My 12 year old daughter has dyslexia,
adhd, ocd and tic disorder. While on
risperdone, she has gained a massive
amount of weight. We tried many drug
trials to find something to replace
risperdone -- without success. Finally,
we ordered abilify from the states through
the special access program in ottawa. We
started abilify on december 18th, 2003.
It has stopped her weight gain. She has
remained at 140 lbs. For 2 months, now.
The only problem is, 30 pills cost
$405.00!! She should have at least 1 1/2
each day -- or more. This is over $600
per month. Manulife doesn't cover this
cost because this drug does not have a
canadian din number. Do you know of any
charitable organization that would help us
pay for this medication? We want to put
the health of our child first, but we are
finding the cost very stressful.
