Posted by CouchPup on June 16, 2003, at 22:57:30
In reply to Re:sleep and physical anxiety, posted by nsaw on June 14, 2003, at 10:22:18
Hi nsaw,
I just now started taking Abilify six days ago. At first no side effects, except I would feel sleepier and get to bed earlier. Now I am beginning to feel some physical anxiety, making it hard (but not impossible) for me to sit at the computer for an extended time. As time goes by, I am finding that I am awakening a little more frequently in the middle of the night, and have to stay in bed longer to get the sleep I need.
I keep running into the word "Akathisia."
In reading through this thread, I've seen others mention problems with sleep and physical anxiety (like the one you quote).
There are two particularly relevant posts, "Abilify and Akathisia" by River1924, at
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20030125/msgs/137555.html , and
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20030125/msgs/137556.html .The latter refers to "Extrapyramidal Symptoms and the Elderly", by B.V. Borders-Hemphill, PharmD
http://www.ascp.com/public/pubs/cc/1998/supp4a.shtml .I'm on a 2-week trial, which a coupon is taking care of, blessedly; otherwise I'd be paying $126, because I've no insurance. Ugh! After this two weeks, I don't know what I am going to do.... My Dr. said "Try it anyway," when I called him astonished at the price.
Good luck, and hope this helped, nsaw.
-CouchPup> My brother was on Abilify for a 6-week trial,
> and he had trouble falling asleep also. He
> would stay up very late and get maybe 3 hours
> of sleep a night. He is back on Abilify, as of
> yesterday, and we're again experiencing the
> same problems. His sleep has been fine on all
> his other medications: including Risperadone
> and Olanzapine.
>
> I was thinking yesterday that maybe Abilify has
> something that keeps you awake? Should he not
> be taking it at night? Does anyone know
> anything about taking Abilify at night? Please
> help.
>
>
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