Risperdal

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Roxana / all,

I always tried to avoid medicines, but my son Victor (09) is now taking Risperdal (03 drops / 03 times a day) to decrease its intense hyperactivity. The medication is really working well and he is more concentrated / calm.

Also see the following site:

http://www..askapatient.com/rateyourmedicine.htm

All the best,--- Em ter, 9/9/08, Roxana Vargas <roxana_vargas@...> escreveu:

De: Roxana Vargas <roxana_vargas@...>Assunto: ( ) RisperdalPara: Aspergers Treatment Data: Terça-feira, 9 de Setembro de 2008, 12:03

My 14 yr old son take risperdal too. I would like to know what dosis your son take. My son is for years with 0.5mg, the new neurologist do not pay to much attention at this medicine. Maybe somebody can tell me more about this medicine.Thank you

From: susiejones58Date: Tue, 9 Sep 2008 04:32:17 -0700Subject: Re: ( ) No Meds?

My 7 yr old son just started Risperdol this past summer and I was the parent that swore that I would NEVER medicate my son. But I have found that symptoms can change and sometimes you really don't have a choice if you want the best for your child.

He used to be the sweetest child and so very loving and it seemed it just changed to where he had to have the last word and would argue even if I wouldn't respond. His personality changed and eventually I was wore out from the obstinance and the defiance. We tried weaning him off of it but the symptoms came right back. So now I have my sweet loving little boy back with none of the defiance.

I look at meds (now) as another form of treatment that I would not deny my son.

Sue

From: ACuitinoaol (DOT) com <ACuitinoaol (DOT) com>Subject: Re: ( ) No Meds? Date: Monday, September 8, 2008, 11:56 PM

My 17 AS dd refuses meds. It is so hard to deal w/her moods. She is in college, trying to deal w/depression, anxiety,etc,She wants to go home every week and,as usual, she stays awake almost all night until finishing her routines,calling me and losing her temper, very similarly to other cases I see here. She is trying to adapt but I believe the right med would be helpful. She is not getting any special service now. I am waiting to see how she manages her load. She has 6 classes (full time),luckily her dorm is confortable and the girls are nice but she still stressed out due to the lack of privacy, her time alone is extremely important to her. Sent from my BlackBerry® smartphone with SprintSpeed

From: "Jaelynne" <jaelynnet (DOT) com>Date: Tue, 09 Sep 2008 01:11:11 -0000< >Subject: ( ) No Meds?

Just out of curiosity, are any of you making a "go" of it withoutmedicating your child?I believe that we have been fairly successful thus far raising oureight-year-old daughter without drugs. My Mom, on the other hand,just sent me a note encouraging me to put my daughter on meds. Theemail irritated me a bit, as it implied she knew more about Asperger'sthan I do.Are any of you having success without meds? Do any of you get thiskind of unwanted family advice regarding the issue?Jaelynne

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I know that with my son, we started to go up and up. Eventually, we had to add in another medication (and then eventually a third) in order to keep him calm. I think that there isn't a perfect dosage for drugs. Each child is different. What I do know is that the need constantly changes and needs to be reassessed. We take my son to his psychiatrist monthly. We don't make changes very often, but at least I feel that we keep a watchful eye on it.

Also with Risperdal, a person needs to have yearly or twice a year blood tests. There are similar needs with other meds as well.

