Abilify by Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.

Abilify by Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. and Clinical Depression Symptoms

Abilify by Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. is most commonly used as an add-on treatment for patients already taking an antidepressant. Abilify has also been prescribed to treat people who exhibit symptoms of Bipolar Disorder and even Schizophrenia.

Everyone who suffers from depression experiences it differently. To be diagnosed with “Major Depressive Disorder” or depression, someone must have had a depressed mood, loss of interest, and several other symptoms every day for at least two weeks. If you have been diagnosed with depression and have used one or more different antidepressants at one time or another, but are still suffering from the symptoms, your doctor may prescribe Abilify product to use along with your current antidepressant. Abilify can provide added relief from these symptoms when taken combined with another antidepressant. Abilify works by influencing the way some key brain chemicals work. Abilify changes the amount of dopamine released by the brain. Dopamine is a hormone that triggers emotions such as of happiness and pleasure. It also adjusts the levels of serotonin, a neurotransmitter that control mood and anger. Abilify can also be used to treat the intense and often numerous swings in mood caused by Bipolar Disorder. Bipolar Disorder is caused by extreme changes in the brains chemistry and Abilify works to adjust the levels of these chemicals. There is also evidence that Abilify can help patients who suffer from Schizophrenia.

Abilify treatment is the only product by Otsuka American Pharmaceutical that treats depression or similar or more severe disorders.

There are dozens of prescription medications that treat the symptoms of depression. Abilify may be the only one that is RECOMMENDED to be used in combination with a patient’s current antidepressant.

ABILIFY product is approved by the FDA. It has been proven in clinical tests to ease the symptoms of major depression when taken with another antidepressant. Some patients show a significant improvement in their depression symptoms as soon as 1 to 2 weeks after beginning Abilify.

Author: Matthew Cardinallo, Clinical Depression Symptoms Information & Reviews