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I've done it twice against my doctors disgression (and without him noticing). You should first be sure that youre ready and feeling emotionally strong enough to do it. You want to cut it down slowly, id say a MAXIMUM of 5 mg per decrease. Everytime you decrease, let it level off for at least 3 day up to 1 week or more, depending on how much you are feeling the withdrawals. Like stopping every addiction, the withdrawals will come and go as they please, but the more humps you ride out, the less frequent and intense they will get until they eventually dissapate. If the withdrawals are starting to get to the point where you are becoming to mentally unstable to remain safe or function to what you need to, let it level out for longer or up the dose slightly for the time being. Do this until you reach YOUR desired dose or zero. Before you do this by yourself, I would try to level with your doctor to get him/her to take you off, as if you do it that way it is generally safer and more effective, and you will get more support through the process. However, if yours is a 'brain nazi' like mine is, he will say no, or make some type of deference. Then you will be on your own. If your doctor declines to take you off the right way, DO NOT, i repeat, DO NOT tell him that you have playing around with them yourself, because he WILL immediately use that as evidence to commit you to a psych hospital, which you may or may not know is not a good time. If you realize that its not working or you think you need abilify again, then, just as slowly as you decreased, increase the dose back up to where your doctor had you at last. However, if you do succeed at getting yourself off, i commend you, and so will your body as you will save yourself from long-term hard-aches, BOTH physical AND mental, that abilify causes. I have already seen myself get in a lot better shape in all spectrums since the latest time i took myself off about 2 months ago. Unfortunately, you will most likely feel worse before you feel better, but i consider the downward hump well worth the ultimate benefits. Also, the withdrawal itself is NOTHING compared to the withdrawal i felt quitting other past addictions of mine such as cigarette smoking. Very proud of my decision even if others aren't. May the force be with you!

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