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Reviewer: robin-jill driben, 35-44 Female on Treatment for 5 to less than 10 years (Patient)
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I haev been taking this drug off and on for several years following several years on Zyprexa, have since developed diabetes, heart disease, high cholesterol and gain approximately 10 pounds per week. I am now considered obese and am hungry every hour.
I am concerned about the risks outweighing the benefits of this drug and am not certain if it is indicated for my depression/anxiety or that it
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Reviewer: deenabl, 25-34 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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This med helps me sleep at night, but only partially I always end up waking up. It also makes me very hungry, which I hate!!@@$ I haven't taken a dump in weeks and I sweat profusely. I do not want to take this med anymore. It is not helping stabelize my mood at all! It just makes me constipated!@$$#
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Reviewer: xploitd, 35-44 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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Abilify w/Benztropine. I've only been on it for 8 days. Having BLURRED VISION. Anyone else have this side affect? Taking 10mg
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Reviewer: texjasper50@yahoo.com, 45-54 Female on Treatment for 1 to less than 2 years (Patient)
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actually, this drug was given to me after a stroke i suffered from in 2004. I really don't remember, except I believe it was for depression or it could be bipolar disorder. my dosage was 5mg, takeone tablet by mouth at bedtime. that is all I have on the bottle. I would like to know why they would prescribe this medication, were they assuming depression would set in as from things like having a
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Reviewer: MARK, 45-54 Male on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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Hi, this is Mark: i am taking 20mg of lexapro, 200 lamictal, and now 4mg for of ABILIFY. i have been on this for around 1 month AND HAVE NOT HAD 1 BAD DAY. the lemictal and lexapro helped, but the ability has made me happier, SERIOUSLY. IT RAISES THE EFFECTS OF THE LEXAPRO. MY SUGAR DID RAISE A BIT FROM 100 TO 102. PLEASE TRY IT, I TAKES 2 WEEKS FOR IT TO KICK IT, PARTIAL HEADACHES, REST
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