Re: Ok, Risperdal people! lol

[Guest guest]

My son is also 9 yrs old, and was on Risperdal - had to keep increasing the dosage because he was gaining weight - CONSTANTLY hungry, and unable to focus at times because of; Took him off and is now on prozac (which he was on with Risperdal) and Ambilify. Helped with the weight and hunger problem. Ambilify given before bed, so making him sleepy not a problem.

From: nicole.obrien@...Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 20:11:57 -0330Subject: ( ) Ok, Risperdal people! lol

I am quickly learning and realizing that I don’t think Risperdal is a good option for .

We kept him on Concerta for a month while we gradually increased his Risperdal up to the current dose, which is 0.5mg in the morning, and 0.25 at about 6pm (it WAS at 4, but we moved it, because he was CRASHING asleep at like 5pm! EEK!).

The thing is, he is gaining TOO much weight.

I know we had a double whammy, because his appetite, and growth, were BOTH slowed by the Concerta. So with the removal of Concerta alone, I knew his appetite would “grow” to more healthy levels, and he’d likely “catch up” on some growth. But then, with the addition of Risperdal, he’s hungry ALL the time. Now… we don’t keep junk food kicking around, and he’s always been encouraged to choose healthy snacks. Which he does pretty good with.

I am “strict”, so to speak, about what times we eat… that’s one benefit to him being an Aspie If I lay out the rules, he’ll follow them!! He DOESN’T over eat, he doesn’t indulge on junk food… but he has put on a lot of weight SUPER fast. And I’m starting to think that perhaps Risperdal isn’t the best choice for us.

Now for those of you who have children on the spectrum who have a propensity to hit/kick/etc when they’re upset, or in response to perseverative sameness behavior… what other options do we have?? Would a mood stabilizer help? Or maybe even Zoloft or something, to help with the irritability?? To “take off the edge”, as Risperdal has certainly helped him do – but is it worth the weight gain???

Thanks for the input.

FYI, he was 60lbs when we started, in 16 days he’d gone up to 67lbs, and in another month, he’d gone up to 73lbs. He’s 9yrs old

=)

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[Guest guest]

Risperdal has always had a reputation for working well but causing weight gain

in kids. its a tradeoff. i'll share with you that my 9 yo is pretty tall and

he weighs 86lbs. he's athletic and not fat. so 73lbs doesnt sound bad unless

he's not that tall. maybe reducing the dose to .25 in the morning and afternoon

would help? there is always abilify if you give on tweaking the risperdal.

that also has a rep of weight gain in kids. good luck geo

- ( ) Ok, Risperdal people! lol

I am quickly learning and realizing that I don't think Risperdal is a good

option for .

We kept him on Concerta for a month while we gradually increased his

Risperdal up to the current dose, which is 0.5mg in the morning, and 0.25 at

about 6pm (it WAS at 4, but we moved it, because he was CRASHING asleep at

like 5pm! EEK!).

The thing is, he is gaining TOO much weight.

I know we had a double whammy, because his appetite, and growth, were BOTH

slowed by the Concerta. So with the removal of Concerta alone, I knew his

appetite would " grow " to more healthy levels, and he'd likely " catch up " on

some growth. But then, with the addition of Risperdal, he's hungry ALL the

time. Now. we don't keep junk food kicking around, and he's always been

encouraged to choose healthy snacks. Which he does pretty good with.

I am " strict " , so to speak, about what times we eat. that's one benefit to

him being an Aspie If I lay out the rules, he'll follow them!! He DOESN'T

over eat, he doesn't indulge on junk food. but he has put on a lot of weight

SUPER fast. And I'm starting to think that perhaps Risperdal isn't the

best choice for us.

Now for those of you who have children on the spectrum who have a propensity

to hit/kick/etc when they're upset, or in response to perseverative sameness

behavior. what other options do we have?? Would a mood stabilizer help? Or

maybe even Zoloft or something, to help with the irritability?? To " take off

the edge " , as Risperdal has certainly helped him do - but is it worth the

weight gain???

Thanks for the input.

