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Abilify Side Effects

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Abilify (known generically as aripiprazole) is in a class of drugs called atypical antipsychotics and is used to treat schizophrenia. Abilify side effects reportedly include an increased risk of diabetes and other blood sugar disorders, including hyperglycemia. A recent product liability and personal injury lawsuit filed against Abilify manufacturers claims that Abilify compulsive or pathological (uncontrollable) gambling is associated with the antipsychotic medication. Other aripiprazole side effects could include tremors and uncontrollable movements.

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Abilify Aripiprazole

darvondarvocetpillstackart Abilify is an atypical antipsychotic that is used to treat schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, major depressive disorder and irritability associated with autistic disorder. Antipsychotic medications have reportedly been linked to serious side effects including an increased risk of diabetes and other blood sugar disorders. They are also linked to a risk of harm to newborns.
 

Abilify and Pregnancy

The US Food and Drug Administration issued a warning in February 2011 alerting patients to a risk of harm to a newborn when women who are pregnant or planning on becoming take medications such as Abilify. According to the warning, the medications could cause abnormal muscle movements and withdrawal symptoms when the infants were exposed to the medications during the third trimester.
 

Abilify Side Effects

/antipsychotichiddendataattorneyAbilify Dementia Suicide Risk According to the medication guide, elderly patients with dementia-related psychosis may be at an increased risk of death when taking Abilify. In 2008, the FDA requested that antipsychotic drugs, including Abilify, update their warnings to include the increased risk of death when Abilify is used to treat dementia in older patients. Furthermore, young patients with depression who take Abilify may be at an increased risk of suicidal thoughts or actions.

Abilify and Diabetes Patients who take atypical antipsychotic medications may also be at an increased risk of developing hyperglycemia or diabetes. A 2009 study published in Psychopharmacology Bulletin found that patients taking an atypical antipsychotic medication were at a higher risk for developing diabetes. Researchers recommended that patients taking an antipsychotic medication be monitored for diabetes.

Abilify and Compulsive or Pathological Gambling Abilify and similar antipsychotic medications affect dopamine receptors in the brain. Research indicates that Abilify can over-stimulate dopamine-- a receptor for chemicals that regulate mood and behavior--and may result in compulsive behavior such as gambling. Other side effects such as over-eating, compulsive shopping or sex addiction have also been reported.

The Abilify warning label differs significantly by country. In 2012, the European Medicines Agency required that the manufacturer warn patients and the medical community in Europe that Abilify use included the risk of pathological gambling. In 2015, Health Canada determined a link between the use of aripiprazole [Abilify] and a possible risk of pathological gambling or hypersexuality and found an increased risk of pathological gambling and hypersexuality with the use of Abilify.

Abilify Gambling and the FDA From 2005 to 2013, an FDA report showed that Abilify accounted for at least 54 cases of compulsive or impulsive behavior problems, including 30 reports of compulsive gambling, 12 reports of impulsive behavior, nine reports of hypersexuality, and three reports of compulsive shopping, according to court documents. The FDA received 29 reports of Abilify gambling in 2014 alone.

Abilify Compulsive Gambling Lawsuits Because compulsive or pathological gambling can result in severe financial harm, Abilify victims have filed lawsuits against manufacturers Bristol-Myers Squibb and Otsuka Pharmaceuticals Co. Jonathan Yun filed a complaint in January, 2016 in Bergen County Court, alleging drugmakers did not properly warn him about a known side effect of their drug. Unlike Europe and Canada, the U.S. label does not warn that compulsive and/or pathological gambling has been reported in patients prescribed Abilify.

Nicholas Meyer filed an Abilify lawsuit (Case 1:16-cv-00191-SEB-MJD) in January 2016 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, claiming Bristol-Myers Squibb and Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co. knew that "the injurious impact of Abilify on the Plaintiff' brain constitutes a physical injury, and as a result of Abilify use, Plaintiff has suffered, and will continue to suffer, neuro-psychiatric and physical injury, emotional distress, harm, and economic loss as alleged herein."

Myer lost over $45,000 from compulsive gambling while Yun claims he lost about $75,000 to gambling before he stopped taking Abilify.

Over 400 similar lawsuits have been filed against the makers of Mirapex, which is prescribed for Parkinson's disease. A compulsive gambler who lost $260,000 won an $8.2 million judgment in 2008. Abilify's revenue in the U.S. alone was $417 million in the three months ending June 30, 2014, and worldwide revenue in that period was $555 million.
 

