- risperdal

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They gave Risp in the inpatient as soon as he arrived and didn't want to put on

the clothes that I brought for him. Started at .25. He did fine on that until

Dad came into unit, then he wouldn't go to bed, so they added .25 in morning and

he calmed back down. Then Dad went into bedroom on unit and son wouldn't go to

bed and they added .25 more.

The R. is what they chose to calm down the anxiety and delusions, as they called

them. They gave me a scrip for R. under the tongue as needed here at home but I

haven't had to use it at all!!! There's just been one night when he seemed to be

sinking back down into getting glued to his computer and not going to bed. It

was after going out to Grandpa and Grandma's where they both hugged him, which

is a big issue for him. But hallelujah he worked through it. I had the R. in my

pocket but never had to get it out.

Based on what you said, it must be the R. that's the problem. It's supposed to

be for schizophrenia, I've read! How do I get him off of it?

His new refill scrip for the evening is no longer .5 tablets, now it's all .25

and I am supposed to give him two. Could I cut back to one at night immediately

or do I have to shave off a little at a time?

Yeah, I think he will need meds for quite awhile but I'd like to reach the

minimum dose.

Thanks, .

Rhonda

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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