My daughter has been hearing voices and seeing a little girl that isn't there. Her psychiatrist prescribed Abilify to help with the psycosis (sp?). He is giving her 2.5 mg every other day for seven days, 2.5 mg daily for seven days and then 5 mg daily after that. I am interested in hearing from anyone who has taken or is taking this drug. I haven't started giving it to her yet. I just wanted to get all the facts before I do.
2006-08-11 09:38:40 · 3 answers · asked by cher2560 1 in Health ➔ Mental Health
Her psychiatrist's RX looks OK to me, in my opinion, which is that of being on Abilify myself for 2 years, but I'm an adult. It is very effective for my psychotic tendencies (I'm bipolar) and in 15 years of different meds, it's had no side effects for me personally. The dosage looks good too, very low to begin, and slowly increasing. 5mg is low but given her age and weight, sounds right to me. I worked in a pharmacy for 10 years too and this sounds appropriate. But any questions you harbor should be directed to the doctor and/or pharmacist.
2006-08-11 16:49:24 · answer #1 · answered by HisChamp1 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
my 8 year old son has autism we put him on abilify it worked well with the problems he was haveing but he gained 30 pounds in 9 months.we had to take him off of it.that is one of the big side effects with this med.
2006-08-11 17:11:27 · answer #2 · answered by katherine f 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Psychosis"
Sounds like early Schizophrenic stages, assuming that she isn't faking it for attention that is. A few years in the future this should stop, but then resurface in her 35 - 50 year range. I suggest taking her to a real doctor.
2006-08-11 10:09:37 · answer #3 · answered by Electric_Napalm 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Did you read the insert that came with the drug? That's your best source of information. You need to trust your doctor's advice. You have no idea whether you should trust anyone who answers your inquiry on this site.
2006-08-11 09:44:29 · answer #4 · answered by MOM KNOWS EVERYTHING 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