Posted by AnneL on September 2, 2007, at 23:16:27
In reply to Re: My Horrible Experience on Abilify, posted by med_empowered on September 2, 2007, at 22:12:33
Gosh yes, the panicky feeling of akasthesia is horrid! I think you make a very good point about a stabilizer such as Trileptal or Keppra and Zyprexa as an add-on as needed.
I am on clonazepam 1 mg. at bedtime. I took 3 mg. total during a 24 hour period when I had the bout of akasthesia. I was pretty much zombied out during for about 48 hours - most likely caused by the increase in clonazepam and the whole emotional experience of the first time ever in 20 years of nursing of having to leave work because I felt that I was incapable of caring for my patients - in a safe manner.
I don't think upping the clonazepam is an option as I find it very, very sedating - which is good for bedtime :) Thank you for your response and your compassion. AnneL
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