Originally Posted by ergwyn

I have a question for anyone familiar with Abilify or Cymbalta, or both:

For the past six months, I've been taking Cymbalta (60mg daily). This was prescribed by my GP to help control my blood sugar. However, he knows that I have chronic depression, and he told me that Cymbalta would also work as an antidepressant. In general, I have found my moods more manageable since I started taking Cymbalta.

I have recently been diagnosed as bipolar, although I should have figured it out 40 years ago. Earlier this week, a different doctor (a psychiatrist) put me on Abilify (5mg daily, the minimum dose). I neglected to tell him that I'm on Cymbalta. After I took the prescription, I looked up Abilify in PDR and I discovered that it is not recommended for use with other antidepressants. Now I wonder if I should stop taking Cymbalta while I'm on Abilify. Since my dosage of Cymbalta is significantly larger than my Abilify dosage, I wonder if the Cymbalta will "drown out" the Abilify.

I will consult my GP -- I don't have regular access to the psychiatrist -- but for now I am asking anyone in this forum: are you aware of any problems in combining Cymbalta with Abilify?

Also, does anyone here have any experience -- good or bad -- with Abilify by itself?