Abilify and Veterans

A study published in The Journal of the American Medical Association suggests that antipsychotic medications such as Abilify may be no more effective than placebos at treating severe post-traumatic stress symptoms and may come with serious side effects. According to an article in the New York Times (08/02/11), the study focused on Risperdal but the results could extend to other drugs in the same class, including Seroquel and Abilify.

Researchers found that patients who were given Risperdal to treat post-traumatic stress had the same rate of recovery—approximately five percent—as those treated with a placebo. Between 10 and 20 percent of patients in both groups reported some improvement. The concern is that patients might not receive any benefit from taking the antipsychotic medications but are still being put at risk of serious side effects.

Abilify patients in California and across the US do not necessarily have to have suffered Abilify side effects to speak to a lawyer. If you used Abilify and it did not work for you, speak to a lawyer about your legal options.

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ABILIFY LEGAL ARTICLES AND INTERVIEWS

Study Suggests Abilify Risks Outweigh Benefits
Study Suggests Abilify Risks Outweigh Benefits
September 1, 2017
Washington, DC:A recent study conducted by researchers at the Veterans Affairs suggests that Abilify (aripiprazole) may not be as effective at treating depression as the medical community and patients have been led to believe by the manufacturer. READ MORE

Abilify Victim Gambled away Student Loan and More…
Abilify Victim Gambled away Student Loan and More…
August 2, 2017
Spokane, WA: “If Vegas World had a warning about Abilify on their site I would have thought twice,” says Debra. “Sometimes I spent the entire day there but now I spend time worrying about how I’ll ever get out of debt.” Debra gambled away her student loan and maxed out her credit cards. Now she suffers from depression as well as bi-polar disorder. READ MORE

Canadian Abilify Lawsuit
Canadian Abilify Lawsuit
June 1, 2017
Calgary, AB: An Abilify lawsuit seeking class action status involving hundreds of Canadians has been filed in Calgary. READ MORE

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Forced to take abilify

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Abilify caused me Afib to my heart and I want to sue the company that made Abilify for it.

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At the end of 2 weeks of taking Aripiprazole (was taken off Quetiapine at my request due to weight-gain)- I experienced a dreadful, desperate feeling of wanting to die ; of being unable to sit due to restless legs (both side-effects of Aripiprazole).
I was taken to hospital - in fact I PLEADED to be taken there as I felt desperate and needed to be prevented from harming myself.
As the day rolled on I was counselled by a very good Psychiatric Nurse.
I was advised to stop taking Aripiprazole.
I would not have taken this tablet had I known about Suicidal Ideation; I have a history of attempting suicide ; so should the Psychiatrist have prescribed Aripiprazole in the first place?
My family could so easily have lost me that day.
Please advise.Tankyou.
My family could have lost me so

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I just wanted to kindly make those of you posting your experiences, asking if you can be helped, this website itself cannot help you moving forward. They are only providing information. However, the link above these comments is blue and says click it for help. It will take you to a form to fill out. It puts your story out there for lawyers to read. If a lawyer thinks you have a case, they'll call you. WARNING: Get credit card statements for all the years affected, gambling receipts etc..., proof of diagnosis and years cared for w/ this drug (be careful if the shrink you see is still your doctor. I'm looking for a new doctor, because my doctor was contacted by the law firm. Even though he isn't at all involved, he is being a complete jerk to me now), and pharmacy records. It's A LOT of work!!!

I empathize w/ all of you as I presently have retained assistance for the Abilify overspending, excessive gambling lawsuit.I estimate the financial loss over a 4 years period was 200K! But here's the deal---how the hell can I find all the paperwork they need as proof??? I don't have the credit cards anymore. I don't remember their numbers. The casinos didn't keep track back when I gambled. You used tokens, not cards with your money or winnings on the card! And by retaining them, what do they do to help? Nothing. Abilify is a hard case to prove, and it was my financial demise. I will persevere though!

