My personal review of abilify

This is basically just the start of an online journal i am going to keep dealing with the on going happenings of my mental health.

Category:

People & Blogs

Tags:

• Abilify
• depression
• anti-psychotic
• medicine review

[AlexanderMazarakis]

I don't understand this. How can a drug treat a psychological disorder. If they are giving these drugs to make people "happy" then why not just prescribe medical cannabis?

[crazyladylocks]

@AlexanderMazarakis Do some research, if you advocate medical cannabis to alter a persons moods, why would you feel differently about anti-psychotics? There are chemicals in the human brain that can be altered by certain medications.

[blackberrybunny]

Hello there. One question comes to mind: If you are scared of people touching you, how did you manage to get your lip pierced? I have my septum (nose) pierced, my tongue, and 2 I can't mention here. It took a lot of bravery to have them done, and I can't imagine HOW you did it! But kudos to you. BTW, I'm starting Abilify today, first day, for depression. Hope to let you know how I'm doing! ~Molly

[crazyladylocks]

@blackberrybunny Oddly, i get that question a lot.. my piercings were done by a friend who wore latex gloves and never actually touched my skin. my fear of being touch is only partly due to proximity and partly due to the anxiety of the impending rash, knowing they are wearing gloves(or other barriers) helps relax the itchy fear :) the fact that i really enjoy pain.. it also helps trump the fear of being touched. Hope the Abilify works for you Molly! I continue to advocate it.

[Windjammersetters]

Please take the Satanistic picture down and get him out of your life. He causes bad things to go through a mind, even minds that are not already mixed up. I wish you well!!!

[crazyladylocks]

@Windjammersetters Satanistic picture? do you mean the picture in the background of my video? The Blood Elf from World of Warcraft? It's from a Video Game.. but thanks for judging my personal taste in decor :(

[ebmosier1]

That's great that you've started feeling better already! I'll be starting an antidepressant (hopefully) in a couple months, so hoping the medication fits, that's pretty encouraging. :-)

[Ejoy4]

your a very sweet girl "lady locks", dont like the other word

[HaDagesh]

I'm on abilify now and it's been amazing. :)

[HaDagesh]

@MountainManMusic1 I'm religious but it's kind of hard to blame Satan on being made the way you are. It's a chemical thing.

[gochik26]

@crazyladylocks Im not trying to start a youtube war but I think people advocating cannabis is a valid position because these drugs that are being sold and marketed* to us have much more drastic potential side effects (perhaps the most terrifying for the many people on these drugs being an increase in desire for suicide or a manic episode that could lead to it). Cannabis is not a better way of placating these psychological challenges but it is less dangerous (and less addictive)

[AlexanderMazarakis]

@crazyladylocks I did do some reaserch and i discovered that anti-psychotics are clinically proven to lower life expectancy, decrease brain volume, lower white blood cell count, and cause permanent chemical dependence (meaning that without the drug your symptoms become worse then before you took it so you better get used to those side effects).

[hippyable]

@crazyladylocks My mother is on abilify and she is old and I am worried. They say it is not a good drug. But every person is different. Could you please let me know how it works out for you. My mother only started this about a couple of weeks ago.

[slobomotion]

@crazyladylocks Sometimes rashes and itching are caused by yellow dyes in the meds.