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Oct 13, 2015, 01:42 PM
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I'm starting to get those muscle twitches and tightness in my legs. I didn't sleep at all last night. I've often heard this happen because of APs? I don't think it's my seroquel because I've been on it for 10 years just fine and its a small dose. I recently started with a new pdoc. That comes with new meds I suppose so I can't put my finger on which one is causing this. Im thinking Abilify. All of these meds are new besides seroquel. Here's a list...
Lamictal titrating at 50mg now Buspar 45mg Abilify 20 mg Seroquel 100 mg PRN at night Vyvanse 50 mg PRN for binge eating Ativan 1 mg 3x's PRN. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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Oct 13, 2015, 02:47 PM
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Ugh I HATED that side effect. I got it with both abilify and risperdal. It's the worst.
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Oct 13, 2015, 03:02 PM
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How long till it goes away? I think I'm going to stop the abilify
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Oct 13, 2015, 03:08 PM
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It can be treated with a drug called cogentin. I had it pretty badly this summer and was also on valium to help it. Maybe call your pdoc and ask about cogention/other treatments before stopping the abilify? It really can help.
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Oct 13, 2015, 04:38 PM
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It's probably the Abilify. I have had some problems like this on that drug and even other newer AP's. Cogentin is usually the first med they'll give you for side effects like that.
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Oct 13, 2015, 08:17 PM
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I vote for Abilify being the culprit.. Cogentin is often given. I personally had a problem that for me to take a med I had to take another one to tolerate the first .
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Oct 13, 2015, 08:39 PM
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It took about three weeks or so for it to go away completely, but it improved pretty quickly after I stopped taking it.
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Oct 14, 2015, 01:03 PM
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Kimber  Dx- Bipolar 1, General Anxiety Meds: 800 seroquel, 300 lamictal, 20 prozac, 150 wellbutrin, 600mg x3 Gabapentin, Synthroid, (Crestor, Tricor, and Metformin to counteract it all.) "It's ok to not know all the answers. It's better to admit our ignorance than to believe answers that might be wrong. Pretending to know everything closes the door to finding out what's really out there." --Neil Degrasee-Tyson |
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Oct 14, 2015, 02:49 PM
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Thanx everyone. I didn't take the Abilify today and I'm still a bit messed but hopefully it goes away soon
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