Have you ever been prescribed a bipolar disorder (or schizoaffective) medication a 2nd or 3rd time, years after first trying and subsequently going off it? If so, did the medication give you fewer or different side effects than the first or other trial(s)? Examples?
Why I'm curious is because my current psychiatrist has twice said he would rather I take Abilify than Seroquel. However, I did once take Abilify for almost a year, about 12 or 13 years ago, and was taken off during a psychiatric hospitalization. I recall having mild akathisia on it and presumed that Abilify simply couldn't tame my mania sufficiently. At that exact time, I was also on about 300 mg Lamictal. My Abilify dose, I can't remember. I do think Lamictal was overly stimulating at that dose. I'm just unsure what Abilify could/couldn't do if with other medications? Also, would it again give me akathisia?