7th Abilify Update - Feeling Good

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July 14, 2026

Feeling good. Todays day 4 of my abilify taper. My blood test results are normal: random and fasting glucose, lipid profile, LFTs, RFTs and CBC. However, I suddenly experienced the worst palpitation today and had to go to the emergency department. They did an ECG, and it was normal. I'm shocked that reducing my dose from 10 mg to 7.5 mg caused withdrawal symptoms like this. I wasn't expecting it.

guava378’s taper progress

Dose (mg)

Mood (/10)

- Aripiprazole / Abilify:
17-May-2026 (15mg -> 10mg)
11-July-2026 (10mg-> 7.5mg
17-Aug-2026 (7.5mg -> 5mg)
28-Sep-2026 (5mg -> 3.6mg)
10 months - actively tapering
- Procyclidine 5mg - 10 months - actively tapering
- Propranolol - 20mg - 13 months - holding
- Xanax - 0.25mg - 8 months - holding

4 Replies

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BasedStaffJul 14

Community AnchorEffexor

Happy to hear youre doing better my friend! Happy youre ECG is ok, palpitations can be quite scary. How long do you usually hold for?

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guava378Jul 14

Community AnchorAbilify · active

I will hold at 7.5mg for atleast 4-6 weeks.

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BasedStaffJul 14

Community AnchorEffexor

"I will hold at 7.5mg for atleast 4-6 weeks." — @guava378

Good plan my friend, hoping its only up from here :)

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CatinaJul 14

Community AnchorEffexor

"I suddenly experienced the worst palpitation today and had to go to the emergency department. They did an ECG, and it was normal. I'm shocked that reducing my dose from 10 mg to 7.5 mg caused withdrawal symptoms like this. I wasn't expecting it." — @guava378

I'm really sorry this happened, but it's good you got your heart checked. Yes, it's crazy what a reduction can do; that's why it's so important to go slow and even reduce by a smaller amount if we need to.

Venlafaxine (tapering) - Current dose 17.28 mg
Trazodone - 50 mg
Synthroid - 25 mcg

“Your brain and body know how to heal. Trust the process and keep going.”

Please Note: I am not a healthcare professional. Any advice given is based on personal experience and that of others in the lay withdrawal community.

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