Guest guest Posted May 4, 2004 Report Share Posted May 4, 2004 Risperdal made a huge and nearly immediate difference for my daughter. She became less tense, less angry and her OCD finally became manageable. SSRIs alone didn't work for her. She took only .25 mg for two years, and has recently increased it because she has some pretty bad tics, but we've never had any side effects at all from it (yet!). I have never liked giving it to her because it is such a powerful medicine, but it works wonders. She has not gained any weight from it as many, many kids do, perhaps because she takes a stimulant for her ADHD which kind of balances it out. Good luck with this - I hope it helps your son too. in NV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 4, 2004 Report Share Posted May 4, 2004 Hi , my daughter took Risperdal for about 2 1/2 years. It was prescribed for her to reduce ticcing and judging from that it worked in 2-3 days, though the effect continued to build over the next few weeks. She started at .25mg/day and that was the dose she most often took though we could increase it up to 1mg/day if her tics were waxing. We also noticed lessened impulsivity and irritability which was a nice effect, it seemed to balance the activation and " urge " stuff she had as a side effect from Zoloft. She was just calmer overall and had a second or two in between thought and action. It did make her sleepy--a side effect that for her never diminished--so we gave it at bedtime. When we tried to give it in the day she was low-energy and yawning, not good for school obviously. She did not gain weight taking this med (did have a temporary increase in appetite for a couple of weeks when first starting it), though this is a common side effect of Risperdal. I have been wondering how you and your son were doing. I'm sorry things are still rough and hope Risperdal turns things around quickly. The medicine game is I think one of the most difficult parts of treating our young kids with disorders. Fortunately Risperdal (unlike SSRIs) rather quickly lets you know whether it will help or not :-) Take care, Kathy R. in Indiana ----- Original Message ----- > Hello All, > I haven't had time to post recently but I thank all of you for > your continued support.If you remember it has been a very difficult > time for my son.Back and forth to hospitals and doctors,on this > med,off this one.Anyway the new one for him is Risperdal .25mg(the > lowset dose to start) and still 100mg of luvox.I know many of you are > familiar with the risperdal and I can use your input.We are using > this to try and control his aggression and anger which may be from > bipolar disorder.He won't even go to therapy right now so I am > praying this will help.Just wanted to know how long before we see > some results if at all and how your children have responded to this > medication and at what dose.I know every child is different but I > would just like a general idea.Thanks again for your help.~~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 4, 2004 Report Share Posted May 4, 2004 Hi, . I am very familiar with Risperdal--and Zyprexa. has taken both and is currently taking Risperdal. You should notice a change soon--it didn't take us very long to see results. When I didn't pick up her refill on time the other day, we explained to that it's the " pill that keeps you from screaming. " She was insulted and told us " I don't scream! " and my older daughter laughed and said, " No kidding! That's because you take the pill! " It has helped to keep calm and more evenly tempered. I understand that it can cause weight gain but we haven't seen that in , who is pushing eleven. My older daughter, who does have weight issues, takes Abilify instead because of the weight gain possiblity. Good luck--it will more than likely make a nice difference for you and your son. Kelley in NV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 4, 2004 Report Share Posted May 4, 2004 mydaughter had bad side effects with risperdal-weight gain,lactation,and meltdowns...then on to geodon,which helped a little,and now on to abilify,which so far,is working...although she still cannot seem to lose her added pounds. Best to all-Sue in ny buddy12771@... -- --------- Original Message --------- DATE: Tue, 4 May 2004 20:17:20 From: kelleydinkins@... To: Cc: Hi, . I am very familiar with Risperdal--and Zyprexa. has taken both and is currently taking Risperdal. You should notice a change soon--it didn't take us very long to see results. When I didn't pick up her refill on time the other day, we explained to that it's the " pill that keeps you from screaming. " She was insulted and told us " I don't scream! " and my older daughter laughed and said, " No kidding! That's because you take the pill! " It has helped to keep calm and more evenly tempered. I understand that it can cause weight gain but we haven't seen that in , who is pushing eleven. My older daughter, who does have weight issues, takes Abilify instead because of the weight gain possiblity. Good luck--it will more than likely make a nice difference for you and your son. Kelley in NV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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