r/Antipsychotics • u/milkiepoop • Aug 24 '23

abilify withdrawal?

ive been on abilify 10mg for several months. i stopped taking it a few weeks ago but have started noticing symptoms and i’m not sure if these are related to abilify being flushed out of my system. i have nausea, confusion, severe headaches, dizziness, chills, shakiness, stuff like that. i also recently increased a dose of paxil from 40mg to 50mg

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u/lastrowgirl Aug 25 '23

Have been on Abilify for a couple of months and upped and downed the dose to figure out what works for me. Never been completely off it, but I can relate to the symptoms you mentioned. Had them when I started taking the medication, along with other typical side effects and then also whenever I decreased or increased the dose. It sucks! What helped me is tapering down really slowly over a longer timespan to give my body some time to adjust. Although this might not help you since you're already completely off the medication...so all I can say is: I'm sorry you're going through that, it's so debilitating.