Since opening this, my first lawsuit, I found out about diabetes and Seroquel. I took Seroquel for a month or two, quit taking it, and 8 months later became increasingly ill. I not only had diabetes, but it was Type 1! NO ONE I AM RELATED TO HAS DIABETES!! NOT EVEN DISTANT RELATIVES! Diabetes 1 is genetic. A contaminant: virus, toxin, allergy, etc... triggers it. And if your genetic makeup carries the predisposition of contracting this disease and you are exposed to one of the aforementioned, your body literally attacks itself and destroys the pancreas. Now, my pancreas is dead; I wear a pump and constant sensor which alarms all night long but also delivers or stops insulin delivery; I've gained 70 lbs; I have several severe disorders related to Type 1; my bipolar became much worse; everything good in life was erased. Because of Diabetes Mellitus type 1, I lost everything I worked so hard for: A Bachelor's Degree while raising 2 babies in diapers with a 3.78, a Master's Degree with a 4.0 while taking care of 3 children, one w/ severe Asperger's and a dying father, +32 hours, 20 years of excellence in education teacher, yet had to retire due to how fast and ill diabetes came on, thus leaving me bedridden for quite some time. My son is an alcoholic and blames me because diabetes destroyed me for awhile, and he had no mother as a young teen. Presently, we do not speak. Diabetes robs you of your health and shits you back out fighting for it. I am angry. And yes, I have retained people!

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I was hospitalized for bipolar disorder and was eventually put on Abilify which I took orally. Within a month, they suggested the monthly 400mg injection. I agreed. Two days after the 2nd injection, I had a seizure. The prescribers, State of Idaho, Health and Welfare, didn't believe that Abilify could have caused it. They had never informed me of any side effects, however, a neighbor happened to have a handout (from Drugs.com) which was similar to what a pharmacy would provide to the person taking the medication. I wasn't impressed with the possible side effects, but most medicines have multiple warnings. I scanned the information and kept the handout. Possible seizures was listed. I told Health and Welfare this and was told that she looked at her source of information and found nothing about seizures. I still believed it probably caused it. Two days after my 2nd injection I had taken my daughter to gymnastics and went in to tell them something. I started to black out so I turned to leave instead. I felt like I had been spun around in circles and was dizzy and unsteady. I was hanging onto the door trying to keep from falling when I passed out onto concrete which resulted in my left kneecap completely breaking in two. I recall hearing one witness saying it looked like I had a seizure. At that point I was taken off Abilify. The injury was severe. It has been 7 months since the surgery, and am not recovering very well. It has ruined the life I had. I can't run, ride a bike, walk down stairs, dance, instruct exercise, ride a horse, and so on. I really am considering a lawsuit, which I feel is justified.

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I have been on abilify for quite sometime i have type 2 diabeties now i was fine before i started taking this drug can you all please reach out in help me if cant please refer me to someone who can thank you have a blessed day!

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abilify caused me to be a compulsive gambler and i would get loans from different loan companys and people to go to casino's to gamble with.

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Hi, I took the generic form of Abilify off and on for two years. I've only been off of it since May 2017. I've always been good with money and have lived within my means, but for the past two years, I've developed a serious shopping addiction. I have let my utilities get disconnected in order to have more money for shopping. I have only just learned about the lawsuits against Abilify, but was told by a lawyer that the generic manufacterers have discovered a loophole whereby they are not liable for the compulsive behaviors caused by aripipazole. I lost the urge to shop shortly after stopping this drug, but just a day ago the compulsion returned. I am afraid that the damages caused are permanent. I now have no money for food for the entire month because I spent it all yesterday. People who have been hurt by the generic form of Abilify should be able to recover their loses, too.

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i took abilify for several years and the biggest side effect i had was grandmall seizures and im still having them today. im on medication for them.

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I've been taking Risperdal, Abilify and Aripipraloze for years. The Veterans Administration put me on forced medications in 2004 based on some lies of 2 family members. They said they thought I had Schizoaffective Disorder and Bipolar but I never had any of the symptoms. I started wanting to frequent prostitutes but forced myself to stop after having been celibate for about 18-1/2 years after my wife died of cancer. Then I developed tremors which get very serious at times and cannot grip things or sign my signature at times. I told my doctor who prescribes it but she has me hold still for about 20 to 30 seconds and I tense up to try to hold still. I developed a facial nerve problem the last few years but don't know if it's related and I seem to have developed a nervous problem and had somewhat of a nervous breakdown about 8 years ago. I have witnesses to my problems but I just don't know what to do anymore. There's probably much more to say on the issue if I spend a day or two thinking on my problems.

