Posted by med_empowered on September 2, 2007, at 22:12:33
In reply to My Horrible Experience on Abilify, posted by AnneL on September 1, 2007, at 21:22:14
wow. That sucks. I've had akathisia, too--terrible, isn't it? From what I've read, Abilify is higher on the akathisia-inducing scale of the "atypicals" than, say, Seroquel, but not as bad as old-school meds. Geodon might be an option, but it has cardio side effects. Plus, any antipsychotic can give you akathisia or dysphoria, and the longer you're on it, the more risk you run of permanent (tardive) akathisia.
How much Klonopin do you take? Do you think upping the Klonopin might do the trick? Have you tried Trileptal? Its pretty much weight-neutral, I think, and there's minimal blood work involved. If antipsychotics do the trick for you, some docs have found that giving metformin with zyprexa helps prevent/minimize weight gain and other probs. Other docs use zyprexa as-needed, so maybe you could stabilize on trileptal or Keppra and take a zyprexa as-needed?Anyway...sorry about the akathisia; best of luck to you.
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