Harm Reduction Aripiprazole (Abilify) Withdrawal

[pally pete]

Hello all.

I recently started (3 weeks ago) a course of low dose (5 mg per day) Aripiprazole alongside Vortioxetine. I'm wanting to stop taking the Aripiprazole due to it's inefectiveness and the side effects it produces. I would guess that I wouldn't need to taper seeing as I'm on a low dose for such a short time...

Does anybody have any experience/advice on this matter?

I'm asking here as I have litte-no faith in my local medical community when it comes to discontinuing any medication due to many years of poor advice.

Thanks in advance.

 

[negrogesic]

Don't have any experience with aripiprazole but tapering should be unnecessary if you've only been on it for three weeks. Unless of course you were on a similar drug prior to that.

 

[pally pete]

Don't have any experience with aripiprazole but tapering should be unnecessary if you've only been on it for three weeks. Unless of course you were on a similar drug prior to that.

Thanks.

I've been off them around 80 hours and no symptoms thus far. Also, I wasn't on any antipsychotic just before the Aripiprazole..

 

[deficiT]

I've never had any withdrawal from stopping abilify, even after being on it for several months.