kgrant7012 Posted January 26, 2014 Report Share Posted January 26, 2014 Just needing opinions and experiences on it. So far I am not a fan .son takes 3 mg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomWithOCDSon Posted January 26, 2014 Report Share Posted January 26, 2014 Not a fan here, either. At one point, prescribed for our DS as adjunct to low-dose SSRI. Even at a very low dose (1 mg.), DS was activated by it . . . more frenetic, more anxious. Thankfully, those effects wore off quickly once we took him off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoyBop Posted January 26, 2014 Report Share Posted January 26, 2014 It was prescribed for my DS but we have decided against it since all other meds have been disastrous. I was told it would calm him down and help with anxiety and hyperactivity. In glad to see others experiences. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tu4four Posted January 28, 2014 Report Share Posted January 28, 2014 I know a lot of people have had bad experiences with abilify, but for us it has been a life saver at times....but not in conjunction with other psych drugs....we've tried so hard to be off of all of those kinds of meds, but after almost a year off of most of it, we had to go back for a low dose. And I have to say that our dd11 does not always respond the same way....I think it's because this gunk that's really causing all of this is constantly changing. We have also recently discovered that vyvanse, an ADHD med, totally improves her state and allows her to actually function, do schoolwork and be kind and helpful....until it wears off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PIK Posted February 1, 2014 Report Share Posted February 1, 2014 I was on it and it was absolutely terrible. Aside from massive anxiety, it caused me akathisia which lasted for a good three years. Please be careful with this medicine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktdommer Posted February 1, 2014 Report Share Posted February 1, 2014 My son was up to 5 mgs of abilify with 2 other antidepressants. He refused it anymore. Said he didn't like the way he felt on it. Slowly trying to ramp back up on lexapro without side effects. Did anyone have huge weight gain with abilify? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoyBop Posted February 2, 2014 Report Share Posted February 2, 2014 I know several kids on abilify that ballooned up in it and 2 kids that didn't. Its a possibility, but every kid is different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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