Posted by endof90 on December 23, 2006, at 21:26:51
In reply to compare abilify and emsam, posted by HavahJ on December 22, 2006, at 20:38:46
> Can anyone make a comparison between emsam and abilify?
I happen to be on both. According to what I know, Emsam is a MAO inhibitor Antidepressant. It affects both MAO A+B. (Nardil is a MAO that works mainly on MAO-A) Abilify on the other hand is considered an Atypical Antipsychotic. It's main indication is to stabililize Bipolar Mania and in certain cases Schizophrenia. Lately it has been used to augment certain antidepressant medications, as they have found it to help depression. I am considered to be Bipolar-2. I have never experienced a full blown mania. I have had episodes of Hypomania, but my lows are much worse than my highs. I was not that enthusiastic to be put on an antipsychotic, but after my psychiatrist explained that it was now being used in this manner I acquiesed. I've just about come to the end of the road w/Emsam, as I have been on an unconventional dose of 24mg/day ((2)- 12mg patches)since October. The addition of Abilify has helped me stay on this dose for the past 4wks., because prior to starting it I was really falling into another depressive episode. I started @ 2.5mg and have built up to 10mg presently. I'm not 100%, but am alot better than I had been before starting it. Hope this helped answer your question.
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