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<blockquote data-quote="keista" data-source="post: 466905" data-attributes="member: 11965"><p>I was happy to Abilify rxed for him. (Again, I'm not a Dr) When son hit his depression at 13, we went for medications and we got a NP as a prescriber. He immediately suggested Abilify. I was shocked that he would suggest something so heavy duty, BUT he said that it's been used quite successfully for "treating" autism. ?????? Say what????? Well, not really treating it, but helping to reduce the frustration levels, that leads to anger, violence, and as for my son, depression. OK, we'll try it. For him it has been a dream come true. He felt better the very first day he took it. He even asked me if this was supposed to make him feel happy, because we had never specifically discussed that. Yeah, it is. He was on 2 mg for 2 years and we just upped him to 5 because his frustrations levels began gradually increasing in the last 6 months.</p><p></p><p>on the other hand DD1 may be some where on the bipolar spectrum. We tried Abilify for her, but it was a flop. Never calmed her at all, only agitated her. Ultimately in my opinion it's why she was Baker Acted. Regardless, Abilify is a good "try" for bipolar disorders and I don't regret trying it on her.</p><p></p><p>Anyway, your psychiatrist was talking bipolar, and you think maybe Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), and Abilify could be good for both. </p><p>Absolutely, positively <strong>NOT</strong> <strong>TRUE</strong>. Mental illness is an illness. Using that logic, if you were a *better* parent your kids would never get sick. Seriously, can you make that claim? I can't. You are doing an amazing job. Yes, we all often feel like we "could do more", maybe we could, but as long as we are doing the best we can (and it sounds like you are), that is all we can do. Our kids are better for it, regardless of the results.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="keista, post: 466905, member: 11965"] I was happy to Abilify rxed for him. (Again, I'm not a Dr) When son hit his depression at 13, we went for medications and we got a NP as a prescriber. He immediately suggested Abilify. I was shocked that he would suggest something so heavy duty, BUT he said that it's been used quite successfully for "treating" autism. ?????? Say what????? Well, not really treating it, but helping to reduce the frustration levels, that leads to anger, violence, and as for my son, depression. OK, we'll try it. For him it has been a dream come true. He felt better the very first day he took it. He even asked me if this was supposed to make him feel happy, because we had never specifically discussed that. Yeah, it is. He was on 2 mg for 2 years and we just upped him to 5 because his frustrations levels began gradually increasing in the last 6 months. on the other hand DD1 may be some where on the bipolar spectrum. We tried Abilify for her, but it was a flop. Never calmed her at all, only agitated her. Ultimately in my opinion it's why she was Baker Acted. Regardless, Abilify is a good "try" for bipolar disorders and I don't regret trying it on her. Anyway, your psychiatrist was talking bipolar, and you think maybe Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), and Abilify could be good for both. Absolutely, positively [B]NOT[/B] [B]TRUE[/B]. Mental illness is an illness. Using that logic, if you were a *better* parent your kids would never get sick. Seriously, can you make that claim? I can't. You are doing an amazing job. Yes, we all often feel like we "could do more", maybe we could, but as long as we are doing the best we can (and it sounds like you are), that is all we can do. Our kids are better for it, regardless of the results. [/QUOTE]
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