Re: Med's Not Working.......

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a:

Yes, we went the Ritalin route... turned aggressive after less than a

month on it......the other one you referred to is called " Tofranil " .....been

there, done that......he's on Wellbutrin, another antidepressant.....wonder

how much Risperdal can take? I've noticed the teeth grinding is slowly

starting to come back!!!!! This was one behavior that was stopped in its

tracks when began the Risperdal!

Now, I'm becoming disheartened about ALL med's for ......NOTHING seems to

work after a period of time and we have tried them all!! Is 1 mg. twice a

day of Risperdal enough for , or does anyone else's kid here take more

than that? weighs about 48 lbs. now. and is 7 yrs. old.....

Thanks for answering a and giving me your suggestions....I'm really in a

downward mood over these med's....... is tapping away at the TV as we

speak!

:-(

[Guest guest]

We've been lucky so far. His Risperdal is still working. He does go in spurts

where he'll be really good for a while, then all of a sudden remember that he

loves to tie things up. He's 60 pounds and on 1 mg twice a day.

Loriann

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In a message dated 8/7/00 12:16:31 PM Pacific Daylight Time, Ltb3105@...

writes:

<< Is 1 mg. twice a

day of Risperdal enough for , or does anyone else's kid here take more

than that? weighs about 48 lbs. now. and is 7 yrs. old..... >>

,

Mark is 10 50 lbs, he takes 1 mg in the morning, and 2 mg at night.

Hope this helps...I am not a medical doctor...just letting you know what my

son takes, he has begun grinding his teeth again too ;( I am happy to know

that Mark is not the only one who has meds not work after a while, it is so

darned frustrating!

Jeannie

Mom to Mark and

[Guest guest]

With our kids, meds have had to be re-adjusted and even replaced with

time......yes, it is frustrating and we are still working on the continual

gradual increase of Amy's Zoloft to 100 mgs a day now. The doctor told me

that she can go up to as much as 200 mgs eventually. As far as my son

with Asperger's Syndrome, he is taking a cocktail which consists of

1200 mgs of Tegretol, 12 mgs of Respirdal and 200 mgs of Luvox. All divided

into four dosages a day. He is 5' 8 " and weighs 161 lbs. I will tell

you that it took us 3 years to finally reach the correct med choices and

dosages for Dave. I say this to you so that you do not get discouraged.

The process can be very slow and has it's downfalls. Especially when either

it's the wrong meds or the dosage needs to be continually adjusted. If you

keep on top of things with your doctor, eventually you will arrive at the

right dosage. I did a lot of research myself on meds and talked to other

parents and compared notes. Keep hanging tough.....

Lupi