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Abilify for Autism User Reviews (Page 3)

Reviews for Abilify

Commonly mentioned side effects
  • bun...
  • Taken for 5 to 10 years
  • February 4, 2020

"Abilify worked to help with aggression, but my son is now a serious diabetic. He gained 50 pounds. We are heartbroken."

5 / 10
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  • July 28, 2019

"My 13-year-old is hearing voices, gained a lot of weight since being on this. We are taking her off this."

1 / 10
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  • JZa...
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • June 5, 2018

"My son already had looping, fast thoughts that were driving him crazy. Abilify sped those thoughts up and made it worse. Couldn't wait for the drug to wear off!"

1 / 10
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  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • November 29, 2019

"Horrible, put me into a comatose state for an hour. After it wore off, I was puking my brains out. My psychiatrist took me off it right away and prescribed something else."

1 / 10
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  • Zac...
  • Taken for 1 to 2 years
  • July 25, 2024

"It helps with my temper, but I did gain about 20 pounds and have some odd movement of my jaw."

8 / 10
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  • Wan...
  • Taken for 1 to 6 months
  • January 16, 2022

"This stuff helps me with emotions, but I always want to be eating something. Like, I am always in the mood to eat. I just want to snack all the time."

4 / 10
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  • Jmm...
  • Taken for 2 to 5 years
  • August 4, 2022

"I had to take some natural things so the chemical reaction stopped. I ate some fire needle. But the dose will come back."

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