FYI, he was 60lbs when we started, in 16 days he'd gone up to 67lbs, and in

another month, he'd gone up to 73lbs. He's 9yrs old

=)

[Guest guest]

My dd takes depakote which is a mood stabilizer. It apparanetly

increases apetite in adults but isn't supposed to in kids. My dd is

10 and peaked at 66 lbs but has averaged 64, today though she weighed

in at 61, a 3 lb lose since her dose increase. My dd was doing hour

long kicking, screaming, hitting, holes in walls, throwing things, etc

for an hr+ at a time b efore it

On 3/9/10, O'Brien <nicole.obrien@...> wrote:

> I am quickly learning and realizing that I don't think Risperdal is a good

> option for .

>

>

>

> We kept him on Concerta for a month while we gradually increased his

> Risperdal up to the current dose, which is 0.5mg in the morning, and 0.25 at

> about 6pm (it WAS at 4, but we moved it, because he was CRASHING asleep at

> like 5pm! EEK!).

>

>

>

> The thing is, he is gaining TOO much weight.

>

>

>

> I know we had a double whammy, because his appetite, and growth, were BOTH

> slowed by the Concerta. So with the removal of Concerta alone, I knew his

> appetite would " grow " to more healthy levels, and he'd likely " catch up " on

> some growth. But then, with the addition of Risperdal, he's hungry ALL the

> time. Now. we don't keep junk food kicking around, and he's always been

> encouraged to choose healthy snacks. Which he does pretty good with.

>

>

>

> I am " strict " , so to speak, about what times we eat. that's one benefit to

> him being an Aspie If I lay out the rules, he'll follow them!! He DOESN'T

> over eat, he doesn't indulge on junk food. but he has put on a lot of weight

> SUPER fast. And I'm starting to think that perhaps Risperdal isn't the

> best choice for us.

>

>

>

> Now for those of you who have children on the spectrum who have a propensity

> to hit/kick/etc when they're upset, or in response to perseverative sameness

> behavior. what other options do we have?? Would a mood stabilizer help? Or

> maybe even Zoloft or something, to help with the irritability?? To " take off

> the edge " , as Risperdal has certainly helped him do - but is it worth the

> weight gain???

>

>

>

> Thanks for the input.

>

>

>

> FYI, he was 60lbs when we started, in 16 days he'd gone up to 67lbs, and in

> another month, he'd gone up to 73lbs. He's 9yrs old

>

>

>

> =)

>

>

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We added Metformin to the antipsychotic and it slowed down weight gain considerably. Maybe a 50 percent decrease in weight gain. We can't live without the antipsychotics in both kids.

( ) Ok, Risperdal people! lol

I am quickly learning and realizing that I don’t think Risperdal is a good option for .

We kept him on Concerta for a month while we gradually increased his Risperdal up to the current dose, which is 0.5mg in the morning, and 0.25 at about 6pm (it WAS at 4, but we moved it, because he was CRASHING asleep at like 5pm! EEK!).

The thing is, he is gaining TOO much weight.

I know we had a double whammy, because his appetite, and growth, were BOTH slowed by the Concerta. So with the removal of Concerta alone, I knew his appetite would “grow” to more healthy levels, and he’d likely “catch up” on some growth. But then, with the addition of Risperdal, he’s hungry ALL the time. Now… we don’t keep junk food kicking around, and he’s always been encouraged to choose healthy snacks. Which he does pretty good with.

I am “strict”, so to speak, about what times we eat… that’s one benefit to him being an Aspie If I lay out the rules, he’ll follow them!! He DOESN’T over eat, he doesn’t indulge on junk food… but he has put on a lot of weight SUPER fast. And I’m starting to think that perhaps Risperdal isn’t the best choice for us.

Now for those of you who have children on the spectrum who have a propensity to hit/kick/etc when they’re upset, or in response to perseverative sameness behavior… what other options do we have?? Would a mood stabilizer help? Or maybe even Zoloft or something, to help with the irritability?? To “take off the edge”, as Risperdal has certainly helped him do – but is it worth the weight gain???

Thanks for the input.

FYI, he was 60lbs when we started, in 16 days he’d gone up to 67lbs, and in another month, he’d gone up to 73lbs. He’s 9yrs old

=)

[Guest guest]

I would really worry about the weight gain aspect. Try to find something else that helps but doesn't cause him to gain so much weight. It might be a struggle to find something, I know.

