Patients with schizophrenia often present mild to severe cognitive deficits which contribute to their social disability
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This medication can decrease hallucinations (hearing/seeing things that are not there) and improve your concentration
It balances the levels of dopamine and serotonin in your brain to regulate your mood, behaviors and thoughts
8 It is also indicated as an injection for agitation associated with schizophrenia or bipolar
Maintenance doses: 441 mg, 662 mg, or 882 mg IM monthly, 882 mg IM every 4 to 6 weeks, or 1064 mg IM every 2 months; this drug should not be given sooner
blunted affect, bradyphrenia, catatonia, cognitive deterioration, delirium Aripiprazole - Brand name: Abilify
It is also known by the trade names Abilify and Abilify Maintena
Aripiprazole Mylan Pharma is indicated for the treatment of schizophrenia in adults and in adolescents aged 15 years and older
Written by Keri Wiginton
There are things you can do to help cope with them: Difficulty sleeping (insomnia) Feeling anxious and restless
Aripiprazole (ar" i pip' ra zole) is a partial agonist for dopamine type 2 (D2) and serotonin (5-HT1A) receptors and has antagonist activity against serotonin 5HT2A receptors
Alternatively, it will have been prescribed for the treatment and/or prevention of high mood swings, a condition called mania
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, 2010] IM, ER injectable suspension (aripiprazole monohydrate): 400 mg once monthly (doses should be separated by ≥26 days)
: an antipsychotic drug C23H27Cl2N3O2 used in the treatment of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, major depressive disorder, and irritability associated with autism