Posted by mtdewcmu on March 29, 2011, at 1:34:26
In reply to Abilify, posted by maya4 on March 27, 2011, at 15:38:38
Abilify is an alpha adrenergic antagonist, like a lot of psych meds. That's probably where the cardiac effects come from. It dilates blood vessels and causes your heart to speed up to compensate. This also causes orthostatic hypotension, which affects some people more than others. For me, it was intolerable.
> Hi,
>
> I was told by a former pdoc that abilify can have severe side effects such as cardiac arrhythmias.
> Does anyone know anything about this?
> I suspect he may have confused abilify with geodon but am not certain.
>
> Thanks,
> Maya.
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