Re: Abilify start up.

Posted by med_empowered on April 30, 2008, at 21:03:48

In reply to Abilify start up., posted by francineus on April 30, 2008, at 18:15:25

hey. sorry about the side effects. What's he taking it for? Has he been on other antipsychotics for any extended period of time? WHat dosage is he on?
A lot of people seem to have start up akathisia with Abilify. My shrink says that its more common with lower doses (I'm on 20mgs/day myself). Some people switching from other antipsychotics have problems with increased psychosis.
I'm not a doc, so I can't say if its normal or not, but being pissy and surly kind of fits the picture of start up agitation. Has his doc offered up anything to see him over this period, like Valium or something? Increasing the dosage might help; supposedly, you can start Abilify at an "effective" dose (10-30mgs/day) right off the bat.
Good luck.

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