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This is complete garbage. I took Abilify for 5 years with no such side effect. I started on oral tabs then went to monthly injections all at 30mg daily. What complete horseshit. If you gambled your money away, don't blame your medication, blame yourself you idiots. There is no case that ended in a monetary settlement between pharmaceutical company and patient due to being a gambling addict as a side effect. What a joke. Get rich quick schemes. SMH.

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I've been taking abilify for around 10 years now. My doctors psychiatrists and top pricey rehab institutions highly recommended it. My family told me to always take it to control my ups and downs and mood swings. It seemed to work but once I blew $70,000 cash fast in las vegas then purchased a $60,000 vehicle which was out of my budget and shopping and very hyper sexual which got me in some dangerous situations ( no stds) just violent situations. Also I hear it can cause neurological damage. So now what do I take? Can't take seroquel or Geodon or lithium or resperedal or like that but now what do I take? Zyprexa? I'm going to get a few new internist evaluations...bad news and I'm getting involved with litigators in this class action lawsuit against abilify manufacturers. I'm very upset about this misleading deception from a multi billion dollar lying pharmaceutical company and believe I should be financially compensated!

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As a patient who was diagnosed with bi-polar, ADD, and addiction problems back in 1993; it is my understanding from an email from the FDA dated 2016, with these predisposed behaviors, I should never have been put on Abilify. I would guess that ten of the fourteen years I was on this medicine, I was on the highest doze, 30 mg. My family immediately noticed the flat-faced, zombie affect. As I went on to live a quite an exciting life,embarrassing my parents, grandparents, my siblings, and I even ruined my reputation. I went from a well rounded athlete with artistic abilities, to somebody always pushing the boundaries. I put myself in completely unsafe situations, becoming sick as a result of such occasions and even being date raped by one such acquaintance. With such a sordid past as mine, who would believe me? IF I HAD KNOWN IT WAS THE ABILIFY CAUSING ME TO ACT OUT IN THIS MANNER, I would have quit a decade earlier. I have a ruined reputation, I've been to countless mental health institutions, several drug rehabs, moved from job to job, from city to city, with roommate to roommate, had countless sexual partners, many unprotected, received several std's and was anally raped by one such acquaintance. I take some of the blame for my actions, however, I am finding out that the makers of Abilify knew about these side effects LONG BEFORE letting the consumers in the US know. When I first started taking abilify, it was like $1400.00 a month, a gift my uncle generously gave me. Even now, 14 years later, the GENERIC price is still outrageous. Im weaning off of it and am down to 10 mg...my gambling is not as pronounced, overeating...not so much and the hypersexuality is almost non-existent....

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I took it for years & my daughter too. I believe it made me be compulsive Sex gambling etc diabetes I have had too

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I just realized all the horrible side affects of this medication I have only been on this medication for a week. I absolutely do not want to gain weight as I have an eating disorder already and gaining weight would make my depression even more to the extreme. Now I am frustrated on all the comments and what I should do. Any suggestions or comments would help.

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Wow,i had no idea that this medicine would have affected me this way..reading the other complaints, now i see...the unprotected sexual encounters...the stealing beyond control..i thought i was crazy..
And the diabetes. .

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I was on Abilify for about three years. I took a break after hearing all the disturbing news. However, I can attest to some disturbing behavior I had while on the medication. I did becom sexually aggressive. I was never like that in all my life. I started taking chances with unprotected sex as well as with people I didn't really know. This behavior was not as bad as my impulse to shoplift. I can tell you with money in my pocket, I just had to try to take an item without paying for it just to feel that thrill. I guess I did all of these things for the thrill because I could not stop if I thought about the consequences I were to have contracted a fatal disease or go a criminal record and never were able to find gainful employment up to my standards.

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Hi, I read most of the postings and I can definitely relate, I have been taking Abilify sense 2005 and couldn't loose weight no matter how much I exercised so I basically gave up. I ended up getting type 2 diabetes and put on 110 lbs. I also had tardive dyskinesia with tremor like symptoms with my tong. This made me feel really uncomfortable around people. I also have had a compulsive gambling problem since 2005 when i started taking the medication Abilify. I played video poker one time and I was hooked. I couldn't hang on to 5.00 for more than a day. I feel lesser than because I lost all of that money, but I know now that it wasn't my fault. I stopped taking Abilify about two months ago and I seen and felt a decrease in my cravings to gamble and to over eat. Now that I'm off the Abilify my craving are gone. Please if your on Abilify don't play video poker you won't be able to stop! Thanks Mark J.

