Posted by Christ_empowered on July 13, 2011, at 16:51:41
In reply to Abilify increases social phobia and and anxiety?, posted by Ben on July 13, 2011, at 13:12:22
Antipsychotics can be hit or miss for anxiety. Sometimes they make it worse, sometimes they cause akathisia, which is like anxiety but different and usually directly related to an antipsychotic's mode of action (antidepressants can cause akathisia, too), and sometimes they just don't work.
Have you tried other meds? Abilify is kind of hardcore for Bipolar II; I would think you might want to try trileptal, lamictal, low-dose lithium...apparently, some Bipolar II people can do well on just an antidepressant.
What's your dose? The tremor would indicate EPS, and the heightened anxiety along with it would, to me, indicate that Abilify really isn't the medication for you.
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