Roxanna

"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." E. Burke

( ) Ok, Risperdal people! lol

I am quickly learning and realizing that I don’t think

Risperdal is a good option for .

We kept him on Concerta for a month while we gradually increased

his Risperdal up to the current dose, which is 0.5mg in the morning, and 0.25

at about 6pm (it WAS at 4, but we moved it, because he was CRASHING asleep at

like 5pm! EEK!).

The thing is, he is gaining TOO much weight.

I know we had a double whammy, because his appetite, and growth,

were BOTH slowed by the Concerta. So with the removal of Concerta alone, I knew

his appetite would “grow†to more healthy levels, and he’d

likely “catch up†on some growth. But then, with the addition of

Risperdal, he’s hungry ALL the time. Now… we don’t keep junk

food kicking around, and he’s always been encouraged to choose healthy

snacks. Which he does pretty good with.

I am “strictâ€, so to speak, about what times we eat…

that’s one benefit to him being an Aspie If I lay out the rules, he’ll

follow them!! He DOESN’T over eat, he doesn’t indulge on junk food…

but he has put on a lot of weight SUPER fast. And I’m starting to

think that perhaps Risperdal isn’t the best choice for us.

Now for those of you who have children on the spectrum who have

a propensity to hit/kick/etc when they’re upset, or in response to perseverative

sameness behavior… what other options do we have?? Would a mood stabilizer

help? Or maybe even Zoloft or something, to help with the irritability?? To “take

off the edgeâ€, as Risperdal has certainly helped him do – but is it

worth the weight gain???

Thanks for the input.

FYI, he was 60lbs when we started, in 16 days he’d gone up

to 67lbs, and in another month, he’d gone up to 73lbs. He’s 9yrs

old

=)

[Guest guest]

Ok.....here goes...my son was on Concerta XR (but he didn't eat on that) so the doctor switched him to Adderall. He was also on a generic of Prozac for his depression but he is now off it. We tried Risperdal...I didn't see much of a change in him except weight gain...so we stopped it. Then the doctor decided to try Geodon...and it works and he has not gained weight. He has grown...5'9" and 160 lbs. but he is not overweight....tg.

Jan

"Faith, hope and Love and the greatest of these is Love"

From: Roxanna <MadIdeas@...> Sent: Mon, March 15, 2010 9:05:55 PMSubject: Re: ( ) Ok, Risperdal people! lol

I would really worry about the weight gain aspect. Try to find something else that helps but doesn't cause him to gain so much weight. It might be a struggle to find something, I know.

Roxanna"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." E. Burke

( ) Ok, Risperdal people! lol

I am quickly learning and realizing that I don’t think Risperdal is a good option for .

We kept him on Concerta for a month while we gradually increased his Risperdal up to the current dose, which is 0.5mg in the morning, and 0.25 at about 6pm (it WAS at 4, but we moved it, because he was CRASHING asleep at like 5pm! EEK!).

The thing is, he is gaining TOO much weight.

I know we had a double whammy, because his appetite, and growth, were BOTH slowed by the Concerta. So with the removal of Concerta alone, I knew his appetite would “grow†to more healthy levels, and he’d likely “catch up†on some growth. But then, with the addition of Risperdal, he’s hungry ALL the time. Now… we don’t keep junk food kicking around, and he’s always been encouraged to choose healthy snacks. Which he does pretty good with.

I am “strictâ€, so to speak, about what times we eat… that’s one benefit to him being an Aspie If I lay out the rules, he’ll follow them!! He DOESN’T over eat, he doesn’t indulge on junk food… but he has put on a lot of weight SUPER fast. And I’m starting to think that perhaps Risperdal isn’t the best choice for us.

Now for those of you who have children on the spectrum who have a propensity to hit/kick/etc when they’re upset, or in response to perseverative sameness behavior… what other options do we have?? Would a mood stabilizer help? Or maybe even Zoloft or something, to help with the irritability? ? To “take off the edgeâ€, as Risperdal has certainly helped him do – but is it worth the weight gain???

