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<blockquote data-quote="pepperidge" data-source="post: 145074" data-attributes="member: 2322"><p>My 11 year old was made incredibly anxious on any stimulant. However, he is getting 2.5 mg of Abilify and has been for some time. It really helps with his impulsiveness. We can't push it any higher for side effect reasons, but even that small amount makes a difference. He is quite big for an 11 year old. </p><p></p><p>Abilify did not however help my older, constitutionally very anxious kid. He has done better with a small dose of Risperdal. He does really well also on a very low dose of Adderall. </p><p></p><p>So much depends on the kid, unfortunately. But if you don't see any neg side effects from the Abilify, you might ask to raise the dose. We had a psychiatrist who gradually titrated up until there were neg. side effects. But at a reasonable dose if there are no positive effects, then you are better off looking at something else.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pepperidge, post: 145074, member: 2322"] My 11 year old was made incredibly anxious on any stimulant. However, he is getting 2.5 mg of Abilify and has been for some time. It really helps with his impulsiveness. We can't push it any higher for side effect reasons, but even that small amount makes a difference. He is quite big for an 11 year old. Abilify did not however help my older, constitutionally very anxious kid. He has done better with a small dose of Risperdal. He does really well also on a very low dose of Adderall. So much depends on the kid, unfortunately. But if you don't see any neg side effects from the Abilify, you might ask to raise the dose. We had a psychiatrist who gradually titrated up until there were neg. side effects. But at a reasonable dose if there are no positive effects, then you are better off looking at something else. [/QUOTE]
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