Guest guest Posted November 6, 2003 Report Share Posted November 6, 2003 Read this on another group. Since we were discussing meds, thought someone might find it interesting. Lori ----------------------- > One of my kids is on Abilify - he is 13 and dx'd with PDD-NOS and Bipolar, > and most likely ADHD as well. He was on Zyprexa, another atypical > anti-psychotic (AP), but due to some unwanted side effects, we switched him > to the Abilify. > > > > Abilify seems to work for him much better than the Zyprexa. He has lost a > lot of weight, which is one reason we didn't want to increase the Zyprexa > anymore. Zyprexa, Risperdal, and at times Seroquel (all atypical APs) have > a tendency to make the person taking them to eat more than needed - an > uncontrollable urge. Abilify does not seem to have this same side effect. > > > > Also, Abilify will make a person sleepy at the beginning, but it also > doesn't seem to have the same levels of sedativeness as the other APs do. > > > > Many drs will prescribe an AP for spectrum kids to help control the > aggression. We have seen a tremendous improvement in our son with these > behaviors since we switched this med. He doesn't rage like he used to. > Although he is verbal and considered higher functioning, his behaviors have > definitely held him back in many areas. We are able to " push " him more now > with more compliance. > > > > Hope this helps. You might want to check out > www.abilify.com > <http://www.abilify.com/> for more info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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