abilify (anti-psychotic drug)

[Guest guest]

Has anyone heard of this drug (Abilify)? If, so, do you have any info on it,

good or bad? Please let me know ASAP, because the psychiatrist I took to

for her compulsive behavior and other issues prescribed this for her. I am

scared of any types of side effects.

[Guest guest]

The neuro-psychiatrist we use wouldn't use that drug because it can cause

bodily ticks, like uncontrollable movements. Sorry, that's all I know about

it. They chose Celexa instead.

Debbie Matasker

abilify (anti-psychotic drug)

Has anyone heard of this drug (Abilify)? If, so, do you have any info on it,

good or bad? Please let me know ASAP, because the psychiatrist I took

to for her compulsive behavior and other issues prescribed this for her. I

am scared of any types of side effects.

[Guest guest]

Debbie is correct with the ticks, but it does not affect everyone that way.

One of my boys, has been on Abilify for a few months and he has had no

side effects. It is in the same class as Risperdal which my other son is on.

We were told that ABilify does not work as quickly as Risperdal and since

was not in need of immediate help, we choose to try the Abilify instead

of the Risperdal. Also the Risperdal which is working well for my other son,

, who needed immediate attention for extreme mood swings and aggressive

behaviors causes weight gain. has gained almost 20 pounds on it and that

scares me for many reasons.

I am not sure if the Abilify alone is enough. You always hear the term

" cocktail " which is more than one medicine and that is where we are at for

MAtthew. It has helped alot with his OCD, self stimming behaviors and even some

of his outbursts, but he seems to becoming a bit oppositional lately and we are

waiting to hear from the Neurologist as to what the next step is, if any.

Unfortuantley, all the children react differently to all the medications. It is

trial and error as I have seen even in my twins. They both react to meds so

differently even for the same behaviors. Good luck with everything. It is

scary, but sometimes it is worth trying to see if you can make your child's life

a bit more manageable. Remember you can always stop it if you do not feel it

has done anything, but it takes several weeks to see a difference and that is

the hard part-the wait time!!!

Murray

mom to twin Chargers and and wife to Jay

abilify (anti-psychotic drug)

Has anyone heard of this drug (Abilify)? If, so, do you have any info on it,

good or bad? Please let me know ASAP, because the psychiatrist I took to

for her compulsive behavior and other issues prescribed this for her. I am

scared of any types of side effects.

[Guest guest]

I'm just wondering when behavioral problems began. Whitney turned 3

last July, and has been biting her index fingers so hard and so

often when she is mad, that there is a red and raw blister on her

fingers. She also hits her head really hard, and pulls her hair,

while clinching her teeth. It's tough to get her out of her " mad

mode " . Some people tell me that this is just frustration to not

being able to comunicate, this may be true, however, I can't help

but think that this is more than just that. Any advise would be

apreciated. Thanks,

DeAnn Wells, in Arizona, mom to Austin 11, 8, CHARgE

Whitney 3

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> HI,

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> My daughter Madison has been on Abilify since March. She has no

side effects and it has been a wonder drug for us. We tried zoloft

at several different dosages and it made things worse! I noticed

her obsessive behaviors improve overnight!!! And I am not

exaggerating. We were beginning to give up on meds and then we

tried this....she takes it at bedtime.

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> I was willing to try anything if it would help her. You can

always take your child off of it if it doesn't help. Just my 2

cents.

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> Jodie McCutcheon

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> mom to Madison...age 9

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