Guest guest Posted January 26, 2005 Report Share Posted January 26, 2005 Hi, Deanna. My oldest daughter, Hannah, takes Abilify. I also have a child who takes Risperdal. They both take Luvox as well. Abilify is similar to Risperdal--both are anti-psychotics that are given to boost an SSRI or to help stabilize mood. Another one is Zyrtec, which my youngest daughter took for two years. The reason my girls take different ones at this time is that the Abilify is supposed to have less weight gain and weight is something we are concerned about for my oldest one. I am still curious as to why the doctor doesn't want to prescribe an SSRI? Please don't think that we are suggesting that he should not be on Abilify or Risperdal. It is just not common to prescribe either one without an SSRI but I have heard of it before from someone on this site. The Abilify and Risperdal definitely help my girls to not have outbursts and I hope that the Abilify works better for you son. Good luck! Kelley in NV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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