Abilify- Stanford Clinic Patients

[MartinK]

Please, all Abilify experienced people - Can it take a while for Abilify to increase my energy levels?
Extreme fatigue (Im bedridden) is my main problem together with severe PEMs. I started Abilify almost a month ago and now Im on 0.50 mg. I'm still waiting for the energy effect...

Please can you motivate me and describe your experience?
Did your energy improve only on higher doses?

How long did it take for the energy improvement to appear? And what was the dose? I don't want to increase quickly because once it has already caused me restlessness, insomnia and anxiety.

 

[jaybee00]

For me it was quick—about a week—dose probably 0.5 mg initially.

 

[DonPepe]

5 to 7 days with me at around 0.5mg. Responders seem to have different sweet spots. You may need a slightly higher dose.

 

[DonPepe]

Yes. 0,4 mg Abilify + only 3 mg Solian.

Hi

How is the abilify going? Are you still taking it? Are you still taking the Amisulpride combo?

 

[nsdn]

Hi

How is the abilify going? Are you still taking it? Are you still taking the Amisulpride combo?

Yes, everything is fine. I take 4 Abilify and 3 Amisulpride. To keep prolactin levels from rising, I take vitamin E once a day and 50 mg of B6 twice a day.

 

[DonPepe]

Yes, everything is fine. I take 4 Abilify and 3 Amisulpride. To keep prolactin levels from rising, I take vitamin E once a day and 50 mg of B6 twice a day.

Is that 4mg of Abilify and 3mg of Amisulpride you are taking? I’m confused.

 

[nsdn]

Is that 4mg of Abilify and 3mg of Amisulpride you are taking? I’m confused.

Yes

 

[Dude]

I always consider which medications might be effective for ME/CFS and how they could fit into Prof. Dr. Klaus Wirth’s hypothesis. He has already provided an explanation for LDN. However, I have not yet been able to understand the mechanism of action for Abilify.

Then I came across the following publication:
https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-24750-2_17?utm_source=chatgpt.com

It describes how dopamine is capable of modulating the sodium-pottasium pump. This could be a clue to explaining how Abilify works in ME/CFS.