Posted by fenix on February 15, 2006, at 10:12:01
In reply to After Abilify Im drinking all day dont get drunk, posted by Girlnterrupted on February 15, 2006, at 7:26:06
> I had to quit Abilify because it was killing me.
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> I was agitated and anxious the whole day, to the point that I couldn't do anything. I stayed in the computer for 7 minutes, and then ran to bed, but then I had to get up and do something else, because nothing would sort of "calm me down." So I quit, and after 3 days I still feel my heart pounding in my chest. I started to drink a little alcohol to calm myself down, and I was surprised to realize I no longer get "drunk." I just get more calm, but not drunk.
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> I hope this is not permanent, but it's scary. I hope Abilify didn't mess me up for good. I feel my heart pounding in my chest and can see it if I stand in front of a mirror. It's like a little bump every second. Abilify was a nightmare.
Sounds like akathisia to me. Oh, but your doctor probably never mentioned to you about akathisia, why would I not be suprised. I wouldn't blame the psychiatrists though, they are rather smart. Better to be the priest than to be the "inquired".Anyway, tell your doctor about your dis-ease and see if he can give you some benzodiazepines for a couple of weeks. Doesn't getting more information on the internet than your doctor make you feel all warm and fuzzy inside? (And please don't just suddenly quit any medicine you are taking, it is neurologically harmful; your doctor didn't tell you that either huh?)
Hopefully in a few hundred years this fringe will be known as just another atrocity. Or who knows... maybe sooner.
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