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Friday, October, 23, 2009

What Are The Side Effects Of Abilify

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Out with the Old, In with the New

By Chris Ballas, M.D. Health Expert

A few months back I posted a blog on the decrease in the use of SSRIs. There's another aspect to the problem of "in with the new, out with the old" creep of medication usage in favor of the newer drugs.

A significant number of people are prescribed Prozac and Seroquel, especially considering the fact that it's only approved for bipolar disorder (4% of the population) and schizophrenia (1%). But here's the question: is the increased Seroquel use replacing older antipsychotics such as Haldol, ...

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Bipolar Disorder Treatment
...olanzapine (Zyprexa), risperidone (Risperdal), quetiapine (Seroquel), ziprasidone (Geodon), and ariprazole (Abilify). These five drugs have all been approved for treatment of bipolar mania and,... Read more »
Bipolar Medications
...antipsychotic), olanzapine (Zyprexa), risperidone (Risperdal), quetiapine (Seroquel), aripiprazole (Abilify) and ziprasidone (Geodon).Olanzapine was the first atypical antipsychotic approved for... Read more »
Schizophrenia: Treatment
...risperidone (Risperdal), olanzapine (Zyprexa), quetiapine (Seroquel), ziprasidone (Geodon), aripiprazole (Abilify), and palperidone (Invega).Which Type of Drug to Choose. Experts have debated... Read more »
Schizophrenia: Treatment
...States:Clozapine (Clozaril)Risperidone (Risperdal)Olanzapine (Zyprexa)Quetiapine (Seroquel)Aripiprazole (Abilify)Ziprasidone (Geodon)Paliperidone (Invega)Clozapine was the first atypical drug... Read more »
Schizophrenia: Introduction
...ApprovalsIn 2007, the Food and Drug Administration approved risperidone (Risperdal) and aripiprazole (Abilify) for treatment schizophrenia in teenagers. These drugs are the first atypical... Read more »

Medications

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Aripiprazole is used to treat certain mental/mood disorders (e.g., bipolar disorder,... Read more »

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...to time to monitor your progress or check for side effects. Consult your doctor for more... Read more »

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...to time to monitor your progress or check for side effects. Consult your doctor for more... Read more »

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Aripiprazole injection is used for the short-term treatment of agitation that occurs with... Read more »

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...slightly increased risk of serious, possibly fatal side effects (e.g., heart failure, pneumonia,... Read more »

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