Guest guest Posted March 18, 2005 Report Share Posted March 18, 2005 I loved reading this message because we now have our 13-year-old son off of Ritalin, Paxil, and everything else he was taking except his Synthroid. It's nice to see Pete " straight up " again after so many years of dealing with the ups and downs, and he is SOOOO much happier, but we also see that alot of the behaviors that led us to the medication route initially are still there!! His psychiatrist, who we really do like, has suggested that the next thing he would try is Abilify. Now we are wondering whether or not it's worth getting back on the medication merry-go-round! Any personal experience that anyone can share regarding Abilify is greatly appreciated!!! Thanks, Bo in Wisconsin RE: Abilify Abilify is the medication that changed Ian's life for the better this past year. We consider it a miracle drug. CK, Mom to Ian (2/89), (9/90), and Rose (6/94) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 18, 2005 Report Share Posted March 18, 2005 In a message dated 3/18/2005 1:08:03 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, bdunning03@... writes: I had a question for those that have a child with adhd. Shoot . Both my boys have it, although they're grown. Donna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 18, 2005 Report Share Posted March 18, 2005 > I loved reading this message because we now have our 13-year-old son off of Ritalin, Paxil, and everything else he was taking except his Synthroid. It's nice to see Pete " straight up " again after so many years of dealing with the ups and downs, and he is SOOOO much happier, but we also see that alot of the behaviors that led us to the medication route initially are still there!! His psychiatrist, who we really do like, has suggested that the next thing he would try is Abilify. Now we are wondering whether or not it's worth getting back on the medication merry-go-round! > Any personal experience that anyone can share regarding Abilify is greatly appreciated!!! > Thanks, > Bo in Wisconsin I would be very cautious about any medication in an autistic person. It appears that autistics are prone to unexpected reactions to medications. Read this: http://www.autistics.org/library/meds/ . Behaviours are usually for a reason, and if you find the reason you might find the solution. For example self-injury can be a way of communicating distress, or could be due to hyposensitivity to pain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 18, 2005 Report Share Posted March 18, 2005 > I loved reading this message because we now have our 13-year-old son off of Ritalin, Paxil, and everything else he was taking except his Synthroid. It's nice to see Pete " straight up " again after so many years of dealing with the ups and downs, and he is SOOOO much happier, but we also see that alot of the behaviors that led us to the medication route initially are still there!! His psychiatrist, who we really do like, has suggested that the next thing he would try is Abilify. Now we are wondering whether or not it's worth getting back on the medication merry-go-round! > Any personal experience that anyone can share regarding Abilify is greatly appreciated!!! > Thanks, > Bo in Wisconsin I would be very cautious about any medication in an autistic person. It appears that autistics are prone to unexpected reactions to medications. Read this: http://www.autistics.org/library/meds/ . Behaviours are usually for a reason, and if you find the reason you might find the solution. For example self-injury can be a way of communicating distress, or could be due to hyposensitivity to pain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 18, 2005 Report Share Posted March 18, 2005 I had a question for those that have a child with adhd. rebecca > > > >> I loved reading this message because we now have our 13-year-old > son off of Ritalin, Paxil, and everything else he was taking > except his Synthroid. It's nice to see Pete " straight up " again > after so many years of dealing with the ups and downs, and he is > SOOOO much happier, but we also see that alot of the behaviors that > led us to the medication route initially are still there!! His > psychiatrist, who we really do like, has suggested that the next > thing he would try is Abilify. Now we are wondering whether or not > it's worth getting back on the medication merry-go-round! >> Any personal experience that anyone can share regarding Abilify is > greatly appreciated!!! >> Thanks, >> Bo in Wisconsin > I would be very cautious about any medication in an autistic person. > It appears that autistics are prone to unexpected reactions to > medications. Read this: http://www.autistics.org/library/meds/ . > Behaviours are usually for a reason, and if you find the reason you > might find the solution. For example self-injury can be a way of > communicating distress, or could be due to hyposensitivity to pain. > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------- > Checkout our homepage for information, bookmarks, and photos of our kids. Share favorite bookmarks, ideas, and other information by including them. Don't forget, messages are a permanent record of the archives for our list. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ > -------------------------------------------- > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 20, 2005 Report Share Posted March 20, 2005 The oldest child that I watch will be 9 in May. He's beginning to be a challenge as he's getting older and more mature for his age since he's gifted also. My question or advice is. How do I deal or try to talk him out of a frustration or a hissy fit that he's having. Any challenges or advice would be greatly accepted. rebecca > > > In a message dated 3/18/2005 1:08:03 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, > bdunning03@... writes: > > I had a question for those that have a child with adhd. > > > Shoot . Both my boys have it, although they're grown. > Donna > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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