I posted before about my bad experience with Lamictal. Thank god I'm off that. Now they have me on abilify. I got reeeeaaaaaallllllyyyy sick on it the first night, but then the nausea leveled off after a few days. Now, it is certainly controlling the mania, but I have to admit I feel generally really sleepy and detached. People around me have been commenting on how I keep losing my train of thought. It has been two weeks, but it seems like being half asleep all the time is too much to give up to control the mania. It feels like I'm taking nyquil every night, and am a little hung over from it each day.
Anyone else had similar experiences on Abilify? Did it get better?
What is lithium like? I'm wondering if that is the next one on the list.