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| Abilify Description:
What Is Abilify?
Abilify is in a class of medications called atypical antipsychotics. Antipsychotic medicines are used to treat symptoms of schizophrenia that may include hearing voices, seeing things, or sensing things that are not there, mistaken beliefs or unusual suspiciousness.
Abilify is used to treat mixed or manic episodes in adults who have a condition called Bipolar I disorder. Bipolar disorder is a mental illness than causes extreme mood swings. |
Product Notes:
Before you start taking Abilify, tell your healthcare professional if you:
have or had heart problems
have or had seizures
have or had diabetes or increased blood sugar
are trying to become pregnant, are already pregnant, or are breast-feeding.
drink alcohol
Are There Any Interactions With Drugs or Foods?
Because certain other medications can interact with Abilify review all medications that you are taking with your healthcare professional, including those that you take without a prescription.
Your healthcare professional may have to adjust your dose or watch you more closely if you take the following:
blood pressure medicines
ketoconazole
quinidine
carbamazepine
fluoxetine or paroxetine
Avoid drinking alcohol while taking Abilify. Side Effects:
The following are the major potential risks and side effects of Abilify therapy.
Abilify and other antipsychotic medications can cause serious problems such as:
A life-threatening nervous system problem called neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS). NMS can cause a high fever, stiff muscles, sweating, a fast or irregular heart beat, change in blood pressure, and confusion. NMS can affect your kidneys. NMS is a medical emergency. Call your healthcare professional right away if you experience these symptoms.
A movement problem called tardive dyskinesia (TD). Call your healthcare professional right away if you get muscle movements that cannot be stopped.
High blood sugar and diabetes. Patients with diabetes or who have a higher chance for diabetes should have their blood sugar checked often.
Strokes have happened in older patients treated for mental illness from dementia. Abilify is not approved for this use. See FDA Alert.
Other serious side effects with Abilify may include low blood pressure seen as dizziness, increased heart beat and possibly fainting; seizures; increased body temperature; and difficulty swallowing.
The most common side effects may include headache, weakness, nausea, vomiting, constipation, anxiety, problems sleeping, lightheadedness (dizziness), sleepiness, restlessness and rash. Manufacturer link or canadian Pharmacy drug sources: http://www.abilify.com/
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