Abilify withdrawal

[Cyclingsarah]

About to go off abilify. Went from 2.5 mg - 1.25 mg 5 days ago.

since yesterday anxiety, agitation and akathisia has gone through the roof. My intire body tingles, burns etc. And it feels like i’m about to explode. Just can’t relax.

I was only on the drug for 4 weeks.

Any ideas how long this is going to last?? And has anyone experienced this as well?

 

damn you drugs.. Amiright 

[MiaB]

Hi there

I'm moving this to the antipsychotic board, where you'll hopefully receive more targeted responses.

Mia (mod)

[jt07]

Abilify is actually one of the easiest psych meds to withdraw from. It has a super long half-life and does its own taper.

 

Edited October 25, 2017 by jt07
something crazy with the formatting

[notloki]

If you took Abilify yesterday or a few days before then you are covered, due to the long half life.

[DividedMind]

How are you doing?

My psychiatrist has recently asked that i try abilify (in addition to my current medication regimen of luvox klonopin and lamictal for chronic Depersonalization... it also helps with other things).

I'm concerned because the last AP I took somewhat led to my dx of chronic Depersonalization. 

I've read that its an easy need to come off. But everyone's different. 

[Cyclingsarah]

I haven’t had any depersonalization with abilify. I did have emotional flatness though - which felt like depersonalization. But again, I’m extremely sensitive to all drugs. Abilify was great for my depression and anxiety as well. It made me mentally restless and pushed me into a hypomanic state. A lot of people have had great succes with abilify. Don’t be afraid of it. 

Sorry to hear about your depersonalization! - It’s no fun. Wish you luck.

[DividedMind]

8 hours ago, Cyclingsarah said:

I haven’t had any depersonalization with abilify. I did have emotional flatness though - which felt like depersonalization. But again, I’m extremely sensitive to all drugs. Abilify was great for my depression and anxiety as well. It made me mentally restless and pushed me into a hypomanic state. A lot of people have had great succes with abilify. Don’t be afraid of it. 

Sorry to hear about your depersonalization! - It’s no fun. Wish you luck.

Thank you sarah