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Old Jan 15, 2016, 03:25 AM
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I'm on Abilify. The only side effects I experienced were when I first started it (at 10mg) a few years ago. I am pretty sensitive to medications so the first day after I took it for the first time (I take it at night) I felt like I was going to die. It was like I had the flu. So we cut down to 5mg and worked our way back up to 10.

Anyway, after about 2 or 3 weeks back at 10mg, I started to fee like a zombie. That lasted for a few days.

I've gained a hell of a lot of weight since I've been on medication, but I think that's mainly due to lethargy which I don't know if it is caused by the Abilify or Citalopram.

That's about all the side effects I had.

Oh! Back in Sept.-Nov. when I went hypo, I stopped taking my meds (for 5 weeks) and after about 3 weeks I did feel minor shakes in my hands, which I assume are some kind of withdrawal side effect; at least, I read somewhere that it is a side effect of stopping Abilify and other APs.
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Bipolar I; ADD
Abilify 10mg
Escitalopram 20mg
Amphetamine Salts 30mg / day
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