Nauseating abilify

[Harlow]

I just started Ability after having a panic attack that landed me in the hospital for 72 hrs under observation. (1st time). I had been without my Celexa for weeks, cold turkey, because MD didn't ever call it in. I just started to see a new Psych doc who started Ability. Everytime I take it, it makes me so nauseated I want to throw up. Side effect lasts a long time. Anyone else have this? Hopefully it will pass.

Edited December 20, 2016 by Harlow
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[MiaB]

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[melissaw72]

3 hours ago, Harlow said:

I just started Ability after having a panic attack that landed me in the hospital for 72 hrs under observation. (1st time). I had been without my Celexa for weeks, cold turkey, because MD didn't ever call it in. I just started to see a new Psych doc who started Ability. Everytime I take it, it makes me so nauseated I want to throw up. Side effect lasts a long time. Anyone else have this? Hopefully it will pass.

I'm sorry the abilify is giving you so much nausea!  I never experienced that with Abilify.  How long has it been since you started it?  From what you write it sounds like you just started it? 

Side effects totally suck, but in general, most wear off after a few weeks, maybe longer.  It sounds like the nausea is really affecting you though.  Do you think your DR would be willing to temporarily prescribe zofran?  It is a strong anti-nausea med, and IME, the nausea goes away, or is not there as much, after taking it.  It really helps me when I need it for things.

If pdoc is not willing to prescribe, there are OTC meds like dramamine or meclizine (basically the same thing, different names) or another type of antihistamine that might help.  Sometimes ginger helps me too, like ginger tea, but I rarely have it because for me at least, it doesn't work on its own to get rid of, or lessen, the nausea.

I hope you start to fell better soon!

 

[dtac]

It made me nauseated for about the first month I took it. It does take a while for Abilify to reach steady-state, so the side-effects can last a while.

[jt07]

Welcome to CB! I got nauseated by Abilify at first, but the nausea went away almost exactly 1 week to the day I started it. Abilify is a good med that helps a lot of people, myself included, but I have found that it isn't a replacement for Celexa for anxiety and it isn't very good for anxiety in general. But, man, is it good for depression! It changed my life.

[melissaw72]

3 hours ago, dtac said:

It made me nauseated for about the first month I took it. It does take a while for Abilify to reach steady-state, so the side-effects can last a while.

I wasn't nauseous, but it took me about 7 weeks to feel the full effects.

 

[Colleen B]

On 12/20/2016 at 6:14 AM, melissaw72 said:

I'm sorry the abilify is giving you so much nausea!  I never experienced that with Abilify.  How long has it been since you started it?  From what you write it sounds like you just started it? 

Side effects totally suck, but in general, most wear off after a few weeks, maybe longer.  It sounds like the nausea is really affecting you though.  Do you think your DR would be willing to temporarily prescribe zofran?  It is a strong anti-nausea med, and IME, the nausea goes away, or is not there as much, after taking it.  It really helps me when I need it for things.

If pdoc is not willing to prescribe, there are OTC meds like dramamine or meclizine (basically the same thing, different names) or another type of antihistamine that might help.  Sometimes ginger helps me too, like ginger tea, but I rarely have it because for me at least, it doesn't work on its own to get rid of, or lessen, the nausea.

I hope you start to fell better soon!

 

 Doctors don't tell you one of the side effects of Abilify is giving you drug related Parkinson's. I've been on Abilify for many years and found myself not able to walk one day. It seems I have drug related Parkinson's from Abilify. Came off Abilify and started improving right away. But Abilify is a dangerous drug .  Why doctors don't tell you or Abilify list as side effects that can cause Parkinson's.

[Colleen B]

14 minutes ago, Colleen B said:

 Doctors don't tell you one of the side effects of Abilify is giving you drug related Parkinson's. I've been on Abilify for many years and found myself not able to walk one day. It seems I have drug related Parkinson's from Abilify. Came off Abilify and started improving right away. But Abilify is a dangerous drug .  Why doctors don't tell you or Abilify list as side effects that can cause Parkinson's.

 

[melissaw72]

2 hours ago, Colleen B said:

 Doctors don't tell you one of the side effects of Abilify is giving you drug related Parkinson's. I've been on Abilify for many years and found myself not able to walk one day. It seems I have drug related Parkinson's from Abilify. Came off Abilify and started improving right away. But Abilify is a dangerous drug .  Why doctors don't tell you or Abilify list as side effects that can cause Parkinson's.

That is terrible!  I'm sorry you went through all that.  I'm glad you are walking again.  I have never heard of this side effect before.  Thanks for posting it.

