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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 402546" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Antipsychotics, such as Abilify, can cause really bad side effects. My son was on Risperdal and Zyprexa and had fevers (actual fevers), headaches, bodyaches, and major flu symptoms that did not go away with treatment. He also slept all the time. Our psychiatrist told us to take him off of first Risperdal, then Zyprexa when it did the same thing to him. Apparently they CAN lead to involuntary movements too, and this can be permanant. My son was on a trial of first one then the other for a month each, two miserable months for him. Abilify can probably cause the same sort of side effects. Did you look up the side effects? in my opinion doctors often overmedicate, which can be just as bad or worse than undermedicating. I have been on medications since age 23 (I'm 57 now) and I have had to advocate for myself in this. I have been drugged up so badly a few times that I couldn't think or function yet the doctor blamed that on depression and wanted to increase my medications. When I disagreed and made him taper them or take me off of them, every single time I felt much better. </p><p></p><p>My son is medication sensitive and can not take anti-psychotics at all. Funny, our doctor blamed it first just on "the flu" or "a virus." It wasn't. He perked up again and felt fine once he was off the medication. Talk to your doctor. If your son gets worse, REALLY talk to your doctor.</p><p>Good luck!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 402546, member: 1550"] Antipsychotics, such as Abilify, can cause really bad side effects. My son was on Risperdal and Zyprexa and had fevers (actual fevers), headaches, bodyaches, and major flu symptoms that did not go away with treatment. He also slept all the time. Our psychiatrist told us to take him off of first Risperdal, then Zyprexa when it did the same thing to him. Apparently they CAN lead to involuntary movements too, and this can be permanant. My son was on a trial of first one then the other for a month each, two miserable months for him. Abilify can probably cause the same sort of side effects. Did you look up the side effects? in my opinion doctors often overmedicate, which can be just as bad or worse than undermedicating. I have been on medications since age 23 (I'm 57 now) and I have had to advocate for myself in this. I have been drugged up so badly a few times that I couldn't think or function yet the doctor blamed that on depression and wanted to increase my medications. When I disagreed and made him taper them or take me off of them, every single time I felt much better. My son is medication sensitive and can not take anti-psychotics at all. Funny, our doctor blamed it first just on "the flu" or "a virus." It wasn't. He perked up again and felt fine once he was off the medication. Talk to your doctor. If your son gets worse, REALLY talk to your doctor. Good luck! [/QUOTE]
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