Posted by iforgotmypassword on October 9, 2009, at 22:29:27
In reply to Re: Abilify now available in Canada » maxime, posted by emme on October 9, 2009, at 16:41:03
it wasn't even on the system at the loblaws superstore drugstore pharmacy near me. should i call a hospital pharmacy?
i've decided i am going to try it, but i'm going to find where i put my lorazepam in this messy apartment first.
i think i am likely going to take a dopamine agonist with it, likely pramipexole, as that is covered by the ontario drug benefit. aripiprazole's agonism at dopamine autoreceptors suppresses dopaminergic firing in the VTA significantly, which i think is at the root of its akathisia and EPS issues. with the autoreceptors occupied and little dopamine release, a dopamine agonist may be able to fill in some of the gaps that cause akathisia, since lower dose aripiprazole seems likely to leave some dopamine receptors open, which may also lower the possibility of D2L receptor upregulation, and lower the chance of tardive dyskinesia as well.
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