Bristol-Myers Squibb and the Otsuka Pharmaceutical Company market Abilify as an add-on treatment to other anti-depressants and as a treatment for other mental illnesses. But the blockbuster drug is also linked to serious side effects like suicidal thoughts, sexual dysfunction and compulsive gambling.
Use Less Credit. While you can lower your credit utilization by increasing your credit limit, you can also attack the other side of the issue. If you have 40 percent utilization due to a $1,000 balance and a $2,500 limit, spending or owing less on your credit card will have the same impact as raising your credit limit. Cutting your credit card balance back to $600 will reduce your utilization to 24 percent and may improve your score.
When Limit Increases Hurt Credit Scores. Credit card limit increases initiated by the account holder tend to hurt credit scores. The request signals future changes in spending and borrowing behaviors. A pending change in consumer behavior has a far greater predictive value of future delinquency than a bankâs opinion.