Going back on abilify

[hazyworld]

HI,I have been off abilify and trying lamictal for a week now and feel terrible.I thought the abilfy was causing me diziness but even after stopping it im still dizzy and more deprressed and having sweats on this lamictal so dr said i should go back on abilify..everyone that knows me said i seemed so much better on the abilfy...i just sit around on this ;lamictal,,,,,,,,,so im gonna try abilfy again i ws on it for 3 months,,,,,,,,,,,,,my question is does it seem to affect sexual desires? Mine seems down,and maybe its just cause i have been so worried about the dizziness and thats been geting me down

[ILADVOCATE]

You should speak to your doctor right away about that even if its not from the Lamictal and make sure to tell them what you were on.

[hazyworld]

stopped the lamictal last night and wnet back on abilify last night feel like i have sores in my mouth this morning,,,strange could this be from the lamictal...........maybe i just cut mouth on chips last night,,,,,,,,,,,,dont know if i should be concerned

[ILADVOCATE]

If your doctor said you should go off the Lamictal that's their decision as regards side effects. One week is not enough time to see if it worked though and some side effects get better after time. You'd have to discuss that with your psychiatrist though. As regards Abilify if it worked for you then that's fine. Antipsychotics can cause prolactin elevation which drops sex drive but Abilify is the least likely to cause this. Its generally more of a nuisance than anything but each person is different in their reactions.