I was put on it for only a few days and I had to stop taking it because I was very shaky and felt like I had restless leg syndrome except it was my entire body feeling restless not just my legs.Felt like I couldn’t sit still and was often rocking back and forth.
Are you feeling better? I’m starting to feel better now and feel like I have more energy and excitement for my day.I have lost my appetite and have lost 8 lbs so far, but find myself having to push myself to eat. I don’t eat as much food either and once again I walk my dog every day for 30 minutes. I would say I spent three/four months with the physical symptoms and another 4 months of extreme anxiety and panic attacks.
It’s comforting to know that I am not alone in this. I feel it’s important to have an open discussion with your psychiatrists and have them detail the pros and cons of meds prior and after usage rather than just handing you a script and saying let’s see if it works.It’s not about being sedated or drugged it’s about trying to find a sense of normalcy and improve the quality of life in each patient. Otherwise it will only get worse and may become unbearable.I am currently going through withdrawals as well and this is how I would approach this situation.
(PDF/117.18 KB) I have read and heard many stories from others that it can take years before the symptoms of withdrawal completely go away.I’ve had people say that maybe it’s just my underlining mental health illness causing all this but I disagree.
I believe this drug causes long term withdrawal in stages and I’m hoping no permanent damage for life.
Before I lost my appetite and sugar cravings. Good luck to all of you.Thanks for reporting the pain in your teeth and jaw! Curious if you also tried that before going to liquid form? It is pretty foolish to think that there will be no withdrawal effects from a medication that has such a profound effect on the brain. My anxiety has been a little increased, and definitely now I know why I can’t get to sleep at night and my ADHD seems amped up.I was only on 10mg, and I’m a big gal, tall and heavy, so I really didn’t think that much about quitting cold turkey.
1 In support of mood augmentation, aripiprazole has this indication through the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA). I also have had pretty severe diarrhea since that day.I am generally confused, and feel like I’m in a bit of a haze. All day it’s headaches, nausea, body pains, extreme tiredness and not wanting to eat. I have been going down about .10 mg every couple weeks. (PDF/110.95 KB) I think 7 years…and my doctor was all “go cold turkey – it’ll be fine!”… he was WRONG. Feel free to respond or ask questions at anytime. If you were taking a higher dose, it is likely going to take you longer to adjust to life without the medication.
Individuals that have been on this medication for years are going to have a much more difficult time going through the withdrawal process because their body and brain have become reliant upon the drug for everyday functioning.What dosage were you at? When I was on the drug over the years, my impulsivity was ruining my life in many many ways. Now we are tapering off from 2mg to 1.8, 1.6, 1.4. and will be at 1mg at the end of July. I took her in to the Walk in Clinic because it was the weekend. I had relapsed! I was on abilify for over 6+ years and quit cold turkey 3 weeks ago. I was wondering what homeopathic remedies there are for withdrawal and if there are any natural herbs which I can take?
(PDF/142.36 KB) I went through the sweats nausea and shakes the first two weeks.I have withdrawn from of many different things. Puberty is not making this any easier!
May God be with and heal your son, while He comforts you both! (PDF/133.85 KB) Abilify is a medicine that contains the active substance aripiprazole. I had been on it for over 6 years.I have developed compulsive swallowing, clearing my throat, runny nose, what feels like swollen tongue and swollen throat (almost to where it impairs my ability to swallow, but upon examination no swelling was visible).This has been going on for over 7 days and I am going slowly crazy from it. Some people experience significantly less withdrawal symptoms, while for others the withdrawal process can feel overwhelming. (PDF/137.66 KB) I’m in my 3rd week now and this is the worst I’ve felt. Putting one foot in front of the other was incredibly difficult and deciding what to wear was a decision beyond my control due to anxiety.I wore the same pair of sweats or lounger day in and day out. If so, how long did it take? I am having to wear a mouth guard during the day at work.Yes, I have had involuntary tongue movements for about 1 month now – did yours stop yet?The headaches are what’s getting to me.
(PDF/116.7 KB) Wrong!