Posted by med_empowered on March 10, 2005, at 8:02:37
In reply to Thanks all for the comments and advice!, posted by celticmom on March 10, 2005, at 6:50:07
Hey! I think decreasing the dose, maybe to the point of completely tapering it, may be the way to go. I've taken Abilify at doses ranging from "therapeutic minimum" (10mgs) to FDA-approved max (30mgs). It was better than the other atypicals-no akathisia, no excess sedation- but there was still that "blocking" sensation that seems to be unique to antipsychotics. Anyway, I also realized that it seemed to be changing my personality..making me more passive, less intellectual, basically dull...so I stopped taking it. I'm glad I did. That said, if you decide to completely stop the abilify, you may want to find a shrink or other doc that has experience in anti-psychotic discontinuation. Just as anti-depressants have their own discontinuation syndromes separate from the underlying disorder that was being treated, so too do anti-psychotics have their own discontinuation syndrome which can rarely include a rebound psychosis. Good luck!
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