Re: Re: Newly on respiradol--only side effects, no benefits yet. Is this common?

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Tori has been on Risperdal (not Risperdone-she reacts differently to it) for years and it has def helped her although it did take time to get the right dosage and better results.  However, she is now at the end of her growth (a whopping 4'2 " ) and has Hashimoto's Thryoiditis and because of weight issues from the Risperdal, we will be looking at going with a new med in the near future.

LizMom to Tori  (12 yo on 2/23)DS/ASD/ODD/OCD/GERD/HASHIMOTO/and a few more acronyms behind her name!

 

When we tried Respidal for Aden we saw results almost immediately. We also saw side effects start the same day. Aden started taking it in the evening and it did help him sleep at night some, but it knocked him out during the day too. We had to stop because of nasty side effects.

If you aren't seeing benefits soon (3-4 days) it's probably time to try something else.

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Mom to Aden 8 DS ASD ADHD and Aren 5 ADHD

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