Comparing Abilify vs Celexa
| Abilify (aripiprazole) | Celexa (citalopram) |
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Prescription only
Abilify is an antipsychotic used to treat schizophrenia, manic and mixed episodes associated with Bipolar disorder, Tourette's Disorder, irritability associated with Autistic disorder, or for the... View more |
Prescription only
Celexa is used to treat moderate-to-severe depression, and insomnia, dry mouth, drowsiness, nausea, increased sweating, and sexual dysfunction are the most common side effects. Escitalopram, a... View more |
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| More about Abilify (aripiprazole) | More about Celexa (citalopram) | ||||||||||||||||
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Abilify has an average rating of 6.1 out of 10 from a total of 1195 ratings on Drugs.com. 49% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 34% reported a negative effect. |
Celexa has an average rating of 7.3 out of 10 from a total of 866 ratings on Drugs.com. 64% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 17% reported a negative effect. |
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| Side Effects Experienced by Users Side effects are reported in Drugs.com user reviews and not clinically verified. | |||||||||||||||||
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| Other aripiprazole brands include: Abilify Asimtufii, Abilify Maintena, Abilify MyCite, Aristada, Aristada Initio, Mezofy, Opipza |
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| Half Life Drug half-life is the time required for plasma concentration to reduce to half its original value. | |||||||||||||||||
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146 hours |
35 hours |
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Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
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Category C
Risk cannot be ruled out
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
Category C
Risk cannot be ruled out
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
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A total of 733 drugs are known to interact with Abilify:
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A total of 727 drugs are known to interact with Celexa:
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November 15, 2002 |
July 17, 1998 |
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1 The Controlled Substances Act (CSA) schedule information displayed applies to substances regulated under federal law. There may be variations in CSA schedules between individual states.
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