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My daughter, in her freshman year of high school, was put on Abilify for irritibility, depression, and other symptoms associated with her Aspberger's Disorder. She was on for only one year but was exibiting alarming weight gain, (at least 25 pounds within one year, a drastic metabolic change for her), symptoms I associated with blood sugar problems and tremors in her hands. She also reported "black outs" in which she would suddenly "come to" and realized her surroundings, not knowing how she got there. She was also even more depressed than before she started the drug. The prescribing psychiatrist didn't seem the least alarmed and I ended up taking her off the drug myself. Her weight started dropping dramatically, in fact it wouldn't stop and she has been on Synthroid for her thyroid ever since. She also never lost the tremor in her hands and has dropped and broken things and reports her ability to do her artwork has been affected.

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I was on Abilify for 2 years, stopped in feb 2016 but side effects of uncontrollable tongue licking, smacking, biting my tongue, slurred speech have continued. Iam more depressed now then I was before this medication.
Don't take Abilify. I need help please!!!

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Just to make thing short I was put on abilify for having physosis I was in geriatric physosis in unity for two week the starting giving me the ability at 25 mg then moved it up to 75 mg then I was discharge from the hospital and a few days after I was home had a massive heart attack I am here today do to the quick actions of my daughter who gave me c.p.r until medical help arrived I have dementia also l am 84 year old and I never expected to have all this happen to me my daughter read on line this medication should of never been giving to me because of the dementia and physosis It should of never been giving thank u alice

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I took anti-depressants for years and developed a severe gambling compulsion (over 7 or 8 years, I lost half a million dollars). It started small and grew out of control quite rapidly. This compulsion caused a suicide attempt and years of additional depression and self loathing. I did take Abilify, but I don't think it was for very long. I also took Effexor and Cymbalta and several others in numerous dosages and combinations. When I stopped taking these medications, the gambling compulsion slowly went away. A year and a half later, I no longer gamble at all.

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After reading another comment from a parent, I see that we are not alone. Our son has been on Abilify and other medications for mood stabilizer, anxiety, depression all associated with ASD. He has become extremely obsessed with just about everything causing rages and harm to others in the home. One of the biggest obsessions is food. He would go into a terrible rage if we told him he could not eat. His weight has ballooned and no matter what we tried we could not stop his eating. He was recently hospitalized for harming a sibling, threatening suicide, and attempting suicide. While in the hospital we found out that he is border line diabetic with an elevated A1C and has high cholesterol. The next week is when we heard of all the issues associated with Abilify and it made since. We removed him immediately and replaced with something else. He has become a completely different kid.

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Hello, we started my son on Abilify about 3 years ago. The doctors said it would help with his behaviors associated with ASD. The drug was amazing for about a year. Then it stopped working. They increased the dosage. Then more and more. Long story short, the child doesnt stop eating! Its terrible, he has gained so much weight that its unhealthy. The poor child is ony 7.

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I was seeing things that were not there. This was the symptom I was having during the time I was on Abilify. Also I could not lose weight I was always eating. I took Abilify for a whole year.

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I never knew this about abilify. I've been taking it and gaining weight for a year. My memory is terrible. My hair is coarse and falling out. I'm also being treated for thyroid issues and pre diabetes testing. The overeating is terrible. I learned a lot reading these posts.

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just been on this tablet for 8 weeks it has already slightly efffected my gallbladder and immune system

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I was taking Abilify (the generic one) for a short period of time. Close monitoring by my dr. and I developed unusual gasping episodes. I was taken off the meds but the gasping has not stopped. It is less often and less severe but still present. I am not comfortable speaking with anyone as I tend to gasp during the conversation and more than once. This started in 2015.

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Both of my sons were prescribed abilify. My youngest was taking it around 2097 to 2008 and he was experiencing hallucinations and tremors. They now have prescribed my middle child abilify and he's displaying hypersexual behaviors compulsive eating and gambling problems. I have asked the doctor to discontinue the use of it and he has not yet to this day! I need help. I have documentation from all the years they have both been in it and expressed my concerns without any resolutions...if anyone could please provide me with someone who can help me with this I would greatly appreciate it.

