Posted by Lou Pilder on April 28, 2012, at 15:16:44
In reply to Re: Withdrawal from Abilify? » hrguru, posted by SLS on April 28, 2012, at 13:10:45
> > Has anyone else had problems withdrawing from abilify?
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> I came off of Abilify 10 mg within a week. I had no withdrawal effects other than a single episode of rebound depression. Many people experience anxiety as a withdrawal effect.
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> > I was on 5mg for a year and a half, and then switched to Lamictal for my depression. Ever since I came off of the abilify, I've been having irritability, short depressions, and a lot of panic attacks. My doctor was surprised when I told him how hard of a time I've been having coming off this drug.
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> Why did you switch from Abilify to Lamictal? How did you go about switching? For how long have you not been taking Abilify? Have you ever had panic attacks before?
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> I don't think what you are describing is necessarily withdrawal. You might be relapsing. It would be easier to guess what is happening if one were to know the answers to the two questions I asked. Without more facts, I would be inclined to restart the Abilify and to combine it with the Lamictal if you found Abilify alone to be inadequate. There is no harm in doing so, and there are people who need both drugs to feel better. I think you need to have this conversation with your doctor.
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> - ScottScott,
You wrote,[...Without more facts, I would be inclined to restart the Abilify and to combine it with the Lamictal if you found that Abilify alone to be inadaquate. There is no harm in doing so, and there are people that need both drugs to feel better...].
I am unsure as to what you are wanting to mean here. If you could post answers to thhe following, then I could have the opportunity to respond accordingly.
A. Do you now the possible life-threatening conditions that could result by a person taking both Abilify and Lamictal together?
B. If you do, what criteria do you use to state that {there is no harm in doing so}?
C. Could death be a result of taking the two drugs together?
D. What criteria do you use to determine if a person needs the combination to feel better?
E. Could a person feel better by not taking the combination of drugs?
Lou
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