ARIPIPRAZOLE vs HALOPERIDOL

I was re-diagnosed with bipolar disorder (unspecified) again last week. I didn’t stick to meds the first time around, but decided to just believe and take it seriously this time. Been taking Aripiprazole 2mg for a week now, and while my body still feels sick like a common cold, I am doing some motio

There is no doubt that Abilify has made a dramatic impact on the lives of many schizophrenics here. However, there is a dark side to the drug that should be known, I am afraid. It can cause gambling behaviours. In Canada, the makers of the drug have stopped fighting the class action lawsuits. They j

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# General Info Antipsychotics are a type of psychiatric medication available with a prescription to treat psychosis (delusions, hallucinations, paranoia, or disordered thought). Sometimes referred to as neuroleptics or major tranquilizers, They are licensed to treat specific mental health problems w

I love organising my stuff! 2mg clonazepam daily 500mg quetiapine (100OM 400 ON) Aripiprazole 15mg daily

I can’t go on another medication because the other meds make you gain weight and I am already overweight. I am on a combination of aripiprazole and sertraline for my bipolar and ocd. It is hell. I would rather be off my meds completely. I am crying as I type because I have lost all hope for myself.

I've been used for trials in the past. However, not to this extent. My family thinks this is too much for a single dose. My psych says it's fine to take this many meds. I've been on these for a month now. Should I keep going or change my doc? Any recommendation from anyone who's been through too ma

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hello fellow health professional! I'm currently a dental resident working on a case study for a pharmacology class and i can't find any answer online; some website say it's OK with caution/monitoring, some say it's a big no. My patient takes haloperodol by injection 1x/month for bipolar disord

I was checking out this article http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4101890/ Which deems them equally effective except in the case of contraindications. Paliperidone isnt first line therapy and can be considered second line along with first generation antipsychotics. Also, Invega sustenna i

On "up to date" In the dosing of Haloperidol for Delirium in the intensive care unit. It says "may repeat bolus dose (with sequential doubling of initial bolus dose)"  is this sequence arithmetic or geometric. Do I go from 2.5 -->5-->7.5 or 2.5-->5-->10. Please clarify.

So I have a 1985 and 2006 edition, I need a current quote on the topic of drug interaction between Haloperidol and Lithium. I am planning on writing a paper and want to avoid the extra expenses of buying a new text for a couple of lines. Many journal articles discount it, but a couple validate it, b