Posted by SLS on February 25, 2003, at 20:09:54
In reply to Re: Anyone feel cold on abilify? » SLS, posted by Emme on February 25, 2003, at 7:48:15
> Thanks for your input. But I think taking that large a plunge would be a bad idea. We always start me at *much* less than recommended minimum doses. Learned that the hard way. The first few doses of the eighth of a tablet were almost unbearably stimulating. I had to take it every other day at first because it wore me out so much. I seem to be slowly adjusting to it. Now I may try sporadically taking 3.25 mg to see how that goes. I felt sick and foggy most of yesterday after a 3.25 mg dose the night before. But I'll try working up a to see if I get used to it and get more benefit. I'm still getting the occasional mood crash. Like today. Bad. Nasty.
Hi Emme.I had second thoughts about submitting my previous post after I posted it. You know yourself better than anyone. Perhaps the coldness will dissipate. I experience the same thing early on when I take MAOIs, especially when they are combined with tricyclics. Like you, I bury myself beneath a comforter.
Please post of your progress! I will be very, very interested to know if and when your side effects, including the over-stimulation, disappear and at what dosage.
> If only I weren't so cold... What is apopmorphine? Is it known to make people feel cold? Is its action similar to abilify?
Apomorphine is a drug that mimicks dopamine. It has been used in the past for Parkinsons in a manner similar to Parlodel, Permax, and Mirapex. It is now being considered for sexual erectile dysfunction and is marketed in countries outside the US. It has been used extensively in neuroscience for animal experiments. One of the effects it is known to produce is hypothermia. Abilify acts like apomorphine in some respects (DA2 autoreceptor agonist).
I wish you well on your trial of Abilify.
- Scott
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