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Originally Posted by Mr. Radio
Do you have involuntary movements with abilify? I find myself twitching sometimes. Part of me just wants to get off the meds and see how I function, because this is not normal. At least what was normal for most of my life, I feel slow and unable to connect to people and conversation.
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I have tremors...no twitching though. So the basic rule is at least 6 months of no symptoms and then drop 2.5 mg every 6 weeks. If you feel at all unwell go back up its probably too soon. Ideally you do this with your pdoc but not all have read the latest research you might want to print it out for them if they'll read it. People actually do better at seven to twenty yers out if they get off the meds but do tend to have more relapses in the early years. Here's a link to an easy to read version.
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