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Author: Admin | 2025-04-28
Is Vraylar similar to Abilify?Abilify (aripiprazole) and Vraylar (cariprazine) are both classified as atypical antipsychotic medications. They help treat mental health conditions such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and as additive treatment for depression. Abilify comes as a long-acting injection and oral tablet, while Vraylar comes as an oral capsule. Their side effects are similar.These medicines both work by changing the actions of chemicals in the brain to help stabilize your thoughts, actions and moods.Abilify is approved to treat:schizophreniabipolar I disorder (with manic or mixed episodes)adjunctive treatment of major depressive disorder in adults already using an antidepressantTourette's disorderirritability associated with autistic disorderthe injectable form only: agitation associated with schizophrenia or bipolar mania in adults.Vraylar is approved to treat:schizophreniabipolar I disorder (with manic or mixed episodes)adjunctive treatment of major depressive disorder in adults already using an antidepressantdepressive episodes associated with bipolar I disorder (bipolar depression)How different are schizophrenia and bipolar disorder?Schizophrenia is a severe, long-term and disabling disorder of the brain. Symptoms are usually first seen in adults under the age of 30 years and include hearing voices, seeing things that are not there, believing other people are reading their minds or controlling their thoughts, and being suspicious or withdrawn.Bipolar disorder, also known as manic-depressive illness, is another brain disorder that leads to shifts in mood, energy, activity level and the ability to carry function in day-to-day tasks, such as work or school. Symptoms can include fluctuating periods of depression and high, irritable mood (mania), restlessness, inability to control thoughts, fast talking,
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