Posted by justplainflakey on March 6, 2004, at 3:58:47
In reply to Re: started abilify, questions., posted by mrt23 on March 5, 2004, at 16:00:59
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> > Good luck tomorrow, I hope you get encouraging news from your pdoc. Part of my problem withabilify might have been withdrawal from Zyprexa. None the less we all deserve to be relaxed and happy.
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> Ok, I saw him today and he told me that it's a common side effect of abilify. He told me to take benadryl at night time for the insomnia, and to take amantadine for the akathesia (I'm not sure how long I'm supposed to be on the amantadine). Hopefully this will sort this out and then I can begin to realize the benefits of abilify, if they're there.
I am hopeful that these new med additions solve your side effect problems, I really think that abilify is a good med with fewer long term side effects as I understand. Let me know how the benedryl and amatadine work for you.
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