RISPERDAL AND BIG WEIGHT GAIN

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HI!

I READ THE OCD AND PARENTING E-MAILS BUT HAVEN'T POSTED YET. MY 17 DD

HAS OCD, DEPRESSION AND A RARE GENETIC DISORDER CALLED P-18 DELETION.

WE PUT HER ON RISPERDOL WHEN PROZAC JUST WASN'T DOING IT ANYMORE.

HOWEVER, IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS SHE'S GAINED AT LEAST 25 LBS!!!

NOT SHE'S OFF OF PROZAC AND WE ARE LOOKING FOR A SUBSTITUTE FOR THE

RISPERDAL.

HAS ANYONE USED GENOVA(SPELLING?)? HER RITUALS CAN TAKE 3 HOURS IN

THE AM AND PM SO SHE NEEDS HELP. HOWEVER, I JUST DON'T WANT TO SEE

HER GET ANY BIGGER. HER SOCIAL LIFE EVEN IN SPECIAL ED AND SPECILIZED

RECREATION IS SUFFERING BADLY. SHE'S SO TIRED AND EXHAUSTED EASILY.

ANYBODY GOT ANY IDEAS?

ALSO, I " BATTLE " DEPRESSION, ANXIETY AND OCD MYSELF. IT RUNS IN THE

FAMILY. SURPRISINGLY, I'M A PRETTY NORMAL PERSON AND HAVE A GOOD

LIFE. HOWEVER, AS WINTER SETS IN MY DAUGHTER'S OCD GETS WORSE, AS

DOES HER FATIGUE. HER MELTDOWNS INCREASE, AND I START TO FEEL SO

FRUSTRATED AND HOPELESS ABOUT THINGS EVER GETTING BETTER AND HAVING A

NORMAL SCHEDULE. I TAKE MEDS, EXERCISE, GET LIGHT THERAPY, WATCH MY

SUGAR INTAKE, BUT STILL I GET OVERWHELMED. PROZAC HAS CAUSED ME ALOT

OF WEIGHT GAIN ALSO, I AM ON WELLBUTRIN NOW, BUT HAVE MAJOR

CARBOHYDRATE CRAVINGS. DOES ANYONE KNOW IF OCD EVER GETS BETTER OR

JUST WAXES AND WANES?

SINCERELY,

JL