i have usually strong reactions to drugs of any sort and i'm taking a new medication ABILIFY and i'm experiencing the side-effects already such as the akasethia or however u spell it... i can't stop moving around and i can only stay in bed it seems like... also i can't stop fidgeting and my muscles r out of control... what can i do to stop this? r there any instant remedies because it has been a few days already... i took 1 30mg capsule on Friday and it's MOnday now and i'm still suffering here.... i can barely stand ... what can i do?
2007-07-02 06:51:22 · 2 answers · asked by makeumonkeys 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Medicine
I had that problem for the first 2-3 weeks of taking Abilify. It was terrible. I couldn't sit still or sleep but I also could barely stand up because of an overwhelming feeling that I had to sit down. I was up and down constantly. I kept joking that I had 'restless leg syndrome' but it really wasn't funny and my legs felt terrible. I felt so weak but I couldn't stop moving. I started on 5mg and went up to 15mg. I don't have the side effects anymore other than sleepiness which could be from the other meds I'm taking (Lexapro and Klonopin). There was nothing I could do about the side effects other than wait it out.
2007-07-04 08:38:31 · answer #1 · answered by Pico 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am going to take a wild guess you have not talked to your doctor yet.
Akathisia and GI upset are the only common side effects to Abilify, and yes, it sounds like you may have akathisia--but then again, you may not. Akathisia is unpleasant but basically harmless, but other side effects may not be.
Call your doctor and he will most likely either decrease the dose or prescribe a beta-blocker, but he will also probably want to physically examine you to make sure it is not some other more dangerous type of reaction.
2007-07-02 07:04:50 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