Posted by JayBTV2 on January 24, 2009, at 10:00:30
In reply to Re: Abilify - Restlessness decrease w/ lower Dose? » JayBTV2, posted by SLS on January 24, 2009, at 9:34:30
> I encountered the same thing with Abilify. I started right at 20mg. The restlessness persisted for less than two weeks.
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> I sometimes wonder if starting at low dosages (2-5mg) doesn't make things worse. I am beginning to believe that it does.
>Scott,
Thanks a lot for the quick reply. I always appreciate your responses - you're quite knowledgeable.
I think I'll probably stick it out for a bit and see how it goes. The restlessness isn't bad - I just have a hard time sitting around the house like I usually do. Which might be helpful actually :)
After reading a lot of the Abilify threads I think it's probably a good thing they started me kinda high rather than low.
Can I ask when you take it? And have tried taking it both at night and in the morning? See in the hospital they had me taking it twice a day (10mg morning / 5mg night). Then was I wad discharged the doc told me I could take it once a day but didn't say night or morning. I'm going to stick w/ night for a bit since I've slept well....
I'll try to post/update on how I'm doing....
Thanks again for the quick reply Scott!
-Jason
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