ABILIFY Day 8
Question:
Then besides the hiccups (who knows what that will turn into at 30mg) and the hiccups are getting more intense like almost to the point of one of those puke-hiccups where you can taste your lunch, but they come every couple of minutes for an hour at a stretch
Phinny, try this trick for the hiccups: next time they come on, try either eating fresh pineapple (or from the can) or drinking some pineapple juice. I read somewhere that scientists don’t know why but it cures them. Anyway, it’s something I’ve always done and something my family’s have always done. Or it could be too soon to say on that score. I may have just been on a roll or it could have been placebo, the expectation that it would make me well making me well. Til the insomnia hit. I don’t know, but that’s about all I have for now.
I’m rooting for you Phinny. I hope this works. Give it a little more time, maybe the side effects will fade. I’m glad you found a few days of peace.
Response:
Always appreciate your talent in writing; i am sorry to hear that Abilify is not proving to be as successful as you expected; i know from a close friend who tired about 20 different drugs, and finally, just last year hit on the right one — no kidding, it took that long; As Healy says in one of his drug books, matching the drug with the condition is at present more scientific than actually identifying a specific mental disorder (paraphrasing loosely); I recall that you said you tried lithium and if i recall correctly your dose was tiny – so tiny that it was beyond the therapeutic range; i hope i am not being a pain in the ass if i say try 900-1200mg (that is how they start you typically until you stabilize); frankly i am surprised if your doctor did not do that. cheers, and good wishes for a happier new year; Squiggles
