Re: rispedal for meltdowns?

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YES! I just came from the autism clinic today and they bumped up my sons Abilify. When he takes his morning meds he is fine and the abilfy make him a happy child. My son attacks me too and we have a behaviorist in place but the meds DO help very much... I advocate for the Abilify!

Marcia

( ) rispedal for meltdowns?

Has anyone had luck with using rispedal or abilify in a

very low dose to reduce expolsive meltdowns that involve

hitting mom?

Our neuropsych recommended that we talk to our daughter's

psychiatrist about this. Our daughter is on zoloft and this helped with reducing panic attacks and some of the anxiety.

Pam

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Hi Pam, My dd wasn't diagnosed till she was 19, as I've said

before our area is fairly autism/asperger " ignorant " . She would

have very volatile outbursts towards me, kicking a laundry basket

at me, hitting, etc. and then be sorry. Like she couldn't control

it at the time. The medication that made her very even tempered

was Buspar. Now, she is 21, and has decided to be off of it, and

I can tell by her mood swings. I soooo wish she wouldn't do it,

but she is now an " adult " . I would LOVE for her to be taking

the buspar again. I also have a friend who's dd aspie was helped

by this medication.

She would hold things in and hold things in, until a blow up

came. Her counselor told me to let her go to her room to settle

down by herself, that my " natural mother urge " to find out

what the problems were was like physically prodding her and

enraging even more! This did work better for her.

LJ

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> Has anyone had luck with using rispedal or abilify in a

> very low dose to reduce expolsive meltdowns that involve

> hitting mom?

>

> Our neuropsych recommended that we talk to our daughter's

> psychiatrist about this. Our daughter is on zoloft and this helped with

reducing panic attacks and some of the anxiety.

>

> Pam

>

[Guest guest]

Hi,

My son is on a low dose of rispedal....it helps. He never hit me but he would throw things, get really angry, stomp on things ...etc. The rispedal has helped a lot.

Jan

From: Pamela <susanonderko@...> Sent: Tue, February 2, 2010 1:50:23 PMSubject: ( ) rispedal for meltdowns?

Has anyone had luck with using rispedal or abilify in a very low dose to reduce expolsive meltdowns that involvehitting mom? Our neuropsych recommended that we talk to our daughter'spsychiatrist about this. Our daughter is on zoloft and this helped with reducing panic attacks and some of the anxiety. Pam

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Hi Jan! I am glad to hear the respidols working for somone. They started my 4 and a half year old son on .25 the up to .50 and no finally to 1 mg and it is just now helping him and I think its because he is tag it with Vyvanse as well!

Jenna

From: rushen janice <jrushen@...> Sent: Tue, February 2, 2010 5:40:37 PMSubject: Re: ( ) rispedal for meltdowns?

Hi,

My son is on a low dose of rispedal.... it helps. He never hit me but he would throw things, get really angry, stomp on things ...etc. The rispedal has helped a lot.

Jan

From: Pamela <susanonderko> Sent: Tue, February 2, 2010 1:50:23 PMSubject: ( ) rispedal for meltdowns?

Has anyone had luck with using rispedal or abilify in a very low dose to reduce expolsive meltdowns that involvehitting mom? Our neuropsych recommended that we talk to our daughter'spsychiatrist about this. Our daughter is on zoloft and this helped with reducing panic attacks and some of the anxiety. Pam

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I have heard TONS of success stories with risperdal in reducing irritability and

other autistic behaviors. as with any med. make sure any side effects

experienced are outweighed by the benefits that the remarkable meds can provide.

geo

- ( ) rispedal for meltdowns?

Has anyone had luck with using rispedal or abilify in a

very low dose to reduce expolsive meltdowns that involve

hitting mom?

Our neuropsych recommended that we talk to our daughter's

psychiatrist about this. Our daughter is on zoloft and this helped with reducing

panic attacks and some of the anxiety.

Pam

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I totally agree. My 15yr DS takes 7.5 mg (low dose).