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I have been taking abilify for approximately 7 years. I have a severe shopping addiction, sex addiction and I pick at my scabs incessantly.
I am hoping that you can advise me on this lawsuit

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My husband and I were both given Abilify in addition to our antidepressant. We have ordinary endogenous depression. Shortly thereafter we began to make irrational decisions. We have gone from having our home paid off and a nice IRA to totally broke. Once we stopped taking the Abilify our normal decision making ability returned. We are 74 years old and in bad health. My husband had to return to working so we can pay our rent and other regular bills. I have no doubt that the Abilify created this disastrous thinking and our actions.

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i fight against sucidail thoughts every day have high blood perrsure overweight ,insomnia stiff legs stiffness excessive saliva from the drug amblify

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While taking Abilify for bipolar disorder, I have developed a compulsive shopping addition, tremors, muscle rigidity, hypotension, dizziness, loss of balance, trouble swallowing, tongue thrust, overactive bladder, hair loss and fatigue. I was recently diagnosed with Parkinson's secondary to Abilify.

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Diagnosed with Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome, taking Abilify for more than 6 years and no MD suspected that is was caused by Abilify. Rigid muscles in arms and legs, irregular heartbeat (180+ ppm), sweating, loss coordination, fever. Alert... May 2014 review PDR states that side effects (each one) are progressive from 2 months up to 12 years of taking Abilify.

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It all started a year ago when my dad, who had been prescribed Abilify by a hospital doctor on staff at Beaumont Hospital Royal Oak, Michigan while he was admitted for treatment of depression. He was NOT Bipolar, he was NOT Schizophrenic, and he was not suicidal, although, Beaumont requires that you say that you are suicidal in order to get admitted for treatment. What is wrong with this country!!!! Another psychiatrist had already prescribed Zoloft and Cymbalta, and his regular doctor doubled the Zoloft. He takes approximately 12 different medications. He seemed much better and the hospital released him advising to follow-up with his regular psychiatrist which he did and continued to supposedly be monitored by this doctor. Unfortunately, that was not the case because my dad who is 83 yrs old started these terrible jerking movements while he slept . Eventually, they became so severe that my mom took my dad to the emergency room at Royal Oak Beaumont Hospital two weeks ago! The ER doctor admitted him to the hospital to perform a myriad of tests. After three days, and my dad so increasingly worse (having uncontrollable muscle jerking and movements, struggling just to turn over in his slept, facial movements that looked like he had Cerebral Palsy, hallucinations seeing people that were not there) the nurse came in and said good news we are releasing you to go home. Mom spoke up and said I can’t take that man home in this condition and the doctors never even diagnosed my dad or provided any information to us. They were going to just release him as is and it would all be on us because of what a doctor did and did not do! Well, things changed again as they didn’t release him and one doctor from his heart doctor’s office advised that we will never be able to take him home and that he will have to stay in a nursing home the rest of his life. You can only imagine the shock and dismay that took over my mom and me. This all happened within 3 days!
Next, the case worker came in and talked right in front of my dad, mom and me that we will need to choose at least 3 different nursing homes with rehabilitation facilities. My 83 year old mom and I spent that entire Tuesday morning and afternoon touring 5 different nursing homes. We come back to visit my Dad after we were finished and were told that they were going to admit dad to a different floor at Beaumont Royal Oak for rehabilitation. Come to find out this was the Neurology section of the hospital. Not one doctor spoke to us about diagnosis or what the game plan was and all the time my dad was getting worse symptoms of the uncontrollable muscle movement, zoning out, and hallucinations, slurring speech and dad couldn’t even walk at this point.
They did move dad to the Neurocenter for rehab at Beaumont in a semi-private room and they told mom that they would put their heads together and find out what exactly is causing these symptoms and starting rehab. So, he endured hours of physical, speech and occupational therapies and never complained.
Apparently, the nurses had to alarm his bed because he kept getting out of it and was so confused at where he was and where he wanted to be and learned how to turn the alarm off. The jerking uncontrollable muscle movements became increasingly worse and he was showing signs of believing that his hallucinations were real and he was slurring his words and making statements that made no sense at all! Really scary and surreal for all this to start while he was in the hospital! It was a Wednesday night I came to see how my dad was by myself and to give my poor mom a break. He was in bad shape. He would not wake up to eat because he felt too sick. So, I sat there for a half hour watching this man that was so miserable and in pain and I honestly left the room crying profusely and no one came to my aid let alone my poor dad’s aid. Isn’t that what nurses do????? So, I started taking names and asking questions and requesting information.
Next day, I decided that I would take another day off work and spend it with dad and follow his day through his rehab schedules and took notes and asked more questions related to what he was doing in rehab to understand what our family needed to be prepared to do for dad, because we were taking him home no matter why any doctor or nurse said.
Dad was moved him to a private room and assigned a sitter with him because he knew how to turn the alarm to the bed off! You must understand that this is a very intelligent man who raised his family in the Air Force for 22 years and served his country through 2 wars but unfortunately that means nothing anymore. My dad is a veteran even though he is 83 years old he deserves the same resources that are advertised for all of the new veterans coming home.
A different case worker was assigned to dad’s case and said it might be a problem to get him into a nursing home for 20 days of rehab while he has an assigned sitter because nursing homes do NOT accept patients needing sitters. If he needed a sitter then he would have to be in the nursing home full time, baloney to that. I am sure that I am so distraught that I am missing some details of the whole nightmare our family had to go through. Then the case worker said he should have never had a sitter put on him. What? What are they telling us now. Nobody communicates there with the families, the nurses don’t know about the patient. Also, doctors and nurses are explaining things to my dad that he had no comprehension of, duh! Finally, got to speak with a doctor that knew what he was talking about. I directly asked him could Abilify cause the pseudo parkinsonism and extra pyramidal disorder and he advised it is possible, in fact, all the nurses and doctors we spoke to said the same thing. But the Indian doctor that originally prescribed Abilify for dad when asked by mom if it could be causing these symptoms said no it would not cause these symptoms, in fact, he told my mom that on two different occasions. All I can say is this is the third time this hospital and/or some of its doctors have honestly make serious life threatening errors .
Today, my dad is doing so well since his system is clear of the Abilify and his Zoloft has been reduced, however, we are watching him closely because we do not know if the symptoms will return and keep praying each day that it will never happen again. He is currently getting in home rehab for a short period, but was told that he must be homebound in order to receive them by a Beaumont Royal Oak Rehab therapist! That is nuts and I don’t trust what any doctor says anymore which is really sad how the quality of care has decreased so. And the left foot clearly doesn’t know what the right foot is doing, sad, sad, sad they should be ashamed of themselves!

