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Originally Posted by Coffeee
Hi everyone. I just stopped my abilify last week and now it feels like I'm becoming psychotic possibly, or going into dysphoric mania. I'm feeling really weird and I'm only on a mood stabilizer at this time. I didn't feel this bad in the week since I stopped the abilfy which is an AP but I know that it has a long half life.
Do you think it's a reaction to stopping the AP or is it the psychosis that the AP had been holding at bay? I've been deep into psychosis before.
I've got a diagnosis of bipolar I.
I'm angry, not eating, my head feels floaty and I wanted to spend a lot of money this morning when I was sleeping less, waking up really early. I was ignoring my work too, just getting obsessed with figuring out everything pertaining to my insurance coverage. My husband said I'm trying to pick a fight with him Idk.
I'm going to take my MS early right now. I don't have any PRN unfortunately.
Advice?
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I can relate to your 3rd paragraph. The floaty head and husband being sensitive to things you say. Obsessed on things....I was more distressed than angry but what is the difference when it comes right down to it. Writing, talking and getting a stronger PRN helped bring me down to my current sloth like existence (if there were polls about who is the biggest sloth I would be the running leader in all of them) it sucks to be a sloth but sucks more to be obsessed, agitated and angry. Would your doctor consider a short course PRN? Self soothing techniques have proved just slightly better than nothing when I'm in this state.
(((Hugs)))