Can you take abilify with seroquel?

Answer 1

i am not a trained/certified physician. however, i asked my psychiatric nurse practitioner this same question yesterday, and she said it would be fine. she has other patients that are on both.

i proposed the question, as i really like abilify (mood-wise), but it keeps me awake for days, and makes me feel really agitated physically, where as seroquel helps me sleep. I took the two together for a couple months or so but I had to quit taking the Abilify as I lost the ability to make simple conversation. I couldn't talk to loved ones or friends. I sat there basically brain-dead. I stopped taking the Abilify but kept taking the Seroquel and the brain inactivity was no longer a problem. Also to this day I can't control facial tics and I have not taken Abilify for almost two years. I was never warned that this would happen or become permanent.

Answer 2

I was diagnossed with Deperssion/Anxiety about 5 1/2 years ago and was perscribed with Zoloft. I ws taking between 100/150mg does. I loved it... Zoloft changed my life... Then over the past 6 months, all of my original depression/anxiety symptoms started coming back. The difference now is, I have 2 small children, so with life's constant "challenges" in the end it seemed to be worse than it originally was 5 1/2 years ago. My Doctor said that this does commonly happen in Women, due to hormonal changes - so even though the Zoloft was probably still "chemically" doing it's job, hormonally things are different.

She changed me over to Pristiq - 50mg to start. My anxiety seemed to worsen and over the past few weeks I started to become VERY irritable. I felt I was yelling at my children constantly - and I feel that I have began to actually frighten them. I would never physically hurt them, but frightening them with my yelling and screaming would probably be doing more damage. I also feel that my husband is losing faith in me as a good Mother.

Anyway, my doctor upped my dose of the Pristiq yesterday to 100mg and also perscribed 25mg of Seroquel to be taken at night. I took the Seroquel last night for the first time and within a half hour of taking it, I felt horrible. I got terrible hot flushes and became extremely confused and VERY anxious. I had to go to bed because I couldn't stand to be around anyone. I woke up this morning extremely groggy... I do hope this gets better and I am terribly scared that I am going to become both physically and emotionally drained and that I am going to be left with no personality.

AD: I've been on 50mg of Pristiq and 25mg of Seroquel for almost a year. Pristiq has definitely improved my depression and mood swings, but I feel that it has not helped my anxiety at all. I was prescribed Seroquel for insomnia and it has served its purpose. As stated above, I also wake up feeling very groggy. It does subside a couple of hours after waking up and my body has adjusted after taking it almost every night. I'd recommend giving yourself at least 8 hours of sleep. On Seroquel, you'd be able to sleep for much longer, at least in my experience. I once slept over 18 hours when I took two (2) as I thought the first pill no longer had the same effect. Initially, I felt irritated and anxious for the first couple of weeks, but I knew that my body had to adjust to the medication before seeing results. Aside from that, I have not had any side effects. Be cautious with Seroquel and I recommend to take it before bedtime as it is one powerful little pill, but always consult with your caregiver.

Answer 3

My psychiatrist said that Seroquel and Zyprexa target different receptors to an extent. So, you can take both. When I was in the psyche ward, the staff psychiatrist gave me zyprexa and seroquel together at night. Personally, I got a lot of energy from taking seroquel and zyprexa together that night and refused to do it again.

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Answer 5

Is it safe to take pristiq with seroquel