hello,I have not been here in a long time.let me update you.i have a son who is now 7.He has been on medications since he was 4.he has adhd,odd and a mood disorder.I had him on focalin last school year and depokote.then he was so violent and just not him I took himoff everything cause I heard that if you have a mood disorderand you take stimulants that could make the moods worse.So I took him of everything and enrolled him in karate over the summer with no medications.except tenex.he takes 1 millagram a day.(when he start taking that all the cussing stoped)after about 2 weeks the threats stoped the crazy talking stopped.it was unbelievable.he was still hyper as the energizer bunny and he still had behavior promblems but it was better then where he was.then school started.well he could not sit still constally bothering other children.well last month I gave in and put him back on the fokalin.and all those behaviors that I said good buy to last summer came back.I was like no way we are not going there again.So the doctor suggested abilify,can anyone tell me if they have excpeince with it and what they know.my doctor said it could help with his aggression and moods he has been having.and what kind of side effexts have you seen.I read what the papers say about but would like to know what parents have to say about it.thank you all very much