Posted by clusterfscked on June 20, 2003, at 13:07:03
In reply to Re:sleep and physical anxiety, posted by sisterfriend on June 17, 2003, at 11:45:24
Not only am I new to this board, but I'm new to Abilify as well. I was taking 800 mg of Tegretol alongside 400 mg of Wellbutrin SR, but the Tegretol didn't seem to be doing much more for me than a placebo. So, my psychiatrist decided to put me on Abilify and after taking it only one time -- admittedly perhaps a bit too soon to judge -- I am wondering if that was a wise move.
I took my first dose (15 mg) yesterday at about 10:30a and began going downhill from there. Within about an hour, I was so tired that it felt like I had been up for at least a week. I went and layed down but was only able to sleep for approximately 2 hours because I kept tossing and turning. After waking up, my stomach felt like it was being shifted around by one of those taffy machines at that fair and it also felt like someone was sticking an icepick into my stomach. My whole body also felt shakey, as though my legs were too weak to hold me and my hands / arms couldn't hold anything heavier than a piece of paper.
I managed to make it through the afternoon and evening though and longed for a good night's sleep. WRONG! I woke up at least every hour and spent all of the night shifting around in bed. In fact, it seemed as though I was acting my dreams out IN bed, that's how significant my shifting was. This is what I say -- I can handle the sleep issue, that's not a real big deal. I cannot however handle the nausea and icepick feeling that I experienced.
I've noticed from these threads that it's pretty much a hit and miss type of situation. Some people have been able to wait the symptoms out and finally experience the good attributes of this drug, while others didn't really see it happening. I have Bipolar Disorder / Anxiety Disorder / Depression and so far the drugs I have taken (Depakote, Lithium, Paxil, Celexa, Lexapro, Tegretol, Ativan, Zyprexa) have not been worth much to me. I hope that these symptoms are merely initial symptoms because I absolutely cannot function with how I felt yesterday.
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