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Hi everyone.
My doc and recently switched me from ADD meds to Abilify.
Much better!

Has anyone else had this mix up?

Anyway I've lurked here for years, just haven't participated.
I'm nearing the half century mark and still haven't decided what I want to to when I grow up.

I was only treated for ADD recently, and depression. Before that, I just figured I was crazy and stupid. Yet it was so frustrating because I had moments of very high achievement. Eventually I would avoid situations where I might over-achieve for fear it would build expectations, with others and with me. It hurts so much to let people down. They think I do it on purpose.

Bruce

What were you taking before and what does your new medicine do for you?

Ritalin and Zoloft

Seems much more effective on my depression and energy level.

I read Abilify was being used experimentaly on ADD patients.

I've got ADD, Depression (possibly bi-polar) and undiagnosed varient of Aspergers in there somewhere. Don't seem to be any bad side effects so far. It's helping my ADD significantly as well. An interesting drug in my opinion.

I have a friend on Ablify and she seems to like it (she's bi-polar and I think AS, but she doesn't want to get diagnosed).

I have a bunch of ADD-like symptoms, but Ritalin just freaks me out when I am on it (after a year of Wellbutrin I found out that I don't react well to stimulants). Ugh... I'm so tired of medication. It seems that, for me at least, for everything it fixes, it messes a bunch of other things up.

I liked Risperidone when I was on that for a few weeks. Man, I felt like all the thoughts in my head were just lining up in perfect order. Heh, too bad it can make you a tard (as in tartive dyskinesia or whatever).

Hoping I won't need as many meds if this keeps working.
No dyskinesia, or anything.

I know what it's like studying with ADD. In order to learn I needed to make info more colorful and interesting than it really was. This was time consuming, and agonizing while listening to friends relay their party tales.

I haven't tried Risperidone or anything else for AS. I suppose there are lots of options just like with ADD. Lots to learn.