I love kava and have used it to varying degrees over the last two years, despite being on Cymbalta, wth only occasional breaks and typically only mild dermo. For me, the mix was not problematic, and the benefits outweighed any mild dermo.
All this changed pretty dramatically recently when I went through a really hard time and my psychiatrist needed to augment my antidepressant with Abilify. My depression lifted, but I still wanted to take moderate amounts of kava for anxiety, in part to avoid benzos. Suddenly, though, I was getting really BAD dermo (looked like exfoliative dermatitis all over) even with the highest quality instant kava. I don't think it's the kava, but rather something about the mix, because I never experienced dermo like this before. I tried every lotion I could find and only used instant, but my skin was stll a worsening mess, so I'm off kava (and missing it).
For experienced users who understand or have used Abilify, is it known to worsen side effects like dermopathy? Is there anything to do about it, or do I just have to . . . abstain as long as I'm on the Abilify?
All this changed pretty dramatically recently when I went through a really hard time and my psychiatrist needed to augment my antidepressant with Abilify. My depression lifted, but I still wanted to take moderate amounts of kava for anxiety, in part to avoid benzos. Suddenly, though, I was getting really BAD dermo (looked like exfoliative dermatitis all over) even with the highest quality instant kava. I don't think it's the kava, but rather something about the mix, because I never experienced dermo like this before. I tried every lotion I could find and only used instant, but my skin was stll a worsening mess, so I'm off kava (and missing it).
For experienced users who understand or have used Abilify, is it known to worsen side effects like dermopathy? Is there anything to do about it, or do I just have to . . . abstain as long as I'm on the Abilify?