Thanks for the input.

FYI, he was 60lbs when we started, in 16 days he’d gone up to 67lbs, and in another month, he’d gone up to 73lbs. He’s 9yrs old

=)

[Guest guest]

I am going to ask our dev. Ped. about Geodon! Thanks Jan!

=)

From:

[mailto: ] On

Behalf Of rushen janice

Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2010 8:47 PM

Subject: Re: ( ) Ok, Risperdal people! lol

Ok.....here

goes...my son was on Concerta XR (but he didn't eat on that) so the doctor

switched him to Adderall. He was also on a generic of Prozac for his

depression but he is now off it. We tried Risperdal...I didn't see much

of a change in him except weight gain...so we stopped

it. Then the doctor decided to try Geodon...and it works and he

has not gained weight. He has grown...5'9 " and 160 lbs. but he

is not overweight....tg.

Jan

" Faith, hope and Love and the greatest of these is Love "

From: Roxanna

<MadIdeas@...>

Sent: Mon, March 15, 2010 9:05:55 PM

Subject: Re: ( ) Ok, Risperdal people! lol

I would really worry about the weight gain aspect. Try to

find something else that helps but doesn't cause him to gain so much

weight. It might be a struggle to find something, I know.

Roxanna

" The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do

nothing. " E. Burke

( ) Ok, Risperdal people! lol

I am quickly learning and realizing that I don’t think Risperdal

is a good option for .

We kept him on Concerta for a month while we gradually increased

his Risperdal up to the current dose, which is 0.5mg in the morning, and 0.25

at about 6pm (it WAS at 4, but we moved it, because he was CRASHING asleep at

like 5pm! EEK!).

The thing is, he is gaining TOO much weight.

I know we had a double whammy, because his appetite, and growth,

were BOTH slowed by the Concerta. So with the removal of Concerta alone, I knew

his appetite would “grow†to more healthy levels, and he’d likely “catch up†on

some growth. But then, with the addition of Risperdal, he’s hungry ALL the

time. Now… we don’t keep junk food kicking around, and he’s always been

encouraged to choose healthy snacks. Which he does pretty good with.

I am “strictâ€, so to speak, about what times we eat… that’s one

benefit to him being an Aspie If I lay out the rules, he’ll follow them!! He

DOESN’T over eat, he doesn’t indulge on junk food… but he has put on a lot of

weight SUPER fast. And I’m starting to think that perhaps Risperdal isn’t

the best choice for us.

Now for those of you who have children on the spectrum who have

a propensity to hit/kick/etc when they’re upset, or in response to

perseverative sameness behavior… what other options do we have?? Would a mood

stabilizer help? Or maybe even Zoloft or something, to help with the

irritability? ? To “take off the edgeâ€, as Risperdal has certainly helped him

do – but is it worth the weight gain???

Thanks for the input.

FYI, he was 60lbs when we started, in 16 days he’d gone up to

67lbs, and in another month, he’d gone up to 73lbs. He’s 9yrs old

=)

[Guest guest]

Jan, I had a horrifying experience with Geodon.  Now, I was wrongly diagnosed and that probably had a lot to do with it.  But if he has to wean off of it for any reason, be prepared.  Getting off it was almost worse than the side effects I had while on it.  It was a life-changing experience for me and led to my avoiding prescription drugs wherever possible.  I now am using and studying herbs and am on NO psychotropic medications.  It is all in my blog (in my signature) if you are interested.  I hope and pray that your son doesn't have the experience that I did with it, but I felt strongly that I needed to mention it.  

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On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 6:16 PM, rushen janice <jrushen@...> wrote:

 

Ok.....here goes...my son was on Concerta XR (but he didn't eat on that) so the doctor switched him to Adderall.  He was also on a generic of Prozac for his depression but he is now off it.  We tried Risperdal...I didn't see much of a change in him except weight gain...so we stopped it.  Then the doctor decided to try Geodon...and it works and he has not gained weight.  He has grown...5'9 " and 160 lbs.  but he is not overweight....tg.

 

Jan 

" Faith, hope and Love and the greatest of these is Love "

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[Guest guest]

Quite Welcome!

