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11 Year Old. Having Emotionality, Anger, Distract Ability. Should We Be Concern?
my 11 year old son has been on 2 mg of abilify for 2 years for ADD, ADHD . our pediatric nuerologist believes he msy be on the spectrum. Abilify takes the severity out of his emotionality, anger and distractability. he has what i believe is a tick from the medicine. atleast once every 2-5 minutes he contracts his sternockeidomastoids and platysma. it looks horrible. should we be concerned. we fear permanent tick or additional problems.
Thu, 7 Mar 2013
Careful monitoring of medication a necessary component of treatment in children with ADHD When children do not respond to medication or( having undesirable side effects) it may be appropriate to consult a mental health specialist. Consultation with a child psychiatrist or psychologist may also be beneficial. most effective treatment was a combination of behavioral therapy and ADHD medications.
If drug is not well tolerated you can ask for another drug to be prescribed.
If drug is not well tolerated you can ask for another drug to be prescribed.
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