Hi Marah. I haven't used abilify for myself before. We tried it with my son for irritability and agitation. It made things worse for him. But, I've heard it works very well for some people.

Are you trying it? If you start having symptoms that are unusual for you definitely let the prescriber know right away. It may or may not be the drug for you. Sometimes with a medication if you have a side effect they want to take you off the med , other times they want to prescribe an additional med to combat the side effect. It depends on so many factors that it's really almost an individual thing. But totally let them know what's going on.

Could this be situational due to the excitement of having to deviate from your usual activity to drop off the medication? And due to missing talking to your kids? Maybe the feelings will calm or fade? If they don't calm or fade, could it be what they call a mixed episode? I wouldn't know, but don't hesitate to call either the provider or the backup plan person if it gets bad (or sooner if you need to).

Thoughts of support and prayers for peace.

Idk what a mixed episode is. I’m not bipolar but on this med bc of mood issues. I tend to get anxious and panic when I have an evening like last night and I did but then I was okay as well. Maybe excitement that I handled it better? Idk

When I first took it, it felt like I had taken rocket fuel. I hated it and stopped taking it. I told my doctor and he said the dosage was probably too high so he lowered it and I tried again. It was much better.

I went from 5 mg to 2.5 mg. How much are you taking?

5mg, and I am highly sensitive to meds. I see him again Tuesday. Thanks!

Yah, I'm highly sensitive to meds too. Best of luck.

I'm sensitive to meds, too. The only one I can take now is Prazosin. Abilify was ruled out for me. I have a psychiatrist appointment coming up on Monday. He really keeps me from having the side effects I used to have. Any chance you can get some help with these side effects from your doctor, too, come Monday?

I see him Tuesday. He’s really great about side effects too. One of the reasons we tried this is bc I’m already on a medication that’s often used to treat a common side effect.

Glad you're seeing your pdoc on Tuesday, Marah. It can get tricky to manage meds when you take other meds for the side effects of the first meds in the first place, can't it? Let us know how it sorts out, for your sake's support first of all, but for the rest of us here, too.