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Abilify & wellbutrin

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I am taking abilify and wellbutrin sr and I have started having shakes really bad and twitches. Did anyone else have that side effect with these meds? If so which one. I tried calling my doc but she is out until tomorrow. I am assuming its the wellbutrin but not sure.
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I take both, but for me the twitches/restless legs were caused by the abilify. Taking a lower dose completely eliminated that side effect.
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Still: I take Wellbutrin and have never experienced the shakes. That's not to say that the drug may CAUSE the shakes... I'm just saying that I've never gotten them. I have never tried ambilify.
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I take Wellbutrin XL 150 mgs. No shaking ever. It's an underated med.

My neighbor takes Abilify and he has the shakes at times. He has little ticks too.. I don't know if I'd call them twitches though.
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I have taken both Wellbutrin and abilify and the effects you are feeling are definitely the abilify. You need to talk with your doctor, I had to stop taking abilify because the side effects were so severe.
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I think it is the abilify. Wellbutrin is pretty much a very light anti-d.
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Really Orb? The Wellbutrin was completely useless for me. It was like I wasn't taking anything. I think it is cool that it does work for you, because before you said that I was completely down on it.
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I take Abilify and I do get left hand shakes from time to time. I still like how the med makes me feel so I stay on it. But it sounds like the Abilify to me.
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i take both and have tremors in my hands and restless legs at night
i chalk them up as being a nuisance cause i finally feel better mentally.
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Abilify gave me the shakes pretty bad. I had to switch to Geodon.
beckyp
beckyp
Wellbutrin causes tremors in my hands.
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