Posted by Maxime on February 10, 2006, at 12:25:46
In reply to Abilify side-effects -- I cannot REST!!!, posted by Girlnterrupted on February 10, 2006, at 9:29:39
What you are experience are common side effects of Abilify. Are you taking it to augment an antidepressant? Maybe you should try something like respiridone. Doesn't seem like Abilify is the med for you.
And I agree. Depression is an awful disease. :-(
Maxime
> God, this is a nightmare. This is my 2nd trial on Abilify. The first time I gave up in just 2 days because of the nausea and the grogginess. I was in school and I was going to ruin my grades.
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> But now that I'm having some time off, I decided to give it a 2nd try to see if maybe the side-effects go away in a few days. But still, the first days are such a nightmare that I don't know if it's worth it.
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> Yesterday, my 1st day, I was as groggy as one can possibly be. I woke up until 5pm, and had to force myself to get up and go get something to eat, and it was HARD. My eyes looked like if I had cried/not slept for 2 days in a row, and I felt this horrible pressure in my head, like weighted down by 300 pounds. So I called my doctor and he told me to try taking it at night instead, and if that didn't work, to see if I wanted to quit it.
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> So I did take it at night. It got somewhat better, but the problem is, I could not rest at all. I fell into a very shallow sleep, but kept waking up every hour or so, realizing no matter how long I stayed lying down in bed, I was just NOT resting. I felt just as tired, and even worse as time went by.
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> It's horrible!! I just cannot get any rest. I've tried lying down in bed 10 times already, and I just have to get up again, because it doesn't give me any relief. Right now while in the computer, I feel this urge to go back to bed, but once I get into it, I realize it's worthless. This is the worst nightmare ever!!!
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> One more thing, is that I feel this pressure in my jaw, and I keep grinding my molars. My skull is going to blow.
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> I hate this depression, I hate it hate it hate it hate it. The worst part of it is that there's no cure.
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> Has anyone been in this predicament with Abilify? Please let me know if anyone's been through this, and whether it gets better, and whether the side effects eventually go away?? Or get worse?! Should I stop it, or keep it up?
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> Thanx for any information.
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