Posted by tepiaca on January 7, 2006, at 23:40:47
In reply to Re: Abilify Akaticia... is this feeling go away He, posted by utopizen on January 7, 2006, at 16:34:50
> don't stop abilify.
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> You're experiencing a very common side effect for the atypicals, and it does not indicate anything, and no one knows what causes it, according to my doc (he's on the Harvard Faculty).
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> Some simple Cogentin (Benzotropine) is all that is needed. Very simple, cheap, generic stuff. Commonly prescribed with antipsychotics.
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> It elliminated my pacing, restlessness, etc. back when I took Abilify.
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> Akathasia is not really a justified reason for going off an atypical... given the benign nature of Cogentin and its efficacy.12 days on ABilify , nothing good but Akaticia. Do you believe is worth to bear more time with it?
I did was taking 0.5mg of klonopin but it didn´t helpe me. Maybe 12 days on 2.5mg is a very small time and dose to stop rigth?, what to do when my doctor told me to do it and I was ok with his decisionthanks utopizen
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