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My 11 year old son has constinant tremors in his hands that cause him to have trouble with writing and holding on to things.

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tardive dyskinesia was the diagnoses from the neurologist as a result of this drug. Severe hand tremors and shoulder as a result of taking this drug for only 2 1/2 - 3 months

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I have tremors very bad. Every doctor I see test me for parkinson's disease. I also have uncontrollable muscle movements and have to take meds to try to help them.

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uncontrollable movements in my legs (right and left legs) and my toes. Uncontrollable muscle movements in my face. Tremors at night, when I'm in bed. Hyperglycemia.

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I was diagnosed with diabetes type 3 after a physician started me on abilify 30 mg for bipolar. I started gaining weight and having water retention in my body. I was healthy prior to taking abilify and now I am morbidly obese with edema and newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. I have been taking abilify for several years.

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My 13 old daughter has gained 20-25 pounds and has issues with her liver now and had her gallbladder removed in Oct. 2010. Some twitching not all the time. They said it would be a good idea to keeping checking to make sure she does not become diabetic. Problems sleeping at night. Leg pain at times and anxiety.

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I gained over 65 pounds and now have a goiter and an enlarged thyroid. I am being monitored to see if surgery is necessary.

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Hospitalized for 11 days with pancreatitis caused from Abilify, then at home on an IV drip with visiting nurses for an additional two weeks. Now I am diabetic and can never drink alcohol again. I am on a very strict no-fat and no sugar diet for the rest of my life. I now have to take subcutaneous insulin and cholesterol pills.

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My wife was never diagnosed with diabetes until about 5 years after starting Zxprexa. She was switched to Abilify in 2005. Now she has periphial diabetic neuropathy. This has caused numerous ER visits with stroke like symptoms. Since she came off Abilify her sugar readings are greatly improving. She stopped the Abilify just recently. The Dr. put her on Trilifon for her antipsychotic. She is now taking Gabapentin for the nerve damage in her legs which has caused numbness, tingling and severe pain. I am not sure if she is diabetic, but even if she is the two antipsychotic drugs interferred with the treatment of diabetes.

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