Posted by pretty_paints on January 30, 2005, at 10:25:13
In reply to Re: Feeling bad :( someone please answer??, posted by Phillipa on January 28, 2005, at 18:27:57
Hi guys,
Thanks for being so sweet and understanding. And Phillipa and Ed, thanks for your babble mails!!
Ed I was going to increase my Seroquel dose but then I went to see my GP again and he said we shall start Abilify now. But he says he still is unsure of how exactly to do it and says the letter from my pdoc does not give him enough info, so he is going to find out and I'll go see him again next week. I think he is just being ultra-carefull coz he's never prescribed the drug before. Personally, I don't really think it matters TOO much how you do it. Just gradually reduce Seroquel and then gradually introduce Abilify until I get to say 15mg.
Anyway, he has given me 10mg to take in the morning, and I am on 450mg Seroquel at night. It is my second day taking the Abilify today.
I am still feeling awful, although more in my body now than in my mind. I feel sick as anything and keep feeling like I'm going to vomit. I have stomach pain, and it is really miserable. I think that is distracting me from all the blah in my head. Going out in the car is a nightmare, I keep thinking I'm going to be sick. Maybe it is the Abilify (although I still felt sick before I started it, just less so). Or maybe it is the two in combination. I don't know. I don't feel any change at all in my head though.
I feel very slightly activated but it is not pleasant. I feel like I can't sleep or relax. But it's weird, in the evening I take the Seroquel and then I'm zonked, but in the morning I take the Abilify and then I'm a bit zingy. At least it fits in well with going to bed/getting up.
Anyway, I will let you know how things go.
Lots of love, Kate xxxxxxxxx
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