You may have noticed that many people with bipolar disorder take Abilify.
Abilify is an antipsychotic medication- also known as a neuroleptic. It is used for treating psychosis and mania.
The generic name is Aripiprazole.
It’s a newer antipsychotic, so it’s called an atypical anti psychotic. It, along with the other atypicals such as Risperdal, Seroquel and Zyprexa has less side effects than the older drugs such as Thorazine and Haldol. Interestingly, research has shown that the newer anti psychotics are not more effective than the old drugs. They just have a lot less side effects.
This doesn’t mean they don’t have major side effects. They still do, but they’re easier to tolerate for many people.
A plus of Abilify is that it doesn’t seem to have as many weight gain problems associated with drugs such as Zyprexa, Seroquel and Risperdal. That is a plus. On [ Read More ]

