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Hi. I'm tapering it off from 5 MG to 0, I stopped last thrurday at 5 MG (upon pscyh's indications) and on Tuesday I started taking 4 MG.

I noticed that while retaking the medication I feel a sensation of almost contraction around my lips so yesterday I didn't take it anymore

Indeed today I felt better that sensation so tried to continue the tapering but as I took the 3 MG dosage today I started refeeling the sensation, along with a not so fluent way of speaking

So:

1. On one side I know that withdrawal dyskynesia caused by cold turkey could lead to DT

2. On the other side Idk what to do with the tapering, that'd be useful for the brain but my side effects is unbearable and unacceptable

My psych says "it's up to you whether you want tapering it off or not" and defines my sensations as "hyperfocus".

Can anyone help me please?

Thank you

I'm tapering it off from 5 MG to 0, I stopped last thrurday at 5 MG (upon pscyh's indications) and on Tuesday I started taking 4 MG.

I noticed that while retaking the medication I feel a sensation of almost contraction around my lips so yesterday I didn't take it anymore

Indeed today I felt better that sensation so tried to continue the tapering but as I took the 3 MG dosage today I started refeeling the sensation, along with a not so fluent way of speaking

So:

1. On one side I know that withdrawal dyskynesia caused by cold turkey could lead to DT

2. On the other side Idk what to do with the tapering, that'd be useful for the brain but my side effects is unbearable and unacceptable

My psych says "it's up to you whether you want tapering it off or not" and defines my sensations as "hyperfocus".

Can anyone help me please?

Thank you

I'm tapering it off from 5 MG to 0, I stopped last thrurday at 5 MG (upon pscyh's indications) and on Tuesday I started taking 4 MG.

I noticed that while retaking the medication I feel a sensation of almost contraction around my lips so yesterday I didn't take it anymore

Indeed today I felt better that sensation so tried to continue the tapering but as I took the 3 MG dosage today I started refeeling the sensation, along with a not so fluent way of speaking

So:

1. On one side I know that withdrawal dyskynesia caused by cold turkey could lead to DT

2. On the other side Idk what to do with the tapering, that'd be useful for the brain but my side effects is unbearable and unacceptable

My psych says "it's up to you whether you want tapering it off or not" and defines my sensations as "hyperfocus".

Can anyone help me please?

Thank you

Basically it's 6 months I'm on Abilify and went to 20 mg then I titrated it. Now I took 3 mg for 2 days after 21 days on 5 mg (did 1 day on 4 mg as the psych said), and basically he said:

3 days on 3 mg

3 days on 2 mg

3 days on 1 mg

Isn't it weird that I should titrate it in such a short time? BTW I must say that I did 4 days off abilify bc the psych wanted me to stop at 5 mg.

And those 4 days were hell bc on unbearable insomnia and the sensation I still have of twitches around lips and at right eye, just a sensation but scares me. So I think these side effects occurred bc I stopped at 5 mg, that's why, as many people suggested, I'll taper it off even more

I fear tardive dyskynesia, anyway as just said many people in this sub suggested to taper it off below 5 mg, hence to prevent TD.

Feel also the sensation of "smile", but don't know If this occurred bc of the cold turkey I did, as just said, for 4 days or if this depends on the med. But it seems like I have to taper it off until 0 mg.

What do you think of the tapering I should do? Or I should stop the med bc of side effects?

Thank you

Hi all, along with the sensation of facial ticks, around the lips, I feel also this sensation to smile.

My psych told me to stop at 5 MG so I waited for4 days without taking abilify anymore. But those 4 days were terrible: unbearable insomnia and facial sensation of tics and slight twitching of the right eye

So basically stopping at 5 MG led me to this. On Tuesday I continued, told him, the tapering at 4-3 mg these days.

I'm totally doubtful: I feel a sensation of smile too, but don't actually smile and all these side effects are annoying and I don't want Tardive dyskynesia

Should I just stop at 3 mg by accepting the fact I'll have withdrawal symptoms that can last a lot but at least I'd avoid TD or I should continue tapering it off but with the risk of TD (and these side effects are something similar)?

Thank you!

Now I took some days ago the last dose of 5 MG.

Should I stop it as I had many side effects including facial tics (not factual ones, but i feel the sensation)? Or I should tape it off from 5 MG to below?

Feel also right eye twitching.

Thank you

Now I took some days ago the last dose of 5 MG.

