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<blockquote data-quote="Ltlredhen" data-source="post: 31156" data-attributes="member: 2123"><p>Hi Michelle and welcome to the group!</p><p></p><p>My difficult child is a 5 year grandson whom we are raising. At the age of 2 1/2 years I definitely knew he did not fall within the "normal" behavior range. Right at 3 years we started our journey of psychiatrists and medications. One of the first we tried was Abilify and he is currently still taking it. </p><p></p><p>In our situation, Abilify has been the best at curbing aggression and anger. Now, don't get me wrong, he has his moments, but <u>nothing</u> like it was before being on this medication. There have been 2 times we (and psychiatrist) have tried to lower the dose and within a couple of reduced doses the awful aggression comes right back. </p><p></p><p>We started out on 2.5 mg and worked our way up. Each time the aggressive behavior returned psychiatrist would increase the dosage. Finally after 3 different psychiatrists, we finally found one that prescribed lithium carbonate to work with the abilify. That is when I knew that we has indeed reached stability. My difficult child has been at Abilify 15 mg for 1 1/2 years now. </p><p></p><p>This past fall, I finally began to realize what life was like with a stable bipolar child. He was stable for the first time in his life. No longer was he rapid cycling during the day/night. We could actually have days with no big outbreaks. </p><p></p><p>In the last few weeks, he has shown signs of mania but I believe this is related to growth spurt and spring.</p><p></p><p>If you have any other questions about Abilify, please just ask, I'll be glad to answer if I can.</p><p></p><p>Donna</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ltlredhen, post: 31156, member: 2123"] Hi Michelle and welcome to the group! My difficult child is a 5 year grandson whom we are raising. At the age of 2 1/2 years I definitely knew he did not fall within the "normal" behavior range. Right at 3 years we started our journey of psychiatrists and medications. One of the first we tried was Abilify and he is currently still taking it. In our situation, Abilify has been the best at curbing aggression and anger. Now, don't get me wrong, he has his moments, but <u>nothing</u> like it was before being on this medication. There have been 2 times we (and psychiatrist) have tried to lower the dose and within a couple of reduced doses the awful aggression comes right back. We started out on 2.5 mg and worked our way up. Each time the aggressive behavior returned psychiatrist would increase the dosage. Finally after 3 different psychiatrists, we finally found one that prescribed lithium carbonate to work with the abilify. That is when I knew that we has indeed reached stability. My difficult child has been at Abilify 15 mg for 1 1/2 years now. This past fall, I finally began to realize what life was like with a stable bipolar child. He was stable for the first time in his life. No longer was he rapid cycling during the day/night. We could actually have days with no big outbreaks. In the last few weeks, he has shown signs of mania but I believe this is related to growth spurt and spring. If you have any other questions about Abilify, please just ask, I'll be glad to answer if I can. Donna [/QUOTE]
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