Rethcef Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 Glad to have found this site. It looks exactly like what I've been looking for. :-) I have had generalized anxiety, phobias, and depression all my life. About a year ago I decided it was time to go the medication route because all the other paths just weren't working. I started with 25mgs of zoloft and that was wonderful. Felt a huge difference in 2 days and would have thought it was placebo effect except others were commenting. I took it for 2 months and then had a horrifying panic attack. After that I was not as well. I was increased to 50mgs and still dont feel much different. Then I had surgery on my foot and have had LOTS of nerve pain. I was given 300mgs of Neurontin 3 times a day. After that Wellbutrin was added. About 3 weeks ago I had a horrible bout of constantly going from mega anxiety to crushing depression. If that wasnt bad enough I was also have horrible intrusive thoughts and mild hallucinations. The wellbutrin was removed and 5 days later Abilify was added. I have been on 2mgs of abilify for 6 days and my psychologist said I was talking too fast and my thoughts werent connected. I feel very manic and though I am getting tons of stuff done, I don't really feel comfortable. I put a call into my Psychiatrist but basically I'm just wondering if this is a side effect that will disipate over time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rethcef Posted February 21, 2011 Author Share Posted February 21, 2011 I talked to my psychiatrist and she said the Abilify is not causing th this. she said I was probably going to have this episode anyway. She gave me 2 more weeks samples of 2mgs and wants to see me again before I go up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 Welcome to the site, and I'm glad your doc says the abilify isn't connected to this, but abilify has been known to cause mania in some people so if it persists, I do caution you. I stay away from that med, Anna Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olga Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 Welcome to Crazyboards, and I hope we can help you figure out what is going on with your meds and the mania. Don't be afraid to contact a mod if you have any questions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rethcef Posted February 22, 2011 Author Share Posted February 22, 2011 Thanks for the welcome. I find there is no middle ground with Abilify. Either it's great and people love it, or it's really bad for people. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rapunzel Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 Good luck with the meds and welcome to Crazyboards. I just joined too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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