Should I stop it as I had many side effects including facial tics? Or I should tape it off from 5 MG to below?

Feel also right eye twitching.

Thank you

Sensation of slight facial twitching, It's close to lips and at right eye. I was tapering off from 5 MG (Abilify)

It's not tardive dyskynesia bc I have not actual twitching but as said had them at 20 MG and now feel them anyway

Can anyone help? Since I was on 5 MG, I wanted to taper it off but am afraid by this side effect. Should i just stop it at 5 MG?

Thank you

At breakfast i eat rice with 3 french eggs and olive oil.

Also a banana or some other fruits.

Am cinsidering adding oat porridge.

Should I remove rice and substitute it with bread?

EDIT : this is for breakfast only

Thank you

Slight facial twitching, It's close to lips and at right eye. I was tapering off from 5 MG.

It's not tardive dyskynesia bc I have not actual twitching but as said i had them at 20 MG, and now feel them anyway as a sensation

Can anyone help? Since I was on 5 MG, I wanted to taper it off but am afraid by this side effect. Should i just stop it at 5 MG?

Thank you

Slight facial twitching, It's close to lips and at right eye. I was tapering off from 5 MG.

It's not tardive dyskynesia bc I have not actual twitching but as said had them at 20 MG and now feel them anyway

Can anyone help? Since I was on 5 MG, I wanted to taper it off but am afraid by this side effect. Should i just stop it at 5 MG?

Thank you

1. Twitching sensation at right eye, it doesn't twitch now it's just a sensation but twitched whole on 20 MG

2. Insomnia due to rhe fact I stopped it... is should disappear

3. Loss of appetite aldo during the med, it had to go away I'm scared as fuck

4. Possible diabetes (reported vy other people) , im scared as fuck

5. Tremors at hands

6. Jaw clenching during night, now don't have it but had it during the day while on the med and took akineton for it

7. At 20 MG I had twitches on face

8. Weakness at arms and hands

I already had sensation of involuntary muscle contractions prior to the med and still have it bc I had a similar to dystopia episode in December, but not actually dystonia. And this sensation I etill have was really difficult to handle while on this fucking shitty harmful med.

I did almost 6 months on it with 2 months while on 20 MG.

Now I stopped the med at 5 MG some days ago, should I go to 2.5 MG or since I fear TD I should keep it stopped at 5 MG?

Thank you

I know when I was at 20 MG I felt various vibrations on face. Now I stopped it's some days but still feel this at right eye.

Can anyone help?

Thank you

Of which 2 months of 20 mg.

Thank you

I fear that loss of appetite and insomnia will be permanent I fear this so much I already have a sleep breathing disorder

And at 23 that the worst thing ever

I'd kill myself but fear the process of it.

Thank you

23 M, I know its wrong but i had various syndromes last year that me too much time and energies and hadn the force to think about reintroduciton or badivally about my diet.

Now i eat rice eggs, meat, fish, sometimws white bread, cookies sometimes, bananas or other low fodmap fruits, low fodmap vefetables, oats and fibre in general. Also i keep anti histamine foods as i had issues with histamine. And becuse of an anal fissure i keep my diet restricted into boiled vegetables.

Now i also drink laxtose free milk and yogurt, and eat parmesan cheese

Sometimes i feel a bit bloated btw. Now I renintroduced since some months bread, lactose free milk and yogurt and the cheese.

I know pasta months ago gave me nausea so i removed it, as well coffee.

Now, please dont be rude i know i did wrong in not reintroducing foods in time, but again last year was pure hell as i have a Sleep breathing disorder too, so as said i had not the energies to think about my diet, i judt kept it restricted not to have gut issues anymore...

Anyway id like some opinions on how im doing. As said i feel bit booated after eating bread or parmesan cheese, but i eat them anyway. Ice cream gives me diarrhea BTW

Im considering contacting a Monash dietician via videocall though. Does anybody have a good contact? I saw their website and in my country, Italy, theres nobody.

Thank you

Are these 2 aspects correlated to each other?

Thanks

Basically my fear is that (I did almost 6 months of It) by doing 1 or 2 weeks of 2.5 MG my side effects could be permanent. That's why I liked to stop at 5 mg (my psychiatrist told me to stop there)

It's 3 days I'm off it BTW.

What should I do?

Thank you

I took Abilify for almost 6 months.

Thank you