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Q: Muscle ridgidity and lightheadedness
asked by: tennisman87 on April 6th, 2009
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Hi! I'm new here.

I was perfectly healthy until this past summer when I began to have stomach pains and regurgitating after meals. The pain in my stomach eventually got to the point where I decided to take the semester off from college to figure things out. This January I was diagnosed with Gastroparesis. In the Fall, the stomach pain effected my sleep and I got overtired. This led to me getting scared and confused about irrational things. I was taken to a hospital and put on a psychotropic drug called Abilify. I was on the drug for 4 months and then tapered off of it under doctors direction. I've been off of it now for almost two months. I was on only a low dose for the final 2 months (5 mg)

Unfortunately I'm still having symptoms of muscle ridgidity and lightheadedness, which I first remember having while on the drug. I sometimes feel like I'm about to faint when going from sitting to standing. There's tension in my left leg that causes me to wiggle the toes on my left foot. I've been to a neurologist who has referred me to a movement disorders specialist. The blood work I've done has ruled out Wilson's disease, Hepatitis, Diabetes, and thyroid issues. I've had an MRI of my brain and liver, which were both normal. I have had elevated liver enzymes for about a year even before any of this started. (ALT 134) (AST 76) I don't drink.

Are these symptoms likely still side effects from the Abilify? If not, does anyone know of any neurological disorders associated with elevated AST and ALT liver enzymes? Any further tests I could request my PCP to run?
Thank you very much.
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