Posted by lauran on April 12, 2003, at 15:25:05
I was on Seroquel for 15 months for racing thoughts and severe anxiety. We switched to Abilify and I had a severe akathisia reaction. I stopped all AP's 5 weeks ago and am still experiencing agitation, insomnia and restlessness. Anyone else had a similar experience? How long before you began to feel somewhat normal again?
My theory is that I experienced akathisia from the Abilify but was at the same time reacting to abruptly stopping the Seroquel during the switch. A double whammy it felt like. It is getting just a bit better and in my readings I've seen where it can take several weeks to months to return to baseline after stopping AP's. Any encouragement would help!
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