Posted by EAL on March 20, 2004, at 13:24:28
Hi!
I have been on zyprexa for several years and it was wonderful for psychiatric issues, but I gained about 40 pounds. I was always hungry and slept about 12 hours a day.I have decreased zyprexa and added abilify. It is great. I only sleep 8 hours a day. And it has really diminished my appetite. Sometimes I forget to eat a meal.
When I first went on abilify, I developed flu like symptoms, but I just kept taking because they said it might go away in a week or two. ANd it did.
I am very pleased with abilify. I have tons of energy. Sometimes I'm up at 6 or 7 am (with zyprexa I often slept until 10 -11 am)
I would like to hear from other people on abilify.
EAL
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