My Experience with low-dose Abilify:
So, after being on Abilify (2 mg) for 5 weeks, I decided to go OFF. I've been off, now, for 2 weeks.
What is interesting: My baseline number for my chronic neck pain has overall decreased.
It's weird. I'm not used to waking up to a low pain threshold. I am usually at a 3-4 and now I am at a 2-3. And we've been having cold and crappy rainy weather, here, which usually makes my baseline higher.
I still have times of bad neck pain (in the 6-8 range) which is the norm for me. It seems to last for less time, though, which is interesting. Oftentimes, I will be in spasm for days. Post-Abilify, it's about 12 hours or less.
I am also sleeping 8-9 hours a night instead of 9-12.
I wonder...did the Abilify "cut through" and interrupt a chronic pain firing cycle? I also wonder if this will last.
Interesting stuff.