Posted by SLS on October 3, 2006, at 22:14:04
In reply to Abilify + Paxil? » SLS, posted by pseudoname on October 3, 2006, at 15:52:15
> Scott, what do you think of Abilify + Paxil? I want to try Paxil for help with some of my crazy fears, but maybe it would also let me benefit from Abilify without the adverse anxiety-increasing effect it had.
My first reaction is to say that the Paxil would not prevent the anxiety produced by the Abilify. I am assuming that this anxiety is due to its akathisia-like limbic dopaminergic activity. The anxiety is most likely to be temporary. Perhaps you can try taking Ativan during the first 1-2 weeks. Were you thinking of beginning both drugs at the same time? You might want to establish the Paxil first. Beginning both at the same time might produce a great deal of anxiety as there could be a synergism between the startup anxiety that both drugs have the potential to produce.
- Scott
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