence))
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 5 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Oct 25, 2011 (Started Feb 01, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for depressed mood)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for anxious mood)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for Increase effect of another treatment)
  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for borderline personality disorder)
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall) (benign breast tumor, galactorrhea, Breast abscess, restlessness (akathisia))
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 2 mg Daily
Side effects: restlessness (akathisia)

Apr 15, 2010 (Started Feb 01, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for Increase effect of another treatment)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for depressed mood)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for anxious mood)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (galactorrhea, restlessness (akathisia))
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 2 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: Abilify stopped, to a large extent, my ruminative thoughts & constant social anxiety. It has really helped. However, when I increased my dosage the first time I tried 5 mgs, I suffered severe akathisia, which was horrifying. Be careful with your titration!
Side effects: restlessness (akathisia)
  • 0 helpful marks

Feb 3, 2011 (Started Jun 25, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for anxious mood)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 20 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: For me although abilify didn't have any negative side effects as such i don't think it actually made a difference to me at all.
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Apr 18, 2011 (Started Apr 15, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for Treat my mood condition(s))
  • Effectiveness
    None (for Increase effect of another treatment)
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for bipolar rapid cycling)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (depressed mood, blurry vision)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 5 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: side affects included blurry visions and a flu-like feeleing, I tried this twice
Cost: $200+ monthly
Side effects: depressed mood, blurry vision

Aug 6, 2010 (Started Apr 15, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for Treat my mood condition(s))
  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for Increase effect of another treatment)
  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for bipolar rapid cycling)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (depressed mood, blurry vision)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Cost: $200+ monthly
Side effects: depressed mood, blurry vision

Jul 6, 2010 (Started Apr 15, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for Treat my mood condition(s))
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for Increase effect of another treatment)
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for bipolar rapid cycling)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (depressed mood)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: Daily
Cost: $200+ monthly
Side effects: depressed mood, blurry vision
  • 0 helpful marks

Mar 14, 2011 (Started Jan 04, 2011)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for Increase effect of another treatment)
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall) (teeth grinding (bruxism), inability to experience pleasure (anhedonia), restlessness (akathisia))
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 2 mg Daily
Cost: $50-99 monthly
Side effects: restlessness (akathisia), teeth grinding (bruxism), inability to experience pleasure (anhedonia)

Feb 13, 2011 (Started Jan 04, 2011)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for Increase effect of another treatment)
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall) (restlessness (akathisia))
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 5 mg Daily
Cost: $50-99 monthly
Side effects: restlessness (akathisia), teeth grinding (bruxism), inability to experience pleasure (anhedonia)
  • 0 helpful marks

Oct 1, 2003 (Started Sep 01, 2003)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for borderline personality disorder)
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall) (mood swings)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 5 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: Abilify caused extreme mania to develop, followed by a suicide attempt. Personal choice to discontinue
Side effects: mood swings
  • 0 helpful marks

Mar 1, 2011 (Started Jan 01, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for Treat my mood condition(s))
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for bipolar rapid cycling)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (weight gain)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 30 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: sluggish and weight gain
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: weight gain

Jun 21, 2010 (Started Jan 01, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for Treat my mood condition(s))
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for bipolar rapid cycling)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (weight gain)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 30 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: weight gain, tiredness but does halt the onset of hypomania somewhat
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: weight gain
  • 0 helpful marks

Jan 23, 2011 (Started Jan 23, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for mania)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Sometimes
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 10 mg Daily
Cost: $200+ monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Oct 8, 2010 (Started Apr 08, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for depressed mood)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 15 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks
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