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Aripiprazole is a medicine that helps with mental health conditions such as:
- schizophrenia, where you may see, hear or feel things that are not there, believe things that are not true, feel unusually suspicious, or have muddled thoughts
- the mania symptoms of bipolar disorder, where your mood changes from feeling highly excited (mania) to feeling very low (depression)
It's an antipsychotic medicine that works by affecting chemicals in your brain such as dopamine and serotonin. It does not cure your condition, but it can help with the symptoms.
Aripiprazole is only available on prescription.
It comes as tablets, including tablets that melt in your mouth (orodispersible tablets), and a liquid that you swallow. It can also be given as an injection.
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