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Is It Safe To Have Abilify Along With Prozac At The Same Time?

My 14 yr. old autistic daughter was put on abilify about 5 or 6 months ago. A couple of months ago Prozac now up to 20 mg. was added. Abilify is 5 mg. In the last 2 weeks she has had extreme aggression...I mean extreme. If she could kill me she probably would....that s the look I get as she attacks me. I m just now reading that Prozac added to Abilify can make the side effects from Abilify much worse. Any help to a hopeless mom would be great!
Fri, 5 Aug 2016
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Hi,
Thanks for writing to Healthcare magic.
Sometimes 2 antipsychotics added can cause overaggression. Prozac (fluoxetine) is a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI) antidepressant, and Abilify (aripiprazole is also an antipsychotic medication. It works by changing the actions of chemicals in the brain.The way it works is a bit confusing but, there are 3 ways envisaged, and I would not like to confuse you with them. May be its apt to have her consulted with her psychiatrist or an adolescent specialist.
The mood swing may be also a part of PUBERTY.
I hope you find this helpful.

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Is It Safe To Have Abilify Along With Prozac At The Same Time?

Hi, Thanks for writing to Healthcare magic. Sometimes 2 antipsychotics added can cause overaggression. Prozac (fluoxetine) is a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI) antidepressant, and Abilify (aripiprazole is also an antipsychotic medication. It works by changing the actions of chemicals in the brain.The way it works is a bit confusing but, there are 3 ways envisaged, and I would not like to confuse you with them. May be its apt to have her consulted with her psychiatrist or an adolescent specialist. The mood swing may be also a part of PUBERTY. I hope you find this helpful. Thanks. If you have any more queries I am happy to answer them. Else please rate this answer and close the discussion.