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How not to gain weight on abilify
A 53-year-old male asked:

A Verified Doctoranswered
Family Medicine 48 years experience
Varies: from patient to patient and lifestyle modificsations.
369 viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 43-year-old member asked:

Dr. Robert Cancroanswered
67 years experience
Can: Dose related but low probability.
5.3k viewsReviewed >2 years ago

Dr. Alan Alianswered
Psychiatry 33 years experience
Abilify (aripiprazole): I have seen both, wt. Loss & gain, but more commonly wt. Neutral or slight loss.
5.3k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 31-year-old member asked:

Dr. Naveed Naeemanswered
Anti-Aging Medicine 15 years experience
See prescribing info: abilify (aripiprazole) has been associated with metabolic
changes that include weight gain, diabetes, high cholesterol. The full prescribing informat... Read More
3.9k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 34-year-old member asked:

Dr. Alan Alianswered
Psychiatry 33 years experience
Abilify (aripiprazole): Not common, but some do put on few pounds. Life-style changes help tremendously.
5k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 34-year-old female asked:

Dr. Heidi Fowleranswered
Psychiatry 26 years experience
It may or may: not be effective as a monotherapy for you. It won't address psychotic features. Schizoaffective Disorder can be challenging to treat - so work c... Read More
3.9k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 50-year-old female asked:

Dr. Cyma Khalilyanswered
Psychiatry 36 years experience
IT IS POSSIBLE: Yes weight gain is possible as with all medications in this class. Abilify (aripiprazole) may have less of an issue than some others like zyprexa or s... Read More
5.5k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 50-year-old female asked:

Dr. Cyma Khalilyanswered
Psychiatry 36 years experience
FOR THE MOST PART: Many patients do but there is weight gain associated with all medications in this class. Some worse than others like zyprexa and seroquel (quetiapine)... Read More
5.5k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 24-year-old female asked:

Dr. David Reidanswered
47 years experience
Gain can continue: Although Abilify (aripiprazole) is less likely than some others in this class ( atypical antipsychotics) to cause weight gain, it certainly can do it,... Read More
4.8k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 53-year-old male asked:

Dr. Lori Langeanswered
Specializes in Family Medicine
Trust: Trust your physician. It goes a long way to healing and is the best way to get better faster.
Why doubt? Is there more you are not telling?
371 viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 49-year-old member asked:

Dr. Walter Rootanswered
Psychiatry 17 years experience
In rare cases: Not usually. The biggest problem with Abilify (aripiprazole) is it binds to the Dopamine receptor very tightly and can make you restless. If you are... Read More
4.9k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
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