[hartbroken]

I have recently tapered off of Abilify, from 20mg to 10mg and now I'm off it. I had typical withdrawal symptoms like mania, confusion, irritability, etc... for about 2 weeks. But I noticed also when I stopped I got Restless Leg Syndrome. This isn't going away very well, and it's a pretty bad case of it. I haven't slept for a week, not because of insomnia but because my legs are driving me crazy.

Anyone else run into this? How can you deal with RLS? Will it eventually go away?

[still_crazy]

hi. sorry about this. i think there is "withdrawal-emergent akathisia," now and then, plus "withdrawal-emergent" tardive syndromes. ugh.

gabapentin helps some people w/ RLS. I think there's a once-nightly gabapentin that's sustained release or something, specifically for RLS. Remeron is sometimes used to help akathisia from neuroleptics.

[Travelinglady]

I've heard restless leg is a real challenge. I have a bit of it occasionally. Please talk to your doctor about it to see if anything will help you.

[cool09]

I just experienced it in the hospital. My Doc gave me magnesium for it and it works.

[Bird Feeder]

I take klonopin and or mirapex for RLS and a sleep behavior disorder. Both work wonders.