William has been on abilify about a year. It has helped him. Puberty has brought on some behavioral issues and he also has cluster headaches. His appetite increased with abilify but think adolescence also influences appetite.

Day #6 on Abilify and very rough weekend with more aggression and very agitated and restless. His tantrums are longer with explosive angry outbursts and crying episodes. I will be calling his Dr. today. He also has been wetting himself which has never been an issue for him before. I’ve read finding the correct “cocktail” that works for each child takes time and a lot of trial an error.

Honestly, it will all depend on the child. Lennon started with risperodone and had a horrible reaction of sobbing uncontrollably and constant staring off. Abilify helped for a while, but then it felt back to square one. He's currently on Seroquel.

My son hasn't ever been on meds other than melatonin on occasion.

My son has never taken that particular medication and he's not on medication anymore.