Posted by Ritch on March 14, 2003, at 10:23:45
In reply to Re: Abilify drug reaction?, posted by lauran on March 14, 2003, at 9:43:03
> Thanks for replying. After several doses of amantadine I've noticed physical symptoms abating. However, the inner restlessness and agitation continue to come in waves of about 2-3 hours in duration throughout the day. The worst times are when I first wake up in the morning. I attribute this to the very long half-life of this med. Hopefully this will go away soon. I've also heard that Abilify has a tendency to cause akathesia.
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I was treated with 30mg/day of diazepam (+Benadryl 25mg tid) for the dystonic reaction I got from Risperdal. Also, when I get EPS reactions from AP's my anxiety level tends to skyrocket and it develops into a string of panic attacks. I think the AP's tweak with my neuroendocrine hormone balance and that winds up triggering my panic episodes. It takes a while for all of that to settle back into a more "normal" pattern again. Restlessness is not something I need as an adverse effect from a medication. I can get that from any SSRI. I got clear cut EPS even from Paxil.
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