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<blockquote data-quote="tracy24w" data-source="post: 468134" data-attributes="member: 9174"><p>Sorry for the delay, no easy child this weekend! The old psychiatrist wanted him to switch because of the weight, and it seems to have lost effectiveness. He was taking .5 in the morning and at night, but it seemed to only work during the first couple months. They dont want to increase dosage because of the weight gain. </p><p></p><p>He's very impulsive, and aggressive. No tolerance for frustration. They gave Abilify 5mg and all he wanted to do is sleep! I went back to psychiatrist and told him I didnt like it ---he was a total push over and he's actually no longer at the agency.</p><p></p><p>So it's the NEW psychiatrist that wants to try the Abilify again, starting at 2mg at bedtime. I'm just so nervous about it. I don't like having to give my child these medications and it scares the **** out of me! My insurance just approved it today so we're going to pick it up, but not starting until the weekend. psychiatrist said to stop risperdal and start Abilify, and we should see a difference right away.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tracy24w, post: 468134, member: 9174"] Sorry for the delay, no easy child this weekend! The old psychiatrist wanted him to switch because of the weight, and it seems to have lost effectiveness. He was taking .5 in the morning and at night, but it seemed to only work during the first couple months. They dont want to increase dosage because of the weight gain. He's very impulsive, and aggressive. No tolerance for frustration. They gave Abilify 5mg and all he wanted to do is sleep! I went back to psychiatrist and told him I didnt like it ---he was a total push over and he's actually no longer at the agency. So it's the NEW psychiatrist that wants to try the Abilify again, starting at 2mg at bedtime. I'm just so nervous about it. I don't like having to give my child these medications and it scares the **** out of me! My insurance just approved it today so we're going to pick it up, but not starting until the weekend. psychiatrist said to stop risperdal and start Abilify, and we should see a difference right away. [/QUOTE]
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