Anyone take Abilify?

[Bernadine]

I've been on it for I think 2 months now, and idk. It has definitely helped my depression symptoms, along with Cymbalta. But I'm exhausted after getting 8+ hours of sleep every day. Like, when I wake up, I don't know how I'll make it through the day until I can go back to sleep.

I was also starting to think I needed glasses, but in researching side effects, I'm thinking it could be the Abilify giving me blurred vision. Ugh.

[wambam]

I had a brief encounter with abilify and then zyprexa. They both made me essentially narcoleptic. I would fall asleep in the middle of conversations. It was awful. Unfortunately, it never got better. However, I am now on lamictal (mood stabilizer) l in combination with an antidepressant and that’s way better than the atypical antipsychotics I tried.

[notsocreepylurker]

I've been on it for 2.5 months for my depression (with Wellbutrin). I do not sleep well on it - I wake almost every hour and am tired all day. My eyes are more sensitive to light now so I actually use my sunglasses when driving. Those are the only 2 side effects I have and they are worth it to me. Every other med we tried (over a year of trying different meds) made no impact on the depression and this one, while not 100%, is helping some.

One thing I found that helped a little with the sleep issues is taking it during the morning instead of at night.