Posted by SLS on September 2, 2006, at 17:28:02
In reply to Re: withdrawal from abilify, posted by Girlfriend on September 2, 2006, at 9:28:46
> Well, he was finally ready to contact me. The other day I came home to a note on my door to call him. It was a different number??
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> He said that the withdrawal symptoms were terrible. He became anxious and irratable. He walked out on his job, lost his phone and totalled his car. He was invincible! He craved danger and excitement - anything to make him feel alive. These are not the kind of problems he had before he went on the meds.
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> He was back on abilify for over a month before he contacted me and he's still not the same person. It's like there's a caged animal behind his eyes. I'm almost afraid of him although I know he would never intentionally hurt me.
That sounds like a mixed-state episode of bipolar disorder, perhaps kindled by the abrupt discontinuation of the Abilify. Depakote might help.
- Scott
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