Bipolar Disorder Support Group
Bipolar disorder is not just a single disorder, but a category of mood disorders marked by periods of abnormally high energy and euphoria, often accompanied by bouts of clinical depression. This is the place to talk about your experience with bipolar disorder, learn from others' experiences, and find support.
Hey guys. Well I have been on abilify before, for manic psychosis and it gave me weird muscle spasms. But my doctor yesterday suggested an abilify injection and said it would work differently and actually stimulate dopamine and help with my current depression. I could not care less about going manic and I almost wish I WOULD go manic again because I actually enjoy my mania. I am worried that this injection is going to prevent me from coming out of depression. My question is has anyone here used Abilify for depression? Does it actually work? Again, I am not interested in medications that prevent mania. I would rather be manic 24 7 than depressed. Thanks.
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Good Thursday to you!I've been watching a really long trial on Youtube these last couple of nights and will finish tomorrowHopefully I'll be in the land of nod soon and I hope my peeps are having sweet dreams followed by a great daySending hugs...xo
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One day runs into the next I can't seem to keep them straightBut i do know it's Tuesday and I start to clean my landord's place again so it'll keep me going although I take breaks more often nowHe doesn't mind and I gwt it doneI hope that you have a good day and can get done what you need toBig hugz sent..Xo
Antidepressants sometimes induces mania, which makes depression worse, and it's said to have no effect on lab mice, as I recall anyone with bipolar who's tried them would guess.
Mood stabilizers treat both mania and depression. I take Saphris, an antipsychotic/moodstabilizer, which works perfectly, so long as I take it properly, get plenty of sleep, and avoid alcohol.
Moodstabilizers/antipsychotics have never brought me to the level I'm at now, though, without the assistance of modern-day ECT. With 3 treatments over a course of two weeks, I felt like I've never before, and Saphris keeps me there.