Last night I wasn't as manic as I was the entire day before and I was able to sleep pretty good. The only trouble had was that my legs were very restless and I couldn't get comfortable. I was up and down several times during the night moving from the bed to the chair and back to the bed again. My nurse practitioner said that I might experience this side effect with Abilify and I will be telling her about it. I started having this symptom when I went from the 5mg to10mg tablet and it's mostly during the day that I experience it. Maybe there's a drug that can counter act that symptom that she can prescribe.
Another symptom I've been experiencing is tremors in my left hand. I had a few when I first started out on the Abilify and then nothing more until I went to the 10mg. The tremors seem to happen both when I'm stressed and just relaxing. Other people have noticed it more than me but it concerns me. I don't want another problem in addition to all the other problems I currently have. The paralysis I had with the Bell's Palsy over the summer is gone but I still drool a lot which can be annoying.
Other than all of the above my day went pretty good. I went to breakfast with my cousin and one of her friends. I actually had a nice time. We then went for a car ride later in the day to look at trick-or-treat lights and it was a bust. We saw like four good houses. Hopefully the lights will get better as we get closer to Halloween.
I’m a 46 year old man who’s been dealing with Bipolar my entire life. It wasn’t until 2013 that I was diagnosed and this blog is my story. As you’ll see there’s been many lapses in my posting but I’m going to try and get back with it. I’ve had a lot of trouble during my lapses but I continue to remain optimistic about my bipolar hence the title Optimistic Bipolar.
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