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Bad stuff caused my wife a great deal of pain. She was unable to stop moving all day. I think the name of it was Tardif Discanesia. Stay away from Abilify.

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I took Abilify many years ago during my struggle with postpartum depression after my now 17 year old was born. I experienced a very similar side effect - Akathisia, ‘a feeling of muscle quivering, restlessness, and inability to sit still, sometimes a side effect of antipsychotic or antidepressant medication.’

It was AWFUL. After 2 times of crying, once in the doctor’s office, once at the ER, begging for it to stop and getting a shot of Benadryl to stop it, I stopped taking it.

I can still remember that horrible feeling. I’m sorry that your wife is going through it.

NO Abilify!! Gave me hallucinations and sent me back to the hospital for two months. I couldn't sit still in on our anger management classes and such I had to stand and move around next to my desk all day. It was horrible!

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I also did not have a good experience with Abilify. I called it the shakes, these uncontrollable muscle movements like twitching. Then went on Rexulti and was good for about 2 months then the shakes came back 3x worse and ended up in the ER. I'm sorry your both having to deal with this side effect. Please talk to the dr.

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I started it last night. Dr says stick with it even with side effects. But the restlessness and uptick in anxiety is almost unbearable after just 1 1mg dose. I'm very sensitive to meds and anxiety in general. I worry so much that I think i unintentionally make things worse

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