Hi im new here and i have a question about Abilify. Last week my new pdoc added abilify 5mg to my zyprexa 5mg in hopes to get off the zyprexa. I have taken it for 4 days and i feel like im loosing my mind. I feel very jittery and anxious and my delusions are getting stronger. i take it in the morning and about an hour later i feel high but not in a good way like uncomfortable mania. Then in the evening i crash into a depression and want to just go to bed. Can anyone relate?
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When I started Abilify,
I was super anxious, restless, had insomnia.
But it subsided,
Sounds like you need to call your doctor and tell them about what you’re experiencing.
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I’ve seen more people on this site talk about the unpleasant side effects of Abilify than any other drug. I was jittery when I was on it, too. If these side effects get worse maybe you should talk to your pdoc about getting on a different drug.
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Personally, I channeled the anxiousness and jitteriness into action. I kept busy doing stuff I hadn’t done in months. Walking, going out of the house, cleaning.
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Yep abilify made me anxious and manic. It got so intense I started seeing white lightning lines behind my eyes, it definitely didn’t sedate me infactvdid the opposite, made me manic.
Speak to your doc
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Thanks for the replies, i called my pdoc and he said to stop it immediately and go back to the full dose of zyprexa. i didnt take the abilify today and already feel better.
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When I was on Abilify and nothing else, I was the most delusional and paranoid that I’d ever been. It was pure torture. I was on it for two weeks until I begged for something different. My nurse kept telling me to “hold on”. But, I couldn’t hold on any longer, I was in hell. My doctor finally took pity and put me on something else, I forgot what but whatever it was, it helped. I think he put me on Risperdal. That’s always been a good drug for me.
I had strange digestive pain,thought I was dying.For weeks. When I quit taking it I discovered the Abilify was the cause.
I didn’t realise until I came here I wasn’t alone in my abilify nightmare of terrible anxiety.
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