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Risperdal was wonderful for my son, but I was worried about weight gain too. We ended up with lamictal and it is like a wonder drug for him. I also took risperdal at one time and it really worked for me. I got better with a mood stabilizer and was able to discontinue the risperdal. I do, however, take it if I feel a manic coming on. I have Bipolar. It seemed to really help to stablize both my son and me.Medicine has really helped my son. I believe that God has given it to us as a way of healing. If we had a heart problem, we wouldn't hesitate to take meds. You might think of it this way too...I have reflux. I don't have it every day, but when I do, it is really bad. I take something every day so I can avoid those awful attacks. He might not have behavioral issues every single day, but we have to treat them every day for their and our safety.Hope this helps. I have dealt with the medicine issue so many times...DeanaSent on the Sprint® Now Network from my BlackBerry®From: gina9431@...Sender: Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2010 11:05:20 -0500 (CDT)< >Reply Subject: ( ) Risperdal Who has experience with Risperdal? My son's neuropsychologist and neurologist have both suggested this medication. We saw the neurologist this morning and was given a prescription for .25mg twice a day. Now, I personally would like to start out with a 1/2 a dose once a day, lol! Is this the type of medication that is in and out of their system (like a stimulant...so you could skip the weekends), or something they need to take continually. I am worried about weight gain on this as my son was in the 75 percentile at his 8 year check up (and has since been eating a lot....which is not like him). I am also worried about his facial tic, but am told this will help??? What has your experience been with this medication? I do feel more comfortable with the fact it has been approved for autism....just not excited to put my son on an anti-psychotic drug.We have an appointment with a psychiatrist today @ 5:15. He was recommended for med management by my son's ABA therapist. I am not filling any prescription until I consult him, but would not be surprised if he agreed with the Risperdal. A co-worker of mine just took her autistic son to this same psychiatrist and he was put on Risperdal as well.The funny thing is......my son sat perfect through the whole appointment. Here I am, telling the neurologist how we are looking to treat his behavior problems, and he sits perfect, lol! The doctor even made a comment on it. He has been so good all day! He told me yesterday that he is practicing listening for school, lol I didn't even say anything....I will take what I can get. At least he isn't doing to bad with school starting on Monday. He has been dreading this day since August began, lol! We even went to school registration with a positive attitude. One of the teachers asked him if he was excited about starting 3rd grade (to which I just cringed, knowing what would normally come out of his mouth), and he just said, "yeah, I am". This after last weeks vacation! I was sooooo sure about medicating last week, now he is making me feel guilty. I know that most of his behaviors stem from anxiety and not being able to cope in social settings, but still. I have to keep remembering how he acted.....and that it is no wonder he is struggling with his peers at school. I also have to remember how they isolated him at school the entire year last year. I want him to enjoy school, no despise it like he does now. Please don't let me talk my self out of medication again!!!! This is our 3rd try, and each time I give up!!!!Thank for your help!

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I think the weight gain factor is a concern I would have . The doctors seem to like Risperal but it does cause weight gain a lot like Abilify. From: "gina9431@..." <gina9431@...> Sent: Wed, August 11, 2010 12:05:20 PMSubject:

( ) Risperdal

Who has experience with Risperdal? My son's neuropsychologist and neurologist have both suggested this medication. We saw the neurologist this morning and was given a prescription for .25mg twice a day. Now, I personally would like to start out with a 1/2 a dose once a day, lol! Is this the type of medication that is in and out of their system (like a stimulant... so you could skip the weekends), or something they need to take continually. I am worried about weight gain on this as my son was in the 75 percentile at his 8 year check up (and has since been eating a lot....which is not like him). I am also worried about his facial tic, but am told this will help??? What has your experience been with this medication? I do feel more comfortable with the fact it has been approved for autism....just not excited to put my son on an anti-psychotic drug.We have an appointment with a psychiatrist today @

5:15. He was recommended for med management by my son's ABA therapist. I am not filling any prescription until I consult him, but would not be surprised if he agreed with the Risperdal. A co-worker of mine just took her autistic son to this same psychiatrist and he was put on Risperdal as well.The funny thing is......my son sat perfect through the whole appointment. Here I am, telling the neurologist how we are looking to treat his behavior problems, and he sits perfect, lol! The doctor even made a comment on it. He has been so good all day! He told me yesterday that he is practicing listening for school, lol I didn't even say anything.... I will take what I can get. At least he isn't doing to bad with school starting on Monday. He has been dreading this day since August began, lol! We even went to school registration with a positive attitude. One of the teachers asked

him if he was excited about starting 3rd grade (to which I just cringed, knowing what would normally come out of his mouth), and he just said, "yeah, I am". This after last weeks vacation! I was sooooo sure about medicating last week, now he is making me feel guilty. I know that most of his behaviors stem from anxiety and not being able to cope in social settings, but still. I have to keep remembering how he acted.....and that it is no wonder he is struggling with his peers at school. I also have to remember how they isolated him at school the entire year last year. I want him to enjoy school, no despise it like he does now. Please don't let me talk my self out of medication again!!!! This is our 3rd try, and each time I give up!!!!Thank for your help!

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My son did well on Risperdal in the beginning; I believe this is something that

you must continue and not break from. We started out at .5mg, and was up to 2mg

before we took him off for good. Had to keep increasing the dosage as he gained

weight - this drug made my son ravenously hungry - so much so he had to have a

snack in the middle of the day at school. The Risperdal was then supplemented

with Prozac, and eventually, did not work any more. This was over a period of

about 2 years. We did see improvement in the beginning, however. My son is now

10, so it was about 3 years ago we started that trial. Did control tics fairly

well, although we did still have a few. Anger impulses were the hardest to

control from the beginning, and did not improve to the point he could remain in

a classroom setting (he has been homeschooled for the past year).

As we all know too well, each child is different! Good luck!

