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I was on Abilify many years ago for a few days and I got severe a...

Posted at 7:30 PM on Mar 06, 2009 by princessmoon, #39684
I was on Abilify many years ago for a few days and I got severe akathisia. It is a movement disorder where you become extremely restless and are constantly moving and pacing. It felt like my body was alive and it was this intense internal restlessness and a constant need to move. It was severe restlessness. I couldn't sit down for more than a couple minutes, I couldn't sleep, my body just kept moving. I went off the Abilify and it took weeks for the akathisia to go away completely. I became extremely restless. I was young when I took the Abilify and the akathisia scared me. Abilify causes severe restlessness and severe akathisia. The akathisia from the Abilfiy is the worst, most uncomfortable, horrifying feeling in the world. I was a teenager when I was on it and this movement disorder was scary. severe internal restlessness, akathisia. Extreme restlessness, constant internal need to move, felt like I had the jitters, it was terrifying.
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Reply 6 months ago on May 09, 2009 by txmuseic, #19638

I had a similar reaction when I tried it a few months ago. It felt like my whole body had restless leg syndrome. My skin was crawly and I wanted to pull it off. Not itchy, just... like restless legs. I have very low blood pressure but I felt like I'd explode. I had the extreme restlessness and akasthisia, too.(Which was awkward, as I have MS and couldn't walk it off in my 1-room apt.!)
Usually I can outlast the initial side effects for a few weeks, but this was intolerable. I stopped after eight days and my bones were chattering for at least ten days after.

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