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Posted by football on April 17, 2007, at 23:43:59
It seems like everyone I've talked to and read about has suffered from akathisia on 10MG or more of Abilify. Just a curiosity question really, since I'm no longer on that awful drug, but has anyone here NOT suffered akathisia from 10MG+ of Abilify?
Posted by Emily Elizabeth on April 18, 2007, at 22:04:01
In reply to Anyone NOT get akathisia on 10 MG+ of Abilify?, posted by football on April 17, 2007, at 23:43:59
I take 30mg and I haven't had any problems.
Best,
EE
Posted by stargazer on April 19, 2007, at 22:58:50
In reply to Anyone NOT get akathisia on 10 MG+ of Abilify?, posted by football on April 17, 2007, at 23:43:59
Football,
It's only awful if it doesn't work for you, so try and give your input, but not totally dismiss a drug that may work well for someone else.
Try not to give someone else the idea that it will never work for them because of your own negative effects since for many it may be the right med. You are still young and don't have years of med trials like so many here but it is important to stay positive for yourself and others so that they may be helped by a drug that was a nightmare for you. What we try and do is present our experience but leave judgement of painting the drug as a "miracle" or "satan drug" as I was told Geodon was as I was trying it. It sticks in your memory and can cloud your opinion of a drug being effective when another trashes its effects on them. Negative messages are very powerful and we try and be positive here, given the difficulty of treating most of the resistant cases that come here for answers and inspiration.
MMV = "Mileage may vary" means what works for one may not work for another. That is the downside of all psych meds they work differently for each one of us.
Just trying to give you insight into how to present your negative experience but do it without totally condemning a drug as being a bad one. Supportive words are sometimes all others have to get then to try the next med that could really be very helpful for them.
Stargazer
Posted by football on April 20, 2007, at 13:26:15
In reply to Re: Anyone NOT get akathisia on 10 MG+ /football, posted by stargazer on April 19, 2007, at 22:58:50
> Football,
>
> It's only awful if it doesn't work for you, so try and give your input, but not totally dismiss a drug that may work well for someone else.
>
> Try not to give someone else the idea that it will never work for them because of your own negative effects since for many it may be the right med. You are still young and don't have years of med trials like so many here but it is important to stay positive for yourself and others so that they may be helped by a drug that was a nightmare for you. What we try and do is present our experience but leave judgement of painting the drug as a "miracle" or "satan drug" as I was told Geodon was as I was trying it. It sticks in your memory and can cloud your opinion of a drug being effective when another trashes its effects on them. Negative messages are very powerful and we try and be positive here, given the difficulty of treating most of the resistant cases that come here for answers and inspiration.
>
> MMV = "Mileage may vary" means what works for one may not work for another. That is the downside of all psych meds they work differently for each one of us.
>
> Just trying to give you insight into how to present your negative experience but do it without totally condemning a drug as being a bad one. Supportive words are sometimes all others have to get then to try the next med that could really be very helpful for them.
>
> Stargazer
The thing is, this isn't just my negative experience. I know several people in real life who have taken 10+MG of Abilify. EVERY SINGLE ONE of them developed akathisia. I also have read many posts here about Abilify experiences and I do not recall a single one of them by someone who took at least 10MG of the drug not getting akathisia.
From a documented report on PubMed..."In 5 patients, 3 women aged 30, 32 and 41 years and 2 men aged 36 and 56 years, serious side effects developed after starting aripiprazole, a new antipsychotic drug. 2 patients had not been treated with antipsychotic drugs before, while in 3 there was a switch in antipsychotic treatment. The side effects consisted primarily of troubling feelings of agitation, akathisia, insomnia and dysphoria. 3 of the patients made a suicide attempt and 2 developed suicidal thoughts. The patients had not previously attempted suicide and the suicidal thoughts disappeared after discontinuation of aripiprazole."
You may disagree, but if a drug makes non-suicidal people become suicidal, I don't think it's wrong to condemn it here.
Posted by stargazer on April 20, 2007, at 19:02:14
In reply to Re: Anyone NOT get akathisia on 10 MG+ /football, posted by football on April 20, 2007, at 13:26:15
Did you read Emily Elizabath's post? She is on 30mg and is not having this side effect. So not all get the same effects as others. Like I said, there are not hard and fast rules with the psych meds.
Any yes, I became suicidal on Zoloft but many here use is without any problems, so I wouldn't say everyone should stay away from it based on my experience. I can never take it again with any confidence but others can and will be fine. Its all based on a person's unique chemistry and metabolism that will cause side effects or not.
Stargazer
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