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@leokitten how are you doing? Is your second chance with Abilify still working? (I hope so)
Has anyone ever consider brain insulin resistance as a potential driver for Aripiprazole tolerance?So
for most of us (2/3?) Abilify builds up (pharmarkokinetic?) tolerance.
Any theories why?
Maybe workarounds possible?
Let's discuss it.
@Hip @leokitten ?
Best of all
Martin
but he suggested Rexulti. So I’m going off Abilify and starting that soon. All my doctors said that the half life of Abilify is so long you don’t need to taper it. But that doesn’t invalidate your withdrawal symptoms.
@leokitten how are you doing? Is your second chance with Abilify still working? (I hope so)
Let’s bring this thread back to life
Inhibition of VMAT2 by β2-adrenergic agonists, antagonists, and the atypical antipsychotic ziprasidone, Stove et al, 2022
In addition to ziprasidone there are other generic drugs people could try to inhibit VMAT2 for a while and possibly reverse Abilify tolerance.
Why do you view VMAT2 inhibition as a goal? VMAT2 inhibitors like reserpine deplete dopamine pools, and are commonly used to induce fibromyalgia- and fatigue-like states in lab animals.
A Method to Reverse Abilify Tolerance
Anything with binding affinity >100 is meaningless and doesn't contribute to efficacy. The only serotonin receptors with significant binding are the two I listed 5-HT2B/7Amisulpride hits a few serotonin receptors to a degree, table of receptor affinities halfway down this page.
@Hip and others - I might've missed it in this thread, but what is the theory as to why amisulpride would work to reverse Abilify tolerance, other than just one anecdotal report?