Posted by Tomatheus on May 6, 2013, at 13:15:29
In reply to Re: What to do against Abilify akathisia?, posted by Lamdage22 on May 6, 2013, at 11:18:24
Hi Lamdage22,
Although I would continue to keep Latuda and Saphris in mind as possible replacements for Abilify, I think that I would continue to take the Abilify for at least another few weeks (assuming that you don't run into any major problems) before deciding whether to keep taking it or to ask about switching to a different antipsychotic. The akathisia, or restlessness, may become less of an issue for you the longer you continue to take Abilify, but of course it would be difficult to predict the extent to which the side effect might settle down for you. I do hope that between the possibility that your akathisia might become less severe with time and the fact that you're taking Akineton that the akathisia will become less problematic for you.
I think that there's some evidence that metformin can reduce the likelihood of developing type 2 diabetes. One study that I came across while doing a little bit of reading on the subject (Knowler et al., 2002) found that although metformin reduced the incidence of diabetes in nondiabetic individuals with elevated fasting and post-load plasma glucose concentrations by 31 percent compared to placebo, a lifestyle-modification program reduced the incidence of diabetes by 58 percent. The study was large, involving 3,234 participants. So, taking metformin may help to reduce your likelihood of developing diabetes, but it seems that having a healthy lifestyle is the most important factor when it comes to preventing diabetes. When you said that you might do some "performance enhancing" to get back a presentable body, were you referring to exercise? If exercise is what you were referring to, I think that that would definitely be a good idea, whether or not you end up taking metformin.
Well, I hope that your schizoaffective symptoms haven't been too problematic for you lately and that you haven't been having too many problems with your medications, other than the akathisia and nightmares that you mentioned. I wish you luck with your treatment.
T.
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Knowler, W.C., Barrett-Connor, E., Fowler, S.E., Hamman, R.F., Lachin, J.M., Walker, E.A., et al. (2002). Reduction in the incidence of type 2 diabetes with lifestyle intervention or metformin. The New England Journal of Medicine, 346, 393-403. Abstract: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11832527?dopt=Abstract
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* fatigue, hypersomnia, and related symptoms likely caused by prolonged partial sleep deprivation
* schizoaffective disordertomatheus.blogspot.com
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