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Posted by TrishP on November 28, 2006, at 14:13:44
Went to the doctor today and I told him I stopped taking the Abilify because it was making me bounce off the walls.
He asked me how I felt after I took my dose at night. I said great - I fall right to sleep and sleep great - but within 10 hours of taking my dose of Abiify I get irritable, anxious and emotional.
He said it sounded like it wasn't lasting long enough. He told me to take 5mg tonight instead of 2mg.
He said if I was hospitalized they would start me out at at least 5mg and then 10mg.
So, I will give it a try and see how it goes. I would love to have the relaxed feeling carry over to the day.
We'll see.
Posted by Phillipa on November 28, 2006, at 14:52:14
In reply to Abilify / Doc Says..., posted by TrishP on November 28, 2006, at 14:13:44
Good luck Trish. Love Phillipa
Posted by lymom3 on November 28, 2006, at 17:00:24
In reply to Abilify / Doc Says..., posted by TrishP on November 28, 2006, at 14:13:44
Good luck...I started out at 5mg and other than the sweating like crazy for 2 nights, I've had no other side effects...
Posted by fenix on November 28, 2006, at 18:29:53
In reply to Abilify / Doc Says..., posted by TrishP on November 28, 2006, at 14:13:44
> Went to the doctor today and I told him I stopped taking the Abilify because it was making me bounce off the walls.
>
> He asked me how I felt after I took my dose at night. I said great - I fall right to sleep and sleep great - but within 10 hours of taking my dose of Abiify I get irritable, anxious and emotional.
>
> He said it sounded like it wasn't lasting long enough. He told me to take 5mg tonight instead of 2mg.
>
> He said if I was hospitalized they would start me out at at least 5mg and then 10mg.
>
> So, I will give it a try and see how it goes. I would love to have the relaxed feeling carry over to the day.
>
> We'll see.I say this over and over again to a lot of people, but please be careful when you stop taking these kinds of drugs suddenly, the withdrawals can be very bad and dangerous.
Posted by ace on November 28, 2006, at 20:43:07
In reply to Abilify / Doc Says..., posted by TrishP on November 28, 2006, at 14:13:44
> Went to the doctor today and I told him I stopped taking the Abilify because it was making me bounce off the walls.
>
> He asked me how I felt after I took my dose at night. I said great - I fall right to sleep and sleep great - but within 10 hours of taking my dose of Abiify I get irritable, anxious and emotional.Hmmmmmm, do you feel an anxiety, need to move in your legs?
> He said it sounded like it wasn't lasting long enough. He told me to take 5mg tonight instead of 2mg.
I can't understand this logic here. 5mg is a stronger dose but this doesn't change the drugs half-life. I personally think you should lower it until the anxiety dissipates.
> He said if I was hospitalized they would start me out at at least 5mg and then 10mg.They probably would. But your not hospitalised as far as I can tell. Is this his justification for upping the dose?
> So, I will give it a try and see how it goes. I would love to have the relaxed feeling carry over to the day.I can't see how going to 5mg will do that. I think maybe start lower then proceed to a steady dose. But I don't know all the circumstances here.
> We'll see.
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