Abilify for children under 10
Common Questions and Answers about Abilify for children under 10
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Its rare but possible for a child to have bipolar disorder. If he is diagnosed with Asperger's that is a developmental disability and although those can have behavioral problems that can be severe they don't generally respond to medication like psychiatric disabilities such as bipolar or ADHD but both diagnoses can occur together. They need to provide specific diagnoses as for follow up and treatment and you should discuss this further with them.
I picked up a prescription for Prozac for my 10 yr old son. He sees a councelor regularly and we just started with a psychiatrist for meds. He was seeing an RN for meds prior to that. He has tried Lexipro, Stratera and Abilify all of which we didn't like. He was crying all the time and didn't know why, panicing/couldn't get him to go to school, etc. The symtoms that were were treating esculated x10. It got really bad so I weaned him off everything.
HI,My Dr.told me once before I can just stop abilify. there is no need for a taper however that concerns me.I have been on low dose of 2 mg down to1 mfg of it for 10 months and i dont like how i feel so Im gonna stop it,does anyone have any experience with abilify?Has anyone stopped it with no problems. thanks..i feel best I think on just ativan.
Within 2 days of going from 90 to 120mg and abilify she has been symptom free for 10 months. She went from barely functioning to totally normal. No symptoms gastro or other for 10 months. It is amazing. It has been great. Then 4 weeks ago my 12 year old started with severe headaches, nausea and stomach aches. Which is exactly how my older one started. We already have started her on the meds. So here is exactly what my older daughter is on.
AM- Fludrocortisone .
I am on week two of Abilify 10 mg and I am manic every day. I transitioned form Geodon thatt was making me drool and stumble after many yearss of use (precursor to EPS). I get anywhere from 2-4 hrs sleep a night and then am raring to go. Anyone else expereince this? I also have difficulty concentrating but my mood has been good, no depression or craqshes.
t much, but my understanding this drug is only officially approved a last-ditch antidepressant for those for whom nothing else worked. I assume there are good reasons for this limited approval. (Keep in mind doctors can use these meds for anything they want once they're approved, but knowing what they're approved for gives some information on what studies showed). As to that particular side effect, any drug that affects the brain can make one sedated or the opposite, overstimulated.
I am currently taking Wellbutrin 
1 mg of Clonidine. The stipulation was to give my son 1/2 a pill of Abilify for 7 days then the full 5 mg dose for the next 7 days and we would meet with the Psychiatrist again after the two weeks. I read every bit of the side effects paper work given with the Abilify. My son after 2 doses of the 1/2 a pill of Abilify is having tremors. The paper work I was given do NOT state this as a side effect but some websites did state this was a side effect for children taking this medication.
There is no happy medium with her, she is either extremely happy or extremely angry and upset. Things that would bring most children her age happiness and joy do not for her. She always tends to find something wrong or a downside. She is very set in her ways and does not like structure,function,or discipline. She also becomes very aggressive with her older sister and little brother when she is in these mindsets. To top it all off about 3 years ago her dad was murdered.
Does anyone know much about the drug Abilify? I have been taking the lexapro for a few weeks, and not sure that it is the right drug for me. About four days after I started taking it I felt really stranged, confused, depressed. I started the med for anxiety/panic. Not feeling as bad now, but still alittle down. I took lexapro a year ago for just about a month, but did not have this side affect. The dr said we could either change antidepressants of try taking .5 of the lexapro and 2.
Hoffman said that it was unfortunate that Brandon responded poorly to Abilify because the dopamine is what he needs for his condition, but since this caused a Dystonic Reaction he will have to work around this with different medications. Dr. Hoffman decided to change medications as follows and to see Brandon back in three weeks:
DEPAKOTE ER 250MG (Morning and Afternoon)
ZOLOFT / SERTRALINE 50MG (Morning and Afternoon)
CLONIDINE HCL 0.
My son took risperdal for a long time for his mood disorder. He was very manic without it. The side affect that concerned me was the eating. Sometimes he would eat until he vomited. Apparently, risperdal turns off the switch in the brain that signals fullness. His eating was becoming a real problem, so we asked about Abilify. He's been on that a good while, and it works. He's taking 5mg 3 times per day. It's not perfect, but it's better than the rages.
A few years ago, I took Abilify, but had to stop due to restless leg syndrome. I had been started at 10 mg at that time. This time, the doctor started me at 2 mg once a day for two weeks, and then I will see him. I have not felt dizzy, nor experience the restless leg syndrome, at least not yet. Everyone experienced medication differently. As LeftCoastChick mentioned, you need to consult with you doctor regarding your particular symptoms. Good luck.
my boyfriend has 3 boys ages 10,11, and 14, who visit us on the weekends. The youngest is on abilify, does not go to therapy regularly and still poops in his pants often. His parents don't seem to do anything about it, other than try to discipline him regarding it. Father lectures and from what I understand the mother makes him scrub his underwear out.
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