do not stop taking aripiprazole without first discussing this with your doctor.aripiprazole is a medicine that helps with the management of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.report suspected adverse drug reactions associated with aripiprazole on a Yellow CardĪdvice for healthcare professionals to provide to patients:.awareness of this risk must increase among patients and prescribers, as gambling is recognised as a common risk factor linked to suicide and is included within the suicide prevention in England: 5-year cross sector strategy.consider dose reduction or stopping the medication if a patient develops these symptoms.advise patients and their caregivers to be alert to the development of new or increased urges to gamble and other impulse control symptoms, such as excessive eating or spending, or an abnormally high sex drive.the UK reports occurred in patients with and without a prior history of gambling disorder and the majority were reported to resolve upon reduction of dose or stopping treatment with aripiprazole.there has been an increase in the number of Yellow Card reports of gambling disorder and pathological gambling associated with aripiprazole use concerns have also been raised about a lack of awareness of this issue.
