How does Abilify for bipolar disorder help patients?

Abilify is an antidepressant that is primarily prescribed to treat bipolar. Additionally, the drug may also be prescribed to patients with manic depressive order, schizophrenia and autism.  The dosage levels and the variables associated with the prescription will undoubtedly fluctuate based on the disease the drug is targeting.

What is the typical Abilify for bipolar disorder dosing?

Note: this information concerns only Abilify as a bipolar disorder medication.   

Ablify dosage for bipolar disorder is unique; the dosage levels vary based on a case by case circumstance. A dosage level cannot be approximated without assessing the condition of the patient. Dosage levels are dependent on several factors, including the patient’s age, his/her reaction to the medication and the severity of their disorder.  

In general, Abilify bipolar dosing for youths to adults are administered via a three-pronged system: patients begin with an initial dose, then transition to a recommended dose and finish with their maximum dose. The guidelines for dosing are still subject to the approval and modification of the medical professional, which will set the dosing based on extensive testing, ensuring that the Abilify bipolar regimen is safe.

Pediatrics patients will range from 2mg per day to the maximum 30mg/day dose.  The 30 mg/day dose is an n extreme situation and rarely dosed.  Lithium and valproate are often used as supplement in this Abilify bipolar regimen.  The average recommended dose is 5 – 10 mg/day.

Adults that use Abilify bipolar alone will also max at 30mg/day, but their minimum is elevated to 15mg/day to be effective.  Like the pediatric dosing, the Abilify bipolar for adults can also be supplements with lithium and valproate and this drops the recommended dosage of Abilify bipolar by about 5/mg per day.

What happens if I overdose on Abilify for bipolar disorder?

Dosing for Abilify is incremental; dosage levels, during the onset of treatment, will be low and only rise if efficacy is affirmed. If the patient is given an excess of the drug, an Abilify overdose is possible.

Signs of an Abilify overdose include: heart irregularity, weakness and confusion. If you notice these irregularities, please contact medical help immediately. If an Abilify overdose is observed, doctors will order the medication to be flushed out will be flushed out and replaced with IV fluids.

How do I know what doses I am taking?

In addition to the directions of the medical professional, Abilify bipolar pills are uniquely shaped and colored to bolster specificity.  Abilify for bipolar comes in two forms (liquid and injection); the doses for Abilify bipolar come in either 15mg dissolvable tablets or in tablet form,  2, 5 and 10mg rectangular tablets and high-dose 15, 20 and 30, which are circular and colored separately.

Adipex-P comes into two common forms—the drug is either prescribed as an elliptical tablet that is white with blue specks or a white and blue capsule with black lines on the white side.  Both capsules are 37.5 mg and will be labeled as Adipex.  If this does not describe your drug then you will need to review the Adipex-P Intake Instructions and call your pharmacist to have the drug confirmed as the one you are prescribed.   

How are the Adipex-P Intake Instruction modified?

The Adipex-P Intake Instruction is modified only when there is demonstrative proof that the medication is either ineffective or unsafe.  The patient, upon observing this information, will report the issue to the medical professional who will take the remedial action necessary.  The Adipex-P Intake Instruction is necessary to preventing an overdose, which unfortunately is a strong possibility with any stimulant.

What is the general Adipex-P Intake Instruction?

Although Adipex-P Intake Instructions are widely available, the set procured form your medical professional supersedes all others—including those printed on the drug’s packaging.  In general, the medication must be taken one to two hours before your first meal of the day.  The medication also needs to be taken at least 10 – 14 hours before sleeping.  These requirements must be followed so the time-released stimulant can be gradually introduced to the body throughout the day.  Patients taking Apidex-P must maintain a normal diet and exercise program to promote maximum efficiency—Apidex-p, on its own, is largely fruitless.

How long do I follow the Adipex-P Intake Instruction?

Because the drug is habit forming, you will not take Adipex-P for more than 3 – 6 weeks.  It is necessary to adhere to the Adipex-P Intake Instructions as to limit the presence of adverse reactions.  You should stop Adipex-P Intake if you develop severe side effects; the presence of said reactions also requires immediate medical intervention.

What are the Adipex-P Intake Instructions used for?

The purpose of the Adipex-P Intake Instruction is to prevent overdose and maximize the short time the patient will spend using the stimulant.  Though there is some leeway in when the drug can be taken, doses should never be made up as this is dangerous and will cause an unsafe condition owing to the buildup of the stimulant in the body.  Symptoms of this will include nausea, irregular heartbeat and losing consciousness.

On October 17, 2012, Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced that Victor D’Costa Bourne received a sentence of life in prison for his role in a huge international drug trafficking ring.  

James T. Hayes, the special agent in charge of HSI New York, stated, “Victor Bourne and his crew of corrupt former American Airline employees mistakenly viewed drug smuggling as a path to riches.  The sentencing today serves as a stern warning about the consequences awaiting drug smugglers.”  

Bourne was a leader for a drug trafficking organization that smuggled drugs from the Caribbean to the United States through the John F. Kennedy International Airport.  During the investigation of Bourne’s case, 20 convictions were handed out, 19 airplane employees were arrested, 13 kilograms of cocaine and 2,900 pounds of marijuana were seized, and $6.9 million was forfeited.  

According to court documents, Bourne’s organization recruited employees from American Airlines and other airlines at both domestic and international ports of entry.  Bourne gave crew chiefs money to assign certain baggage handlers, and the baggage handlers were then paid thousands of dollars to retrieve the cocaine when it arrived on the flight.  

The cocaine was smuggled into the United States in aircrafts’ cargo holds, ceilings, wing assemblies, avionics equipment, and other parts of the planes.  The investigation proved that Bourne was responsible for smuggling more than 150 kilograms into the United States.  He was also making plans to smuggle larger amounts of cocaine in cargo containers.  

U.S. Attorney Loretta E. Lynch stated, “Bourne not only abused the trust of American Airlines to satisfy his own financial greed, but by compromising security at JFK Airport he placed all travelers at risk.  In this post-9/11 era, we will continue to aggressively investigate and prosecute those at our ports of entry who violate our nation’s drug trafficking laws and threaten the integrity of our borders.”

Source: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement