Has anyone had a sleeve who takes Abilify? My metabolism has virtually stopped since taking Abilify. I am going to be sleeved on 10/24 and can't wait. Please write and tell me of your weight loss experience since being sleeved while on Abilify.

I do not take Abilify but take psychiatric medications and have done A LOT of research of medical journals and pharmacutical company documents and have learned what to look for when it comes to absorbing medication. (I have a medical and science back ground) I looked at the info for Abilify and it appears that absorption should not be affected by the surgery itself. What may effect the absorption is if you eat it with food now, if any and if you take it with food or not after surgery. If you normally take it on an empty stomach then there shouldn't be any difference in absorption, but if you take it with a high fat meal now you may need to increase the dose after surgery. Abilfy needs fat to be absorbed and the more fat you eat when you take it the more of the medication you absorb.

It is VERY VERY important to have a good relationship with the doctor who prescribes your Abilify. What do they think of your surgery?

I take abilify and have for years, as a "supplement" to my Wellbutrin. It is actually my hope and ultimate goal to get off of all my medications after surgery (I take 9 pills every morning and I am 26 years old). I would never dream of doing this without of course speaking to my doctors first, but that is what I'm hoping for, eventually. I go to my pre-op class/appointments on November 4th and will be asking the nutritionist which pills will affect me in certain ways after the surgery, including abilify. I will let you know what she says! Good luck! ????

Hi I take Abilify and I had my sleeve done 1-13-14 I'm down 80 pounds as of June then my weight loss has stopped completly. I still have 80 more to lose. I don't believe the Abilify has anything to do with my sudden failure to lose weight as I have lost half my extra weight. I feel that if your struggling with med talk to your doctor. maybe the is another medication you can take instead. Unfortunately a lot of meds will mess with our body's slowing down our metabolism. If that's the case you may need to increase exercise time and adjust calorie intake to lesser calories. In case your wondering why my weight loss has stopped I feel it's because of my lack of exercise , calorie intake and lack of getting my 60 oz of water every day. These issues I am working on. Basically I fell off the wagon. I stopped following the plan. Now I'm paying for it. It so hard to quit old habits. Good luck!

Seroquel is just as bad, if not worse in terms of weight loss. It'll come off anyway. Don't fret. It'll come off. I lost 113 in 10 months and a whole array of medications.

I also take seroquel....and Wellbutrin....and like 6 other medications...my regular doctor swears that none of my medicines have had anything to do with my rapid weight gain....yeah, right!

I've heard that ability will make you gain weight. I took it prior to getting sleeved and I estimate I gained 25 lbs. I don't take any medication now and I'm not having mood swings or depression at all.

I did take abilify a while back..I got off of it . it messed with my blood sugar an I gained 40 pds with it. I do take wellbuterin it replaced the abilify. I dont know about anyone else who has experianced it but it made my taste buds change..food tasted really good I mean for me the abilify amplified the taste of food..for the better . it might just be something you will have to monitor yourself. everyones differant. even after this surgery my cravings for certain foods changed and the taste of certain foods changed...

I take Latuda now, got off of Abilify 4 month ago but I take 5 other meds, I am really worried how I will be able to swallow these meds after surgery with Water. No one has talked to me about this. I can't go off these meds because I am bi polar and need them to keep my brain working. Anyone else have these issues? advice would be awesome

Thanks

@Kmgaustin I also wonder the same thing. But, if you cant take it with water... have you ever tried with a small amount of pudding or yogurt to take your medicine? I used to have to do that because I couldn't swallow pills. Seems like it might help if you needed to take them with a meal and it gets the pills down. I wonder since I take Abilify and it helps to absorb Abilify when taken with food and fat. So Yogurt or protein pudding might help take it. Just a thought. I'll be looking for updates on this topic.