Original Comment:
| Anonymous | No Subject | May 12th, 2008 | Rating: 6.0588 |
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| Does anyone know if abilify can create more anxiety and hallucinations? | |||
Replies:
| anonymous | abilify & anxiety | December 2nd, 2005 |
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| I am a 47 year old male who has been treated for depression for over a decade. Initial treatment included a combination of counseling and presription of prozac. I was later diagnosed with adult ADD. Three other counselors/analysts concurred with the diagnosis. I was prescribed dexadrine in addition to the prozac. I believe the combination decreased my depression, increased my ability to focus and work productively but there appears to have been an increase in explosiveness and anger. I lost a good job and a marriage. Later my doctor and I came back to face the same demon using a combination of adderall and wellbutrin. The wellbutrin seemed like a good medication for me due to having the lowest side effects and a good effect against depression. Adderall on the other hand may have improved my productivity, but left me bouncing off the walls during the day and needing ambien to sleep. I was then prescribed abilify supposedly to reduce the anxiety. My experience with abilify was a radical increase in physical and emotional tension as well as aggressive and paranoid thinking. | ||
| Anonymous | abilify causing more hallucinations | December 3rd, 2005 |
| No studies suggest that this rx causes more hallucinations, to my knowledge. Consider that this rx may not be for you or you may need a different dosage. Contact your Dr. if you are still having hallucinations or similar symptoms asap. | ||
| TJ | YES | December 3rd, 2005 |
| I work at a school for children with special needs. Of four children at the school currently taking this drug, 2 have begun having psychotic episodes, a problem they had never had previously. All four have become more violent since taking this drug. I am unfamiliar with the effects in adults, but am actively against the unapproved use of this drug in pediatric patients. | ||
| Joel | No Subject | December 3rd, 2005 |
| For 8 years I was on a drug called clozaril, often in conjuction with seroquel and prozac. When my clozaril was terminated, and I was put on Abilify alone I had some of the worst experiences of my life. I was convinced aliens were coming inside my body, I was the basest of all creatures, and I would be hospitalized for the rest of my life. Whether this was caused by getting off the clozaril or caused by the abilify I don't know. (Now I am on abilify, seroquel, and luvox. Ever since finding this combination my life has just been getting better and better. I will be attending college in the spring. Remember: There is always hope!) | ||
| Melinda | Abilify/Anxiety | December 3rd, 2005 |
| My son has been on Abilify for a couple of months and has been up almost all night, almost every night, unless we give him something for sleep. He has been having hallucinations, is aggressive, won't listen and is impossible to deal with. He has been violent and destructive. All of this is almost unheard of for him. His doctor claims that all of the negative side effects will go away. | ||
| anonymous | No Subject | November 8th, 2007 |
| In response to your question, I would like to share my son's story with you. He is eight-years-old and has been taking abilify for approx. eight months with fluctuating dosages. Recently, his behavior has gotten worse. He obsesses about things constantly to the point of meltdowns ie. screaming, hitting, breaking things, etc. He also has increased anxiety and is constantly saying so and so are going to hurt him, or even worse, that I am going to hurt him (he has no reason to think this). What is even worse is that he has never been properly evaluated. The psychiatrist's official diagnosis is anxiety disorder; however, he has spent maybe five minutes of each visit actually talking to my son. This is not the only incompetent psychiatrist or nutty counselor we have seen. Those of us with emotional disorders or who have loved ones suffering from this need to question and challenge these doctors. I am going to at my next appointment. It is a disgrace and an outrage for people with emotional disorders to receive substandard care. God Bless | ||