I am on 5mg of abilify. My dose was upped from 2mg almost a month ago. Since then, I have become extremely restless to the point of agitation. Although my depression seems to have improved, my anxiety is worse. I can't settle to do anything and it's hard to sleep. I know this is a side effect of abilify. I messaged my pdoc saying I wanted to stop taking it. She said ok, but that we could talk about adding ativan or klonopin if the abilify had really helped my depression.
So I guess I'm wondering three things:
- 1. Has anyone else experienced the horrible restlessness? It's driving me nuts, and I can't wait for the abilify to be out of my system.
- 2. Has anyone been on Ativan or Klonopin to combat the restlessness? I am wary of taking benzos, but I'm willing to try.
- 3. Another thing I forgot to mention. Has anyone else who is dependent on a stimulant (Adderall for me) noticed a diminished need for it on abilify? I have, and that's one reason I'm tempted to give it another shot.