i was told yesterday that abilify is now licenced in america as an anti dpressant because of its great oualitys n no side affects
Sorry about this, but it's not true to say that Abilify has no side effects.
Psychiatric drugs - especially anti psychotics have the potential to be highly damaging. It may be that some drugs have less in side effects in more people - but all psychiatric drugs have the potential for some very serious & in certain cases life threatening side effects.
Side effects of Abilify;
Medicines and their possible side effects can affect individual people in different ways. The following are some of the side effects that are known to be associated with this medicine. Because a side effect is stated here, it does not mean that all people using this medicine will experience that or any side effect.
* Dizziness
* Difficulty in sleeping (insomnia)
* Anxiety, restlessness and agitation (akathisia)
* Sleepiness (somnolence)
* Shaking, usually of the hands (tremor)
* Headache
* Blurred vision
* Weakness or loss of strength (asthenia)
* Fatigue
* Gut disturbances such as constipation, indigestion, nausea and vomiting
* Increased heart rate (tachycardia)
* A drop in blood pressure that occurs when moving from a lying or sitting position to sitting or standing, causing dizziness and lightheadedness (postural hypotension)
* Abnormal movements of the hands, legs, face, neck and tongue, eg tremor, twitching, rigidity (extrapyramidal effects)
* Increased blood sugar levels (hyperglycaemia)
* Seizures
* Increased salivation
* Pain in the muscles
* Prolonged erection (priapism)
* Increase or decrease in body weight
* Abnormal heart beats
* Inflammation of the liver (hepatitis) or pancreas (pancreatitis)
Also this site is very good for more in depth information; although for some the author appears to be controversial.
http://breggin.com/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1
http://breggin.com/index.php?option=com_docman&task=cat_view&gid=50&Itemid=37