I just started taking Abilify last week - very small dosage (5mg).

· Within hours of the first pill I developed a sore throat - which is listed as a side effect - it got very bad (raw) but now trending towards wellness

· Within 24 hours I developed a stiff back - real stiff - almost too sore to stand erect - I have taken hot baths, heating pad etc. .....it just keeps getting worse. My wrists, knees and shoulders are also very stiff and achy.

· Within 48 hours I lost my sense of taste except for SWEET. Sweet things taste normal - everything else literally tastes flat, bland, nothing - not even TABASCO tickles my tongue. I literally poured salt into some broth and still NOTHING.

NOW the GOOOOOOOOOOOD News!!!!!!!! My mood is so much better - so much better. Things that would normally spin me out of control - I just let them ROLLLLLLLLL. I am so hoping all these symptoms are purely coincidence for allergies, weather change or something else.
Please, please share your experience of Abilify side effects in the first 14 days. Thanks, N