Despite telling my psychiatrist about the insane anxiety I’ve been feeling which seems to coincide with this medication and upping it to 10mg, she thought it would be best to up to 15 then 20mg. I’ve spent two days on 15mg and feel like I’m losing my mind, my anxiety is so bad I can’t even do my own work and I’m frequently having panic attacks.

Taking propanalol to calm me down, which works slightly, but it’s becoming taking that daily to fight off the anxiety. It’s got to the point where I’m getting dark thoughts I haven’t had for years, and I’m really scared.

I think I should come off of aripriprazole, I’ve been two months on it and at least a full month if not longer on 10mg, and whatever is causing this anxiety is ruining my life. I would taper down obviously, back to 10 then 5mg. 

I just feel stupid going against what the doctor said but I’m losing my mind here and can’t cope much longer it’s effecting every part of my life, I can’t even cook without freaking out.