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My son is on it right now and it's ok but I don't like how dopey it makes him. He can't read, naps in the mid of the day. Been just giving it to him at nite and that's a lot better. Sent via BlackBerry by AT&TFrom: "korea_48446" <korea_48446@...>Sender: Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2010 17:43:12 -0000< >Reply Subject: ( ) Re: Risperdal >> Does anyone else's child take Risperdal? Has it helped? In what way? > What doseage does your child take and how old are they? Thank you for > your input. God bless.> Belinda /GA>hello Blinda,My son took risperdal when he was 10rs. of age and con't with it until he was 17, which he slowly decreased it from 3mg. to nothing. This medication was the only one that worked well in controling his rages. He is now 23y/o will be finishing his last semeter in engineering at Mi. Tech. Univ. The only medication he con't with is efexor 37.5mgs. tid or bid. The side effects were wt. gain 25-30lbs. though he did lose it when he stopped the medication. At 3mgs. at one pt. created facial tics. At the x we decreased it to 1mg. and slowing worked back to 2 1/2mgs. with no side effects. When the tics may occur you would need to stopped the medication rt. away, or they can become perm.God BlessConnie T.

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I just got home from an appointment with my dd age 10. The dr gave us a prescription for Risperdal M-tabs.

Here is a link to a web site the dr gave me http://www.risperdal.com/faqs_autisticdisorder.html#mtab

For my daughter we are hopeing that the Risperadal will help with her mood swings so that she can function better in the school setting. And also so that I can keep my sanity a bit.

I have struggled with any medications with my kids but I have gotten to the point that it is worth trying so that I can keep my sanity.

I hope it helps.

From: gina9431@... <gina9431@...>Subject: ( ) Risperdal Date: Wednesday, August 11, 2010, 4:05 PM

Who has experience with Risperdal? My son's neuropsychologist and neurologist have both suggested this medication. We saw the neurologist this morning and was given a prescription for .25mg twice a day. Now, I personally would like to start out with a 1/2 a dose once a day, lol! Is this the type of medication that is in and out of their system (like a stimulant... so you could skip the weekends), or something they need to take continually. I am worried about weight gain on this as my son was in the 75 percentile at his 8 year check up (and has since been eating a lot....which is not like him). I am also worried about his facial tic, but am told this will help??? What has your experience been with this medication? I do feel more comfortable with the fact it has been approved for autism....just not excited to put my son on an anti-psychotic drug.We have an appointment with a psychiatrist today @

5:15. He was recommended for med management by my son's ABA therapist. I am not filling any prescription until I consult him, but would not be surprised if he agreed with the Risperdal. A co-worker of mine just took her autistic son to this same psychiatrist and he was put on Risperdal as well.The funny thing is......my son sat perfect through the whole appointment. Here I am, telling the neurologist how we are looking to treat his behavior problems, and he sits perfect, lol! The doctor even made a comment on it. He has been so good all day! He told me yesterday that he is practicing listening for school, lol I didn't even say anything.... I will take what I can get. At least he isn't doing to bad with school starting on Monday. He has been dreading this day since August began, lol! We even went to school registration with a positive attitude. One of the teachers asked

him if he was excited about starting 3rd grade (to which I just cringed, knowing what would normally come out of his mouth), and he just said, "yeah, I am". This after last weeks vacation! I was sooooo sure about medicating last week, now he is making me feel guilty. I know that most of his behaviors stem from anxiety and not being able to cope in social settings, but still. I have to keep remembering how he acted.....and that it is no wonder he is struggling with his peers at school. I also have to remember how they isolated him at school the entire year last year. I want him to enjoy school, no despise it like he does now. Please don't let me talk my self out of medication again!!!! This is our 3rd try, and each time I give up!!!!Thank for your help!

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We had our son on Risperdal for about a year. He gained like 20 lbs and developing cellutis all over his body. We got him off and now he is taking Geodon twice a day. It doesn't work as well as Risperdal but the weight came off right away.

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From: "deabakcp@..." <deabakcp@...> Sent: Wed, August 11, 2010 11:20:13 AMSubject: Re: ( ) Risperdal

Risperdal was wonderful for my son, but I was worried about weight gain too. We ended up with lamictal and it is like a wonder drug for him. I also took risperdal at one time and it really worked for me. I got better with a mood stabilizer and was able to discontinue the risperdal. I do, however, take it if I feel a manic coming on. I have Bipolar. It seemed to really help to stablize both my son and me.Medicine has really helped my son. I believe that God has given it to us as a way of healing. If we had a heart problem, we wouldn't hesitate to take meds. You might think of it this way too...I have reflux. I don't have it every day, but when I do, it is really bad. I take something every day so I can avoid those awful attacks. He might not have behavioral issues every single day, but we have to treat them every day for their and our safety.Hope this helps. I have dealt with the medicine issue so many times...Deana Sent on the Sprint® Now Network from my BlackBerry®

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Who has experience with Risperdal? My son's neuropsychologist and neurologist have both suggested this medication. We saw the neurologist this morning and was given a prescription for .25mg twice a day. Now, I personally would like to start out with a 1/2 a dose once a day, lol! Is this the type of medication that is in and out of their system (like a stimulant... so you could skip the weekends), or something they need to take continually. I am worried about weight gain on this as my son was in the 75 percentile at his 8 year check up (and has since been eating a lot....which is not like him). I am also worried about his facial tic, but am told this will help??? What has your experience been with this medication? I do feel more comfortable with the fact it has been approved for autism....just not excited to put my son on an anti-psychotic drug.We have an appointment with a psychiatrist today @

5:15. He was recommended for med management by my son's ABA therapist. I am not filling any prescription until I consult him, but would not be surprised if he agreed with the Risperdal. A co-worker of mine just took her autistic son to this same psychiatrist and he was put on Risperdal as well.The funny thing is......my son sat perfect through the whole appointment. Here I am, telling the neurologist how we are looking to treat his behavior problems, and he sits perfect, lol! The doctor even made a comment on it. He has been so good all day! He told me yesterday that he is practicing listening for school, lol I didn't even say anything.... I will take what I can get. At least he isn't doing to bad with school starting on Monday. He has been dreading this day since August began, lol! We even went to school registration with a positive attitude. One of the teachers asked

him if he was excited about starting 3rd grade (to which I just cringed, knowing what would normally come out of his mouth), and he just said, "yeah, I am". This after last weeks vacation! I was sooooo sure about medicating last week, now he is making me feel guilty. I know that most of his behaviors stem from anxiety and not being able to cope in social settings, but still. I have to keep remembering how he acted.....and that it is no wonder he is struggling with his peers at school. I also have to remember how they isolated him at school the entire year last year. I want him to enjoy school, no despise it like he does now. Please don't let me talk my self out of medication again!!!! This is our 3rd try, and each time I give up!!!!Thank for your help!

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Since switching my ds from Risperdal to the Abilify I am noticing a huge increase in his appetite as well, but for me at first this was a good thing you see, my ds wouldn't eat hardly anything because of all the types of ADHD meds he had been on over the yrs. (This was long before he was diagnosed HFA) I mean he wouldn't meat or vegetables, or fruits only foods like PB & J, hotdogs & Spaghettio's. So when he started to actually get an appetite I thought this was good, but now I'm starting to second guess myself. He has gained about 25# this summer. I don't want him gaining too much weight because obesity runs in my family. I've been writing down these other meds that I've seen on these posts because I've haven't heard of them before, he has an appt.

with his Dr. in Sept. so I will discuss these other options with her then. .:~Anita~:.

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My 16yr old son is on Risperdal (2mg).. it has made a world of difference! At first we were concerned with the possible side effects but he hasnt had any really to speak of.. we switched from Zyprexa which was HORRIBLE! Re: ( ) Risperdal> > > > > > > I had my ds of 16 on Risperdal and it made him too tired he was falling> asleep in school we had to take him off of it. We switched him to Abilify.> > ,:~Anita~:,>

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My son started on Abilify, which caused large weight gain. However, it worked

so well, that we tried metformin to try to slow the weight gain down. I don't

know what about the metformin didn't agree with him, but he became absolutely

obsessed with food on it. It was the first time his doctor had seen that kind

of reaction on anyone however.

He is now taking seroquel XR and Intuniv, and the weight issues have stabilized,

and he is doing really well with them. Both of them made him tired to start

with, but ramping the dosage up slowly seemed to help that. Whatever meds you

try, make sure the doctor is having periodic blood sugar and cholesterol checks

done if those are some of the potential side effects.

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> > My son was on Abilify for several years. It worked very well but caused

> > huge weight gain and high blood sugar. We recently took him off and he lost

> > 35 pounds in two months - still needs to lose at least 25 more. He is now

> > taking Intuniv which seems to be working though we have had to tweak the

> > dosage a couple of times. One of the biggest things I have noticed since

> > discontinuing the Abilify is he is eating much less now - he was continually

> > hungry when he was on Abilify.

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> > > My son was on Abilify for several years. It worked very well but caused

> > > huge weight gain and high blood sugar. We recently took him off and he

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> > > 35 pounds in two months - still needs to lose at least 25 more. He is now

> > > taking Intuniv which seems to be working though we have had to tweak the

> > > dosage a couple of times. One of the biggest things I have noticed since

> > > discontinuing the Abilify is he is eating much less now - he was

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My nephew has been on Abilify, resperdol, serquel, and lots of others, he

doesn't seem to be able to handle any of that. it's been hard to find something

for him.