Posted by cybercafe on February 23, 2005, at 6:42:44
In reply to ABILFY causing AKATHISIA??, posted by pretty_paints on February 20, 2005, at 10:02:18
> Hi guys,
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> I have just changed over to Abilify, and am having akathisia with it.
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> I've been on 10mg for 2 weeks, then 15mg for 1 week.
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> Do you think this is a "just beginning a new drug" side effect which will go away? Or has it gone on too long to just be temporary?
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> I am controlling it at the moment with procyclidine, usually about 20-30mg a day.
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> Will my pdoc think this is sufficient reason to stop the drug? Will I be kept on this and the procyclidine for good? Or do u think she'll try something different?
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> I'm worried she will underestimate the effect this intense restlessness is having on me.
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> Do pdocs generally tend to not use a drug if you need a load of procyclidine in order to stomach it?
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> Anyone else had probs on Abilify?
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> Thanks xxi think back when i was taking 5 mg ? or less i had noticeable akathisia... but i did a gradual switch where i was taking low dose zyprexa (which has the opposite effect) with low dose abilify. I suppose the akathisia did go away with time, I don't remember it being a problem. Though I do know that most of the time I was actually on a much lower dose.
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