Abilify vs Seroquel
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| Aripiprazole is used to treat certain mental/mood disorders (such as bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and irritability associated with autistic disorder). It may also be used in combination with other medication to treat depression. Aripiprazole is known as an antipsychotic drug (atypical type). It works by helping to restore the balance of certain natural chemicals in the brain (neurotransmitters). | Seroquel is used to treat certain mental/mood conditions (including bipolar disorder, schizophrenia). Quetiapine is known as an anti-psychotic drug (atypical type). It works by helping to restore the balance of certain natural substances (neurotransmitters) in the brain. | |||
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| Add Abilify review greg.txt;1;3 Until recently, I had been taking Zoloft for years with satisfactory results. Depression and bipolar symptoms returned strongly and Abilify was added to my treatment upon my request. I have experienced significant spotting since starting this drug, but the beneficial effects outweigh this by far. horrible weight gain Too much weight gain I had to stop. I take Abilify at night (5mg) and Zoloft (200mg) and welbutrin (100mg) in am for Depression. Was taking Trazadone with the Abilify for sleep but now don't need Trazadone and find that Abilify makes me drowsy enough. For the depression it worked extremely well with the other meds. Made me feel a whole better | Add Seroquel review It relaxes me when im anxious and helps me sleep when my insomnia is bad. No one told me that I could experience dramatic weight gain taking this med. It wasn't on the paperwork that I was given when I got it. We're talking 100lbs here. Now I can't seem to lose the weight. helped me feel better, but weight gain++ and have developed type 2 diabeties. For me, this med was a disaster. It was prescribed for me initially by a pill pushing shrink who made a snap judgement that I was bipolar II after my wife filed for divorce and I asked for help. I had been on and off anti-depressants for years, usually after failed relationships. It made things worse, not better, and I ended up in and out of the psych ward six times over the next three years, a ... | |||
