Posted by softheprairie on November 20, 2008, at 0:45:35
In reply to Abilify and Akathisia, posted by john51 on November 19, 2008, at 11:30:37
> Has anyone taken Abilify in conjunction with an AD and experienced Akathisia (extreme restlessnes and uncontrollable muscle movement)????
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> If so how long did this last after discontinuing the Abilify?
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> Thanks,
> John51When at the psych hospital the nurse practitioner there changed my meds to Abilify and Cymbalta, both of which were new to me. The Abilify gave me a terrible restless feeling, but I didn't have the extra physical movement. I later asked my psychiatrist if the terrible restless feeling could still be akathisia when not also having extra physical movement, and he said yes. I guess some may disagree with that definition. Anyways, if I recall correctly, my terrible restless feeling went right away when I stopped the med.
I don't know if this says anything else relevant, but I didn't have any trouble tapering off of SSRIs nor Effexor or Cymbalta, when I've read here about some people's really different stories.
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