new to abilify

Hello! I just recently started abilify and wanted some opinions from people who have tried it. My main complaint is that I CANT hold still, its almost like my heart is always beating fast and I'm always out of breath. Does anyone else have this issue? And if so, did it go away?

brittygirl wrote:Hello! I just recently started abilify and wanted some opinions from people who have tried it. My main complaint is that I CANT hold still, its almost like my heart is always beating fast and I'm always out of breath. Does anyone else have this issue? And if so, did it go away?

I just started a week ago. I also can't stay still and have been on multiple cleaning sprees. I don't view this as a bad thing as I'm about to move ^_^. I have also had mania symptoms, which is apparently one of the side effects. I feel very spacy after I take it, so I have to take it at night. I also have memory problems. I will be doing something and forget, two seconds later, what I was going to do. I might also lose a thought in the middle of it and forget what I was talking about or thinking about. This happens a lot and I have to talk to my pdoc in a few weeks when I see her. check out crazymeds.com. It has all the side effects, rare or common, on there.

I personally like it because I've never thought this clear in my whole life. It keeps all the swimming thoughts away and helps manage my BPD and my bipolar symptoms (if that's what they are) at the same time. I can live with the side effects. I hope it continues to work this well and doesn't change if my doctor ups my dosage.