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What Are The Repercussions Of Prolonged Overdosing On Abilify?

Posted on Wed, 13 Jul 2016

Question: What specifically or most notable are symptoms of long term ( 3month or more) overdosage of Abilify?
The intended dose is 2 mg and the dispensed dose was 20mg.

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Answered by Dr. Chintan Solanki (44 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
20 mg is not overdose

Detailed Answer:
Hello ,

Thanks for writing to us.

Maximum recommended dose of abilify is 30 mg. 2 mg is very much low dose and generally it is tablet not available in 2 mg form.

3 month is also not long duration as abilify is an anti psychotic drug and generally it is given for minimum for 2-3 months.

Common side effects are headache, agitation, insomnia, nausea-vomiting, constipation, anxiety, akathasia, dizziness, fatigue and restlessness. All are reversible on stopping the drug.

Hope I have answered your query, I will be happy to help further.
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Dr.Chintan Solanki.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Chintan Solanki (2 hours later)

Thank you for your reply.

The patient is also taking Fluoxetine 30mg and Vyvanse 40mg. Would Abilify 20mg taken along with those medication dosages, negatively affect the patient?

Answered by Dr. Chintan Solanki (11 hours later)

Brief Answer:
fluoxetine increases effect of abilify

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

Thanks for follow up.

Fluoxetine increases the level or effect of abilify by affecting hepatic enzyme CYP2D6 metabolism. In that case dose of abilify should be reduced or one should avoid use of abilify.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar