Re: - risperdal

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Rhonda, as you prob. read, it is an anti-psychotic so I guess if they thought he

was having delusions, that is why they gave him the risp. As far as my

experience, it is used for schizo, BP, and kids on the autistic spectrum. I have

seen it work pretty well with some kids at work on the spectrum that would have

extreme reactions/meltdowns. Seemed to keep them steadier. They put on .5

and then 2 mg. Like I said, knocked him out and he couldn't think. From my

reading, it is more for the BP 2 and not the BP 1 like . He didn't cycle

alot, just classic BP, which is why Lithium worked for him. Did they give your

son BP diagnosis, just curious. It does not sound like he has a classic thought

disorder. He prob. would have refused to put the clothes on b/c he thought the

people were out to get him or some type of delusion, hearing voices. I have

thought with my OCD son that sometimes it is hard to tell if he has a thought

disorder or something beyond OCD/anxiety, like when he didn't like his picture

he drew and was in the front yard burning it. He would get in a daze, almost

like catatonia, get all stiff like a robot and then blow.

It almost sounds like they want you to use the Ris. as needed. I guess I would

call the nurse that works with your pdoc and see if maybe you don't need this

now. We also tried Empower plus vit. b/c was so against med. We didn't have

luck but some people do. They can be kind of pricey but med. can be expensive

too. Just a thought.

> > > That is so encouraging! Thanks for sharing and bravo for you and your

daughter! Could you share the process your daughter used to get off the meds? My

son's are kicking in more every day & he's looking so sleepy - I would like to

know how to try cutting back.

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> > > Rhonda

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> > > Re: Coming off of Prozac after 7 yrs, great

successes fighting back OCD & a question

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> > > My daughter decided at age 18 to go off her medication after about 8 or

> > > 9 years - meds for Tourette's Syndrome, OCD, and ADHD. She was off all

> > > medication until about 2 years ago when she decided she needed

> > > medication for ADHD again. She is now 26 years old.

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> > > She is a successful college senior with a two-year tuition scholarship

> > > to a very expensive liberal arts college, lots of friends (after very

> > > few during middle and high school), a job, a boyfriend, drives, pays her

> > > own bills, etc. Two years of therapy helped her learn how to deal with

> > > OCD and she, fortunately, outgrew Tourette's.

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> > > There is hope. She can do it if she stays focused on what she learned

> > > in therapy.

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> > > Best wishes for much success.

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> > > Phyllis

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