Just to make it clear... we still havent' seen neuro about the tics with our oldest it's at the end of the month. We tried Abilify the first time about a year ago and he had alot of EPS symptoms--he was jerky, sleeping,shaky, and could hardly stand up afte the 3rd day we stopped. Then we tried risperdal and the tics didn't change at all, plus his mood stayed really manicky his anxiety got worse, but he gained about 20 lbs which was ok since he was really skinny. Then sent to seroquel and the tics got really bad, he got really depressed and suicidal. So then back to risperdal with xanax and ativan as needed for severe agitation. Now we went back on Abilify and things are good. He does take Depakote along with it. I don't know if the weight gain is what made the difference or what. His tics really only come out if he's really upset or anxious. His tics are mostly vocal and just jerking his head and arm. We havent' used the xanax anymore; it seems worthless and once it wears off after the 1-2 hours he's more anxious then when the panic attack started. We've found it more helpful to talk him through it and use the relaxation skills and ativan if needed