Posted by bubblespark on May 15, 2009, at 3:10:01
In reply to Re: withdrawal from abilify, posted by dwayand on March 20, 2008, at 10:30:56
Hi all
Im new to this site and was browsing the net about Abilify....I have been taking it for 11 weeks,
I too have been experiencing inner restlessness and fatigue on 10mg after taking abilify following newly diagnosed Bipolar, I have had low mood and mild highs for years, I decided to try medication following a traumatic experience at work caused me lots of stress and left me with insomnia, and a mixed affect of hypomania and at times saddness and dispair, a very confusing time.
Abilify was offered for its low side effect profile. Yet I have cut down to 5mg without Doc aware cause, all though I called him he insisted on waiting til next appointment, I now still feel no drive or pleaasure in anything at all and get anxious about social events, (very unlike me). Also my digestioin is not to good and I have a pain in my tummy not sure if it related? So I want to tell the Doc I want to try and manage my moods, with social psychological approaches rather than medicine.
I understand the importance of medical managment of mood and it may be that later I need to turn to it and I would be willing should I fail to manage without it. So I will ask to come off the Abilify perhaps first reducing it further to 2mg initially....any ideas?
poster:bubblespark
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