[dumbunny]

I've been on Abilify 5 mg for about a month but just one week ago, the dose was increased to 10 mg a day and since then I've had blurry vision and a bitter taste, but the bitter taste goes away after a few hours. Before I call the doctor, should I continue with the 10 mg pills for awhile longer and maybe the blurry vision will get better/ I don't want to call the Dr too soon. Thanks.

[Christina86]

If you're concerned, I'd suggest calling the doctor. It's never too soon to call if you're worried about your health.

http://psychcentral.com/meds/abilify.html

This doesn't list a side effect of "blurry vision" but it isn't an all inclusive list either.

If it doesn't go away by the end of the week, or gets worse - get yourself to a doctor, ASAP. It could be medication related, or another health condition (or a med interaction).

I'm not a doctor btw, but that's my suggestion anyways.

[kim_johnson]

hey. i'd give it a bit longer (see how you feel after 10 or 14 days). can take that long to adjust. but then... depends on the severity of the symptoms. how blurry is your blurry vision? does it disrupt your reading or your ability to drive?

with respect to the taste... can you get some sugarfree gum or mints? that might help make it more manageable. i personally couldn't cope with blurry vision after about 14 days because reading is really very important to me. i had something once that rendered me unable to read for about that. then they stopped it because the blurry vision didn't lift.

[splitimage]

I'd call your Dr. or pharmacist to discuss. Some side effects go away after time, but some are serious and require stopping the medication at once. Blurry vision is not something I'd want to mess around with.

It never hurts to check things out.

--splitimage