From: marcial7777@... <marcial7777@...>Subject: Re: ( ) rispedal for meltdowns? Date: Tuesday, February 2, 2010, 10:55 AM

YES! I just came from the autism clinic today and they bumped up my sons Abilify. When he takes his morning meds he is fine and the abilfy make him a happy child. My son attacks me too and we have a behaviorist in place but the meds DO help very much... I advocate for the Abilify!Marcia

( ) rispedal for meltdowns?

Has anyone had luck with using rispedal or abilify in a very low dose to reduce expolsive meltdowns that involvehitting mom? Our neuropsych recommended that we talk to our daughter'spsychiatrist about this. Our daughter is on zoloft and this helped with reducing panic attacks and some of the anxiety. Pam

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Thanks for all the feedback!!!! I wish we could try this.

I am worn out by her hitting me so much and biting.

My daughter is so upset to even take zoloft. She is so dramatic

about that we think she is wierd that is why we give zoloft to her.

I tell her she is not her anxiety and I don't think she is wierd at all. The

only reason she doesn't stop the zoloft is she is afraid it will give her

headaches. Oh boy! I try to reason with her that her panic is under control now

she denies ever having it. I point out that she needs more medication not less

that she hits me and explodes she denies that too.

I have to hope that this outlook about medication will improve over time. She

has no adverse effects.

Pam

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> Has anyone had luck with using rispedal or abilify in a

> very low dose to reduce expolsive meltdowns that involve

> hitting mom?

>

> Our neuropsych recommended that we talk to our daughter's

> psychiatrist about this. Our daughter is on zoloft and this helped with

reducing panic attacks and some of the anxiety.

>

> Pam

>

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My son is on high dose Abilify 25 mg per day and could probably use a bit more. Also on Tenex 1 mg twice a day and Zoloft 50 mg per day. We systematically tried to slowly lower each one, one at a time, over the last year and, factoring in some withdrawal symptoms, we are convinced we can't live without these meds at this point.

I hate the meds and the weight gain though. My daughter is growing into the meltdown/aggression crazy period. I just don't want to put her on an antipsychotic, although it is so far the only thing that has touched these for her in the past. I am trying like anything to avoid meds with her. We are having daily blow ups after school and it is really difficult. I am trying to wait for her to "outgrow" them, since she is fine at school, but I don't know if this will happen. My son did get much better as he got a few years older.

I asked a local expert about my daughter and he recommended a trial of Tenex or Neurontin to target the anxiety/explosiveness. I am trying to hold off as long as possible, just to make sure it isn't still any Abilify withdrawal.

( ) rispedal for meltdowns?

Has anyone had luck with using rispedal or abilify in a very low dose to reduce expolsive meltdowns that involvehitting mom? Our neuropsych recommended that we talk to our daughter'spsychiatrist about this. Our daughter is on zoloft and this helped with reducing panic attacks and some of the anxiety. Pam

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My daughter got MUCH worse on Zoloft. Felt like aspergers/bipolar by her reaction to it. The autistic irritability is treated so well with Abilify and Risperdal, but the side effects can be quite nasty. My daughter gained 13 pounds in 4 weeks on 2.5 mg of Abilify. Yikes! My son has gained a lot of weight on it, but socially he is not nearly as concerned about it as my 10 year old daughter is.

( ) Re: rispedal for meltdowns?

Thanks for all the feedback!!!! I wish we could try this. I am worn out by her hitting me so much and biting. My daughter is so upset to even take zoloft. She is so dramatic about that we think she is wierd that is why we give zoloft to her.I tell her she is not her anxiety and I don't think she is wierd at all. The only reason she doesn't stop the zoloft is she is afraid it will give her headaches. Oh boy! I try to reason with her that her panic is under control now she denies ever having it. I point out that she needs more medication not less that she hits me and explodes she denies that too.I have to hope that this outlook about medication will improve over time. She has no adverse effects. Pam >> Has anyone had luck with using rispedal or abilify in a > very low dose to reduce expolsive meltdowns that involve> hitting mom? > > Our neuropsych recommended that we talk to our daughter's> psychiatrist about this. Our daughter is on zoloft and this helped with reducing panic attacks and some of the anxiety. > > Pam>