Abilify side effects

OH MY GOD!!!
I have been taking Abilify for one week, and the most scary thing happened to me last night....I woke up because I stood up in my sleep, and the medications I was about to take fell on the floor. After waking from this-I had then realized I was about to take a lethal dose of one of my medications!! I was in disbelief, and then I was completely horrified... I can't believe I almost overdosed in my sleep!!! If I wouldn't have dropped the medications, I would probably be dead, and everyone would have thought it was suicide!!!!I'M DONE with Abilify..I hope you all take Abilify with caution, this is a new medication...so there is still a lot that we don't know.

So embarrassing, but I have to warn people. I started taking abilify 2 years ago and right away I experienced bed wetting...I never had that problem as a kid even. I asked my psychiatrist about it, and she told me it wasn't a side effect. So, I have been dealing with this issue intermittently until now, when I find out IT IS a side effect. Just beware!

I got taken off of abilify the very day I started. The doctor prescribed 2mg and the 5mg later if it worked out. I am thanking GOD he didn't start me out on 5mg. Less than 2 hours after I took the 2mg tablet, I was washing dishes and began to feel faint. I had to put my head down on the sink. My parents knew something was wrong. They kept asking me questions but my vision and hearing started to go. I managed to hear my mother tell me to hurry and make a peanut butter sandwich so I tried. Everything was getting darker and soon I couldn't hear either. My mom gave me the sandwich and I got better with each bite. I went to the hospital and they said i had hypoglycemia from abilify and I nearly went into a coma.

My son who is 8 years old is on adderal and adilify and he started to kick wholes and my wall so i had to put him and the hosp. Is this normal behavior from these meds.

It was like a really bad acid trip for me. I was seeing tracers, visual hallucinations and couldn't be touched. That was after only one dose. My doctor switched me to Geodon the next day.

I've been on Abilify for over a year...first 10mg. I'd take it in the am, get the kids to school, then sleep....but not sound....like a stoned sleep...in and out while I watched tv on the couch...I guess like in the 70's....doing acid or something lol. I couldn't function all day til it wore off in the afternoon when it was time to pick them up. Then down to 5mg. Oh, I'm taking it for migraines, but I'm borderline bipolar II. I don't get manic. I just get depressed. So this ability has taken away all I like to do. No more crocheting for cancer patients or for baby gifts, no more craft shows, no more aerobics......no energy......period. I don't laugh. I've lost all my personality. All for what? To get rid of migraines? Oh, it made me gain weight, too. And it worsened my acne. I'M 43! I take Topamax, too, so btwn what I learned about the side effects from that and this....I'm done! My snap at the kids attitude and the hair falling out and the acne and weight gain are too much for me.....better find some new meds for depression and migraines.......anticonvulsants are out for me. I hope you all have better luck than I did with Abilify.

I see that most people complain of being a zombie. I have the opposite problem. Most of the time I can't sit still or concentrate on anything for longer than ten minutes or so. I was prescribed this for bipolar depression and it has really helped my total lack of energy. Any suggestions?

My 11 yr old son has been on Abilify for about 2 months now
He is STARVING which in his case is a great thing (he's been underweight his whole life due to prematurity & stimulants) to most weight gain would prob be horrible, But I welcome that S/E, He has gained about 5 lbs in the last 2 months

He is recently complaining about being dizzy b4 bed & in the morning & this weird Zapping in his belly once in awhile? not sure if this is related to Abilify or not He is also on Trazodone & Adderall
Also his tics actually got better on Abilify so I welcome that S/E too (I'm watching for worsening of tics though or uncontrolled muscle movements just to be safe)

Ok, with all psych drugs, you're a damed zombie for the first 6-8 weeks. I know that & am willing to accept a little nausea, being a box of rocks mentally, and not being able to find my shoes for the first 6-8 weeks. If things continue after that point in time, I drop the med. Well, I dropped abilify, and this is why:

tardive dyskinesia

The disorientation, & nausea wore off by week 8. I was still not as sharp as I normally am. But, no big. I'll take a 2 point drop in IQ to not drive away the people I love with my bipolar. But, the tardive dyskinesia messed me UP. I was using it in conjunction with Lamictal. I had increasing motor function difficulties. I had to give up my fine detail painting and needle point. Fine, again, willing to sacrifice to keep those I love near. But, the tics got worse. Facial twitches, then severe feet & arm twitching. It got so bad that it became dangerous to drive. I couldn't deal at that point. I stopped taking it cold turkey. I had a blazing migraine & nausea for a week & a half, then my tics stopped, the headache stopped. I was back to how I was before on just lamictal.
I know this drug combo is a miracle for some. And, if it is, that's utterly awesome & I congratulate you on finding something that works for you. But, this very much did not work for me.

A very numb feeling. It's difficult to take pleasure in the things I used to. I can't laugh without it sounding fake/forced.

When my dosage was increased to the 15 mg, I was basically a zombie all the time. I was so lethargic and had no desire to do anything but sleep. Felt like a deep depression without much of the emotional effects.

having awful headaches and craving sweets really bad

a lot of depression, just trying to find out if it's the abilify