[Colleen B]

 All drugs a pretty much poison. They all have terrible side effects and you're lucky if you don't get any. I was quite surprised when I was diagnosed with Parkinson's. Praying it is drug-related . It is another one of my medical nightmare stories.praying not real Parkinson's 

[Gearhead]

Colleen, first of all, welcome to CB. Please let me or one of the other mods know if you have any trouble navigating the site.

Second, we're a pro-med and pro-treatment website. Abilify is a great medication for a lot of people, and to condemn it categorically is ridiculous. All drugs are not "pretty much poison." That's exactly the kind of attitude we're trying not to foster, as it causes a lot of people unnecessary pain and confusion. So please, feel free to share your personal experiences, but don't make that kind of statement.

Gearhead (admin)

 

[Colleen B]

Abilify gave me Parkinson's,. A fact and your member should know this serious side effect of Abilify. Possibly this site is not for me. And it's true all medicine is poison in one way or another

[Cerberus]

I am sorry for your struggle with Parkinson's Disease. I have watched the toll it has taken on members of my own family.

But did Abilify give you Parkinson's?

No. That is not a fact.

Even in this Trumpian age when Truth is defined as "that which is spoken loudest", here at CrazyBoards we stand firmly by Medical Science and the Scientific Method.

Let us, accordingly, review the actual facts regarding the known or suspected causes of Parkinson's Disease to date, as expressed by such sources as the Mayo Clinic, the Michael J. Fox Foundation For Parkinson's Research, and the Parkinson's Disease Foundation.

• The causes of Parkinson's Disease (PD) are poorly understood by medical science, but are thought to be a combination of genetic and environmental factors.
• There are currently no known biomarkers to test for future onset of PD.
• Among the leading candidates for environmental factors are pesticides and the compound MPTP (methylphenyltetrahydropyridine), which is not part of the composition of Abilify.
• None of the major research hubs on PD references or recognizes the existence of "drug-related Parkinson's".
• It is believed that both genetic and environmental factors must be present to result in onset of PD symptoms.
• The PD research community largely concurs that "it is generally impossible to determine what specifically caused an individual's Parkinson's disease." Therefore, it is impossible to say that Abilify caused your illness (or anyone else's).
• Abilify is, in fact, widely recommended and prescribed as safe and effective in the treatment of milder cases of PD.
• Parkinson's Disease is not listed as a known or possible side-effect of Abilify on the Prescribing Information Sheet. If Abilify had the possibility of causing an incurable and ultimately fatal degenerative illness, the FDA would not have approved it as safe and effective for public sale.

Just because a substance that one ingests may possibly have a negative effect on one does not make it a poison. Sugar rots my teeth and fattens my belly; its side-effects are evident, but it isn't poison. Conversely, ingesting too much of just about anything can be bad for you - drink too much distilled water at one time and you can actually die of water poisoning by over-diluting your electrolytes to the point that your body can't cope.

I'm afraid far, far too many of us here owe our continued time among the living to the medicines that ease our pain, shush the voices, stop our nightmares, silence the bombs, make the germs okay, and shine a light in the dark, to listen to someone gush bilge about how bad they are. If you will be open-minded, we might be able to help you discover treatments you hadn't considered to help you bear your burden more lightly.

If you insist, however, on barking into the wind here, I'm sure you'll find like minds... somewhere else.

If so, Good-day.

Edited January 5, 2017 by Cerberus

[Colleen B]

19 hours ago, Gearhead said:

Colleen, first of all, welcome to CB. Please let me or one of the other mods know if you have any trouble navigating the site.

Second, we're a pro-med and pro-treatment website. Abilify is a great medication for a lot of people, and to condemn it categorically is ridiculous. All drugs are not "pretty much poison." That's exactly the kind of attitude we're trying not to foster, as it causes a lot of people unnecessary pain and confusion. So please, feel free to share your personal experiences, but don't make that kind of statement.

Gearhead (admin)

 

I have been on so much medication in my life I am not ProMed. I think too many medications are given out anyway You might be ProMed the

. members deserve to know the side effects of certain drugs.

i was sick for many years.  Believe it or not one of the side effects of Abilify is drug-induced Parkinson's. You can  Believe it or not. Google  it. That was my Dx., drug-induced Parkinson's. If medicines weren't poison there would be no side effects. So I think this is not a good site for me. For we disagree..  everyone's looking for that magic pill to cure everything 

[jt07]

36 minutes ago, Colleen B said:

I have been on so much medication in my life I am not ProMed. I think too many medications are given out anyway You might be ProMed the

. members deserve to know the side effects of certain drugs.

i was sick for many years.  Believe it or not one of the side effects of Abilify is drug-induced Parkinson's. You can  Believe it or not. Google  it. That was my Dx., drug-induced Parkinson's. If medicines weren't poison there would be no side effects. So I think this is not a good site for me. For we disagree..  everyone's looking for that magic pill to cure everything 

No, it is not Parkinson's drug-induced or otherwise, and Google is not a reliable source because it brings back everything whether scientific or not including quack sites and quack posts. Abilify happens to make my life possible. Meds make life possible for the majority of us here.

