Abilify induced akathisia

Hello,

My Abilify gives me terrible akathisia. While its done great things for me in terms of helping control my sz, the restlessness is getting very annoying. I’ve also gained a lot of weight on it even though I know it’s not very bad for most people in that regard.

My doc prescribed me propranolol for it, but it really isn’t helping. I constantly have to move during conversations. I’m always walking back and forth or rocking while i sit. I wish this aspect of the medication would just go away.

So, do you guys think I should talk to my doc about switching meds? This isn’t something I’ve made a big deal about in the past, but it’s something I would love to resolve. Abilify has been so good to me in so many ways. I feel very stable nowadays. Trying new meds that don’t work could trigger tough times for me. Does anyone have an example where they’ve switched meds and had a lot of success with a different medication? That would be comforting. On the other hand, has anyone successfully combated their akathisia with some kind of remedy?

Thanks :slight_smile:

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Yeah. I also got horrible akesthesia on Abilify. It didn’t even work that well for me, got rid of my paranoia but nothing else. Ended up dropping it because I couldn’t tolerate it anymore. Then I went on risperidone and it was great, no akesthesia at all and was way more effective at managing my symptoms.

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I went from Olanzapine to Abilify then settled on Latuda.

Coming off the Olanzapine was very hard, and I couldn’t tolerate the Abilify. On Latuda I have put no weight on, but I get horrible restlessness every night from it but it’s much better than Olanzapine as I put on loads of weight and it sedated me so much I was struggling to function in the mornings.

I personally found the switching meds process very difficult, but it was worth it to find something that agrees with me more.

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Hi @cathart1c I know how you feel and i want to say that i also have akathisia. I have to talk to my psychiatrist and to try to find an differnt AP like risperidone or something. i didnt get rid of this akathisia yet, but i hope that things will be better.

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I’m on abilify, and I’m in the same boat. Anxiety and restlessness. I’m just waiting for rexulti to be available in europe.

Rexulti might be a good idea for you, as it acts like abilify, but doesn’t have as bad anxiety and restlessness.

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