Posted by sandrafromdurham on December 11, 2006, at 19:17:12
In reply to Re: abilify withdrawal and side effects » sandrafromdurham, posted by ronaldo on December 11, 2006, at 16:55:06
> > Does anyone have experience withdrawing from abilify? Also has weight gain been an issue for you while taking it if you are only taking abilify?
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> Abilify - that's one of them atypical anti-psychotics isn't it? How long have you been on it? And at what dose? I have no experience of Abilify but I have experience of one atypical anti-psychotic - 5 mg Zyprexa which is very hard to come off - terrible rebound insomnia. I was down to zero for three weeks and the rebound insomnia wouldn't let me go. Result? I had to go back on the Zyprexa at 10 mg.
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> Yes, it's in the same "class" as zyprexa (which I also took but had to stop because of weight gain). I've been taking abilify for about two years at a dose between 5 and 15 mg as needed. I'm down to 5 now. I haven't had any real problem with abilify, but want to get off the whole "cocktail" if I can--Wellbutrin, Effexor, Concerta, Ambian and Abilify. Zyprexa was really good for me but I couldn't tolerate the weight gain, 20 pounds in six months. Since then I've gained another 30 on Effexor, but I hope I'll be successful dropping it once I can drop Effexor to zero. I'm down to 75/37.5 on alternating days (from 225 daily) and will stay on that for about a month before going down to 37.5 per day. I started back at the gym in October so hopefully when I do go to zero I should be ready to really drop the weight. Thanks for responding. Would your doctor let you try some sleep medication for the insomnia rebound from quitting zyprexa? Sandra
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