Everything can be poison as Cerberus has pointed out. Even water.

I repeat, we are a pro-treatment site and that includes being pro-meds.

[Colleen B]

Not the site for me.  Why can't anyone believe Abilify side effects can be drug induced Parkinson's. It lists sit on the medication as a side effect. I'm sure many people I helped by it but I also think people should know the consequences of it . My  neurologist diagnosed me with drug induced Parkinson's. Sorry You don't believe it. Try doing some research.

[jt07]

I have done research. I research every med I take. I think it's safe to say that everyone or nearly everyone on this site researches the meds they are on and are well aware of the potential side effects. However, Parkinson's disease isn't one of them.

If this is not the site for you, why are you still here? People on this site are seriously ill and often treatment resistant. They don't take these meds lightly. What you are doing is akin to someone telling cancer patients that chemotherapy can make them sick.

[Colleen B]

Chemotherapy does make you sick. Ta ta

[jt07]

4 minutes ago, Colleen B said:

Chemotherapy does make you sick. Ta ta

And your point is?

Telling people with cancer that chemotherapy will make them sick serves no purpose whatsoever in a population where people need those drugs in order to have a fighting chance to live.

Sounds to me like you are nothing but an anti-med, anti-psych shill if not a troll. Now go away.

[Colleen B]

No need for name calling. The truth will set you free. People need to know what day dealing with. Now leave me alone

[jt07]

People already know what they are dealing with. Side effects aren't hidden.

As far as leaving you alone, you are a guest in our house. You can leave anytime you wish or you can be escorted to the door.

[Colleen B]

Was not treated as a guest in your house. You seem to be a mean group. Being pro medicine is one thing being ignorant is another

[Cerberus]

11 hours ago, Colleen B said:

Try doing some research.

Very well.

Drawing from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Prescribing Information Sheet for Abilify, we find that:

ABILIFY has been evaluated for safety in 13,543 adult patients who participated in multiple-dose, clinical trials in schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, major depressive disorder, Dementia of the Alzheimer’s type, Parkinson’s disease, and alcoholism, and who had approximately 7619 patient-years of exposure to oral ABILIFY and 749 patients with exposure to ABILIFY injection. A total of 3390 patients were treated with oral ABILIFY for at least 180 days and 1933 patients treated with oral ABILIFY had at least 1 year of exposure.

Which is to say that Abilify underwent significant trials including persons with identified Parkinson's disease and was still found to be safe and effective. This is the only reference to Parkinson's Disease in the document.

There is, however, a difference between Parkinson's Disease and parkinsonism, which can be an extrapyramidal side-effect of several of the atypical neuroleptic antipsychotics, and not limited to or especially linked to Abilify. Perhaps you are referring to Parkinsonism above when you say that you hope it's "not real Parkinson's". The problem is that researchers do not yet know whether the extrapyramidal side effects are caused in some way by the antipsychotics, or whether the medications are in some way simply unmasking preexisting Parkinson's Disease. Here is a brief rundown on drug-induced parkinsonism from MedLine.

The takeaway message from all of the resources I've found so far is that A) Abilify does not cause Parkinson's Disease; B) Abilify is safe and effective; C) Case studies of individuals who have presented with parkinsonism suspected to be caused by atypical neuroleptic antipsychotics are 1. rare, 2. too few to be determinatively causal, 3. not confined to Abilify, and 4. do not necessarily consider all possible factors (for instance, one study involved two veterans of Gulf War age, yet made no mention of the fact that veteran status is an identified risk factor for Parkinson's Disease).

I truly hope that you are, indeed, dealing with a temporary and reversible bout with parkinsonism rather than actual Parkinson's Disease. If you find that your symptoms mitigate without Abilify, then by all means inform your doctor of this.

But the research - and you did ask for us to look into it - very clearly establishes that the atypical neuroleptic antipsychotics including Abilify are, with very rare and unverified exceptions, safe and effective in the treatment of a number of conditions.

And if they do have some negative side-effects, so do all of our psychoactive medications. That is not news to anybody here. We are all quite, quite aware that we each have to make a personal decision about medication, and "Which Sucks Less?" is pretty much our motto. We are far from "ignorant" about what we are taking and for you to come here and "warn us all" shows nothing but gross presumption.

I believe we have sufficiently addressed your original comment. If you have other questions for the group, please start your own thread and allow this thread to return to the topic of the Original Post.

 

Cerberus
Moderator

Edited January 7, 2017 by Cerberus