Posted by banga on April 18, 2005, at 8:38:25
In reply to Abilify - I am jumping out of my skin! Help...., posted by PuppyLove on April 17, 2005, at 23:22:16
Hi,
For some people it does provoke anxiety; for some, like me, it actually helps anxiety. But I did in the beginning feel physically agitated, even at 5mg. I stepped the dose down and now have no problems. Now that my body is used to a dose of 2.5, I think I could go up to 5 mg. if I needed to.
I would go down on the dose, at least for now...but definitely tell your pdoc! I am not a doctor, bring this advice to the attention of the pdoc for approval.Someone else complained here about the exact same thing, overly agitated on Abilify, but complained that they can't go down on dosage because it is hard to cut the 7.5 half pill down to yet another half.
Abilify has an *extremely* long half-life--as in three++ days. If you cannot reduce the dose by cutting the pill, you could go to taking it every other day. That way your blood levels would not build up as much.
Abilify is very powerful. Again, I am amazed that pdocs don't titrate it up slower. I feel great at 2.5mg. Helps with rumination and anxiety. I am not the only one that finds this tiny dose very helpful.
Good luck!
poster:banga
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