Posted by bleauberry on April 28, 2012, at 8:02:13
In reply to Withdrawal from Abilify?, posted by hrguru on April 27, 2012, at 11:17:38
I think it can be reasonably expected to have some sort of withdrawals ranging from moderate to severe when stopping just about any psychiatric medication, and especially with antipsychotics.
The picture can become blurred by the introduction of lamictal. It is difficult to know whether a new symptom is a result of a withdrawal from one med or from the adverse reactions of a new med or a bizarre mix of both. Probably both.
I had a rough time getting off abilify after just one week on it. Generally speaking, the longer a patient is on a med the harder it is to get off. A year and a half is a long time.
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