Posted by sedona on October 27, 2004, at 15:55:52
In reply to Re: Abilify and sleepiness-how long?, posted by hawkeye on October 27, 2004, at 14:03:28
Thanks for your response. Yeah, my doctor only wanted me to start with 5 mg since I am taking Cymbalta. I just hope the sleepiness will pass soon.
> Sedona. You may be getting a larger effective dose of Abilify than you think. Abilify is metabolized by the CYP2D6 enzyme and Cymbalta is a CYP2D6 inhibitor. Cymbalta is also metabolized by the CYP2D6 enzyme -- bottom line is that you can't tell the exact equivalent dose of Abilify you are getting when you take it with Cymbalta.
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> With that said, I also take Abilify (15mgs/day) with 60mgs/day of Cymbalta and I also have daytime sleepiness. I have been taking Abilify since it first came onto the market.
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