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Does Ability Has Any Side Effects On A Alcoholic Recovering Person?

I am a recovering alcoholic and I was put on ability and citalopram and the day i took ablilify i had a relapse - I think what happened was as soon as I took it the same day I felt buzzed and I immediately craved alcohol which i have sober from for 6 months
my husband found me standing in the bathroom blacked out - just standing there
what is this stuff???? My head feels numb on it - Ive never done drugs but is this what it is like
Sat, 25 Jan 2014
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Hello,
Thanks for choosing health care magic for posting your query.
I have gone through your question in detail and I can understand what you are going through.
Abilify has zolpidem and it may lead to such behaviours occasionally. People have reported sleep walking and altered sensorium with zolpidem.
Hope I am able to answer your concerns.
If you have any further query, I would be glad to help you.
In future if you wish to contact me directly, or want to know further about the same query, you can use the below mentioned link:
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Wish you good health,
Kind regards
Dr. Srikanth Reddy M.D.
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Does Ability Has Any Side Effects On A Alcoholic Recovering Person?

Hello, Thanks for choosing health care magic for posting your query. I have gone through your question in detail and I can understand what you are going through. Abilify has zolpidem and it may lead to such behaviours occasionally. People have reported sleep walking and altered sensorium with zolpidem. Hope I am able to answer your concerns. If you have any further query, I would be glad to help you. In future if you wish to contact me directly, or want to know further about the same query, you can use the below mentioned link: bit.ly/dr-srikanth-reddy Wish you good health, Kind regards Dr. Srikanth Reddy M.D.