"Faith, hope and Love and the greatest of these is Love"

From: O'Brien <nicole.obrien@...> Sent: Tue, March 16, 2010 8:28:05 PMSubject: RE: ( ) Ok, Risperdal people! lol

I am going to ask our dev. Ped. about Geodon! Thanks Jan!

=)

From: [mailto:AspergersSu pport@group s.com] On Behalf Of rushen janiceSent: Tuesday, March 16, 2010 8:47 PM Subject: Re: ( ) Ok, Risperdal people! lol

Ok.....here goes...my son was on Concerta XR (but he didn't eat on that) so the doctor switched him to Adderall. He was also on a generic of Prozac for his depression but he is now off it. We tried Risperdal... I didn't see much of a change in him except weight gain...so we stopped it. Then the doctor decided to try Geodon...and it works and he has not gained weight. He has grown...5'9" and 160 lbs. but he is not overweight.. ..tg.

Jan

"Faith, hope and Love and the greatest of these is Love"

From: Roxanna <MadIdeasaol (DOT) com> Sent: Mon, March 15, 2010 9:05:55 PMSubject: Re: ( ) Ok, Risperdal people! lol

I would really worry about the weight gain aspect. Try to find something else that helps but doesn't cause him to gain so much weight. It might be a struggle to find something, I know.

Roxanna"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." E. Burke

( ) Ok, Risperdal people! lol

I am quickly learning and realizing that I don’t think Risperdal is a good option for .

We kept him on Concerta for a month while we gradually increased his Risperdal up to the current dose, which is 0.5mg in the morning, and 0.25 at about 6pm (it WAS at 4, but we moved it, because he was CRASHING asleep at like 5pm! EEK!).

The thing is, he is gaining TOO much weight.

I know we had a double whammy, because his appetite, and growth, were BOTH slowed by the Concerta. So with the removal of Concerta alone, I knew his appetite would “grow†to more healthy levels, and he’d likely “catch up†on some growth. But then, with the addition of Risperdal, he’s hungry ALL the time. Now… we don’t keep junk food kicking around, and he’s always been encouraged to choose healthy snacks. Which he does pretty good with.

I am “strictâ€, so to speak, about what times we eat… that’s one benefit to him being an Aspie If I lay out the rules, he’ll follow them!! He DOESN’T over eat, he doesn’t indulge on junk food… but he has put on a lot of weight SUPER fast. And I’m starting to think that perhaps Risperdal isn’t the best choice for us.

Now for those of you who have children on the spectrum who have a propensity to hit/kick/etc when they’re upset, or in response to perseverative sameness behavior… what other options do we have?? Would a mood stabilizer help? Or maybe even Zoloft or something, to help with the irritability? ? To “take off the edgeâ€, as Risperdal has certainly helped him do – but is it worth the weight gain???

Thanks for the input.

FYI, he was 60lbs when we started, in 16 days he’d gone up to 67lbs, and in another month, he’d gone up to 73lbs. He’s 9yrs old

=)

[Guest guest]

Lexapro is the same. I was on it for three years and just recently had to wean myself off due to pregnancy and it was horrible. I thought the side effects were going to kill me. They want me to go on a pregnancy safe AD and I"m like HECK NO! I will try to walk more get some more sun and b vitamins thanks though! :-D I think I'm just drug shy now. On Mar 16, 2010, at 5:10 PM, McAllister wrote:

Jan, I had a horrifying experience with Geodon. Now, I was wrongly diagnosed and that probably had a lot to do with it. But if he has to wean off of it for any reason, be prepared. Getting off it was almost worse than the side effects I had while on it. It was a life-changing experience for me and led to my avoiding prescription drugs wherever possible. I now am using and studying herbs and am on NO psychotropic medications. It is all in my blog (in my signature) if you are interested. I hope and pray that your son doesn't have the experience that I did with it, but I felt strongly that I needed to mention it.

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On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 6:16 PM, rushen janice <jrushen > wrote:

Ok.....here goes...my son was on Concerta XR (but he didn't eat on that) so the doctor switched him to Adderall. He was also on a generic of Prozac for his depression but he is now off it. We tried Risperdal...I didn't see much of a change in him except weight gain...so we stopped it. Then the doctor decided to try Geodon...and it works and he has not gained weight. He has grown...5'9" and 160 lbs. but he is not overweight....tg.

