Posted by med_empowered on December 19, 2005, at 3:27:37
In reply to Abilify; does it do this?, posted by temoigneur on December 19, 2005, at 1:26:54
hi! Yes, Abilify does **seem** to "modify" dopamine levels (moving them up and down), whereas other antipsychotics seem to pretty much reduce dopamine levels. Abilify also **seems** to have a similar action on serotonin...its worth noting that no one really knows how exactly Abilify works, and all the observations are based on lab animals and lab studies.
Abilify seems to have lower EPS than other antipsychotics (atypical and traditional), especially at lower doses. The TD risk with Abilify is **probably** relatively low, as with the other atypicals..however, its a new drug, so it will be several years before the TD rate is actually known.
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