Hi,
My brother is suffering from Schizophernia. I consulted a psychologist in my city. He told me that he needs hypnotherapy. Apart from it you should also start giving him ARIP MT 15 MG tablet (Aripiprazole). He told me that I cant prescribe it as I am psychologist. I went to my chemist and I bought it. I started giving 1 tablet per day to my brother. Later on after 10 tablets have already been swallowed by my brother, I saw on internet that Aripiprazole drug is too risky and it should not be taken without preper supervision. So now I am tense and I want to stop the medicine for my brother but I want to know that what will happen if I suddenly stop the dose of aripiprazole?
My brother's information is :
Age - 24 years
Weight - 73 kg
Height - 5'9"
Please advise sir.
Thanks.
I have schizophrenia. I have had it for 31 years. Whenever I went off a certain medication and onto another it was done usually in hospital under supervision. My symptoms are gone now and I leed a normal life and, incidentally, at no time have I ever had hypnotherapy.
I understand your fears about Aripiprazole. The truth is that it was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Admin. in 2002 for treatment of schizophrenia. Of course every drug has side - effects and that may be what concerns you. Aripiprazole (Abilify) is an atypical drug and has the usual concerns of all the atypical medications, which are considerably less than the older, typical drugs. Concerns about your brothers health can be addressed by having his doctor order regular blood-tests to monitor problems. A reduction in dosage might be an easy answer too.
I hope I've been some help to you.
Don Fraser