Posted by fenix on February 15, 2006, at 12:53:49
In reply to Re: After Abilify Im drinking all day dont get dr, posted by Girlnterrupted on February 15, 2006, at 12:37:28
> > Sounds like akathisia to me. Oh, but your doctor probably never mentioned to you about akathisia, why would I not be suprised. I wouldn't blame the psychiatrists though, they are rather smart. Better to be the priest than to be the "inquired".
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> What is akathisia? Is it permanent? I'm in a research study, so they didn't really mention anything, except when I told them I wanted to quit, they say they could decrease the dose. I said "Too LATE!! You should've done that at the beginning." Because I'm too messed up to even want to *see* the Abilify. Let alone ingest it.
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> I'll probably call my doctor and tell him that if he doesn't give me some benzos, that I will simply keep buying Tequila. Haha.. Which I'm really doing! I have OJ with a shot of tequila with my breakfast, lunch, diner.. and in between meals.
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>From your affect in response, it would seem that this akathisia is not permanent (if it even is akathisia); nor is it of any significant pain, so I would not worry.
Some questions:
How long have you been on Abilify?
Did you stop taking it suddenly?
A reserach study?
In your reference to "doctor", is this doctor your internist?Also, about the tequilla. Alcohol has the similar effects of benzodiazepines. I would recommend you not drink so much of it, but in a moderate dosage it may at the least alleviate the symptoms you are still having from the Abilify. By the way, you are not taking them (Abilify and alcohol) together are you? Please don't for the sake of your safety.
Anyway, please consult this:
http://www.acsh.org/publications/pubID.391/pub_detail.asp
I use their definition of moderate alcohol consumption.
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