Withdrawl from abilify

[Kristy618]

I was diagnosed with a bipolor disorder approximently 5 years ago
I was put on Lamactal 300mg and Abilify5mg
I soon found out that I was allergic to Abilify because I was having all kinds of problems
I had a very very dry mouth, I had a very very difficult time swallowing,and I had trouble breathing
I also was having trouble with my tongue because it was swelling up and I eventually got to a point that my jaw was hurting very bad, I started drewling and then I got where I couldn't even talk anymore, not at all
I was then put on benzotripine (cogentin) and was told to start taking it everyday along with the abilify
My doctor said that I was allergic to abilify but he still wanted me to continue  taking it anyway but that he also wanted me to start taking benzotripine (cogentin) to counter act it

I am 36 years old and for about 3 years I have been wanting to get pregnant and have one more child but I kept on talking my self out of it because I was scared of what might happen to me if I stoped all my meds

Anyway on the 21st of April I slowly started to get off the abilify (the one that has always caused me problems)
For the first week I started taking 2.5 and I was doing great
On April 30th I was told to stop taking abilify completly
That is exactly when the problem started
The same day I quit the abilify is the same day I started to have those allergic reactions again with my mouth,face,jaw,trouble swallowing, a little trouble breathin, dry mouth
All day Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday I have had this problem
What doesn't make any sense is that I am no longer taking Abilify and Im still having these problems and here all along we thought that Abilify was the one causing these allergic reactions
Am I having a withdrawl from being off this drug and if so how long before I feel normal again
As far as having mood swing, depression and etc well everything is great and I have had no problem with that the only problem Im having is abnormal facial movements, trouble swallowing, dry mouth, a little trouble breathing and believe me Im having a really difficult time dealing with this
I can handle some mood swing, depression etc but when it comes down to being in pain and being extremely
uncomfortable well thats completly different
I dont know why this is happening to me and maybe you know
Im assuming this will go away soon
What do you think
When will it stop
Why is it happening
Am I having withdrawls from a mood stabilizer and if so isnt that strange
I really want this baby very bad so Im just trying to hang in there and hoping that this problem will eventually go away
I hope very soon

[kapperbunny]

i went cold turkey off abiliy and It was terrible.  i couldnt breath i had terrible pain in my neck and face i had unusual mouth movments and tremor..  the reson i quit it in the first place was because i was having parkinsonian like symptoms.

[xanweaner]

I'm sorry to hear about all of your withdrawal problems. First thing, contact the pharmacy and speak to the pharmacist about your withdrawing amounts. He/she is very knowledgeable about all meds and can help guide you.

I don't know specifics about Abilify except that it's an antipsychotic and is used also for bp disorder. I wish I could offer you specific info. on tapering, but I can't.

Please call the pharmacist right away...and I hope you get it straightened out so you can start to feel better again...