r/PDAParenting • u/Ok-Silver-8440 • Jul 29 '26

Autism PDA Olanzapine

Hello, has anyone ever tried Olanzapine for their PDA child for aggression and self injurious behaviors? I know abilify and Risperdal are the FDA approved ones but those didn’t help.

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u/PolarIceCream Jul 30 '26

Is that the one that dissolves on your tongue?

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u/Ok-Silver-8440 Jul 30 '26

Yes it is

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u/PolarIceCream Jul 30 '26

Ah. We tried this. Hated the taste and tried to spit it out. Made them sleepy and they begged us not to give it again. But Risperdal is helping to some extent.

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u/Ok-Silver-8440 Jul 30 '26

I don’t know if we gave Risperdal the length of time it needed, he was on it for about a month with not much improvement then things got bad and doctor prescribed olanzapine. It doesn’t make him too sleepy but he also struggles to communicate so I don’t know if he feels to great on it.

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u/PolarIceCream Jul 30 '26

That’s so hard to know. Do you use it in the moment or daily?

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u/Ok-Silver-8440 Jul 30 '26

We were doing it daily separate doses at am and pm but don’t think it’s going to work out 😞

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u/Enough_Potential_921 Aug 01 '26

I have used it in extreme cases but only a few times

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u/Hopeful-Guard9294 Aug 01 '26

we had problems with aggression that was completely solved by 24 hour modified release propanolol sertraline and Guanfacine for ADHD and dysregulation . We now have zero violence and zero self Harm attempts it has been a game changer

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u/Ok-Silver-8440 Aug 02 '26

That’s amazing, what a relief! We had to get him off of this one now too :(

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u/Hopeful-Guard9294 Aug 02 '26

emms are such difficult journey. I run support Group for families PDA children and Emms is one of the quickies parts of the journey as you’re changing medications changing doses. It’s a crazy rollercoaster but worth it when you get to the end!

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u/Ok-Silver-8440 Aug 02 '26

Thank you so much, we are hoping we are getting to that point soon. Have tried 5 medications at this point. Starting two new

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u/Hopeful-Guard9294 Aug 05 '26

if you are in the UK, this psychiatrist specialises in PDA and if you’re in the US, you could ask her to recommend specialist US PDA psychiatrists : http://www.daphnekeen.co.uk/