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Originally Posted by Anneinside
I don't know what side effects you have but Abilify really helped with my depression. The problem was it caused akathisia and I had a really hard time with it. Actually wore out a pair of pants every 4 weeks from rubbing my legs across each other... Finally after several decreases and then increases she added propranolol, a beta blocker, and it stopped the akathisia! As an extra effect, it also reduced anxiety. What kind of side effects are you having? If the antipsychotic really worked for you would you be willing to take a second drug to deal with the side effects?
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The main side effect of most of them was a high prolactin level. My periods stopped and my pdoc recognized that it is unhealthy to miss periods for a long time as it increases the risk of osteoporosis. I don't think there is a med for that.
The other effects were things that probably could have been controlled with dose changes, but the prolactin level was very concerning for my pdoc.
Abilify, specifically made me irritable and angry and sent me into a mixed episode, and it also made me extremely nauseous.
I have been on Abilify, Seroquel, Invega, Saphris, Risperdol and maybe a couple of others, but I can't remember.