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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My child has had good experiences with Abilify but experienced the weight gain side effect.

Depending on your child, I would not rule out medication as one tool in the tool box to help your child be successful.[/quote]

We definitely have not ruled out medication. He is on his 3rd right now. I just have some concerns about putting him on an antipsychotic or mood stabilizer at his age, though he may need it. I'm glad your child had a good experience with Abiligy? Can I ask how long they were on it?[/quote]

What else has your child tried? Our first doctor suggested abilify after Guanfacine wasn’t doing the trick and my son had side effects from a stimulant and qelbree. I declined and insisted we try an SSRI first. Zoloft didn’t work but Prozac did. I also switched practitioners because he kept recommending really out there drugs.

IMO Abilify is a last resort drug and I would try other things first. [/quote]

Btw my son is ultimately on a combination of clonidine and Prozac which has improved his mood and emotional regulation (knock on wood). He takes a lose dose of Ritalin to manage his adhd. Not perfect, and we still go through hard cycles, but it’s upsetting to think of how things were before we found meds that helped.[/quote]

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