Jan "Faith, hope and Love and the greatest of these is Love"

--

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[Guest guest]

, thanks for sharing.  I know exactly how you felt.  ((HUGS))On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 10:27 PM, Byrne <kabob@...> wrote:

 

Lexapro is the same.   I was on it for three years and just recently had to wean myself off due to pregnancy and it was horrible.  I thought the side effects were going to kill me.   They want me to go on a pregnancy safe AD and I " m like HECK NO!  I will try to walk more get some more sun and b vitamins thanks though!  :-D   I think I'm just drug shy now.  

 On Mar 16, 2010, at 5:10 PM, McAllister wrote:

 

Jan, I had a horrifying experience with Geodon.  Now, I was wrongly diagnosed and that probably had a lot to do with it.  But if he has to wean off of it for any reason, be prepared.  Getting off it was almost worse than the side effects I had while on it.  It was a life-changing experience for me and led to my avoiding prescription drugs wherever possible.  I now am using and studying herbs and am on NO psychotropic medications.  It is all in my blog (in my signature) if you are interested.  I hope and pray that your son doesn't have the experience that I did with it, but I felt strongly that I needed to mention it.  

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On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 6:16 PM, rushen janice <jrushen@...> wrote:

 

Ok.....here goes...my son was on Concerta XR (but he didn't eat on that) so the doctor switched him to Adderall.  He was also on a generic of Prozac for his depression but he is now off it.  We tried Risperdal...I didn't see much of a change in him except weight gain...so we stopped it.  Then the doctor decided to try Geodon...and it works and he has not gained weight.  He has grown...5'9 " and 160 lbs.  but he is not overweight....tg.

 

Jan  " Faith, hope and Love and the greatest of these is Love "

--

“Here's to the crazy ones, the misfits, the rebels, the troublemakers, the round pegs in the square holes... the ones who see things differently -- they're not fond of rules... You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them, but the only thing you can't do is ignore them because they change things... they push the human race forward, and while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius, because the ones who are crazy enough to think that they can change the world, are the ones who do.”   -  Steve Jobs

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Congrats on the baby-on-the-way!

Roxanna

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Re: ( ) Ok, Risperdal people! lol

Lexapro is the same. I was on it for three years and just recently had to wean myself off due to pregnancy and it was horrible. I thought the side effects were going to kill me. They want me to go on a pregnancy safe AD and I"m like HECK NO! I will try to walk more get some more sun and b vitamins thanks though! :-D I think I'm just drug shy now.

On Mar 16, 2010, at 5:10 PM, McAllister wrote:

Jan, I had a horrifying experience with Geodon. Now, I was wrongly diagnosed and that probably had a lot to do with it. But if he has to wean off of it for any reason, be prepared. Getting off it was almost worse than the side effects I had while on it. It was a life-changing experience for me and led to my avoiding prescription drugs wherever possible. I now am using and studying herbs and am on NO psychotropic medications. It is all in my blog (in my signature) if you are interested. I hope and pray that your son doesn't have the experience that I did with it, but I felt strongly that I needed to mention it.

McAllister

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On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 6:16 PM, rushen janice <jrushen > wrote:

Ok.....here goes...my son was on Concerta XR (but he didn't eat on that) so the doctor switched him to Adderall. He was also on a generic of Prozac for his depression but he is now off it. We tried Risperdal...I didn't see much of a change in him except weight gain...so we stopped it. Then the doctor decided to try Geodon...and it works and he has not gained weight. He has grown...5'9" and 160 lbs. but he is not overweight....tg.

Jan

"Faith, hope and Love and the greatest of these is Love"

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“Here's to the crazy ones, the misfits, the rebels, the troublemakers, the round pegs in the square holes... the ones who see things differently -- they're not fond of rules... You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them, but the only thing you can't do is ignore them because they change things... they push the human race forward, and while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius, because the ones who are crazy enough to think that they can change the world, are the ones who do.†- Steve Jobs