Re: Risperidal - any relation to seizures?

February 19, 2006

My heart goes out to your son and his situation. It would be great if he

could be under the care of a DAN doctor and get a laboratory hair analysis for

heavy metal poisoning. Heavy metal poisoning can cause violence, and so can

auditory disorders. In my limited experience, psychiatrists don't have a clue

when it comes to autism. They do not realize that mental problems originate

below the neck in the liver and digestive tract. Here are some websites that

may be helpful to you:

_www.woodmed.com_ (http://www.woodmed.com) , _www.hriptc.org_

(http://www.hriptc.org) , _www.thedaviscenter.com_

(http://www.thedaviscenter.com) , and

_www.autismresearchinstitute.com_ (http://www.autismresearchinstitute.com) .

You

can consult a pharmacist with questions as to whether abrupt withdrawal from

Risperidal can cause seizures. They can even print out a sheet about any

medication you have questions about.

God bless,

Debby

In a message dated 2/19/2006 5:58:12 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,

autiemom4@... writes:

My son is being treated at a mental health facility right now, and the

doctor there is a psyciatrist, and I don't like him at all. This is a

temporary arrangement my son even being there, he has been very

violent the last few months, (he is 14) and is waiting to go into

residential care designed for developmental. But this doctor, he

suddenly stopped Risperidal, (which I wanted my son to go off of

anyway, but his regular doc said he needed to be weaned off of it) and

Friday they said they thought he had a seizure. We have never seen

anything close to a seizure in him before! I am wondering if this

doctors negligence could have caused this.

Laurel

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February 19, 2006

When stopping Risperdal a doctor may recommend that a patient

gradually reduce the dosage in an effort to avoid potentially

harmful side effects. Although serious withdrawal symptoms are not

common when stopping Risperdal, they are possible and every measure

should be taken to avoid them.

This is true for a lot of medications, I dont understand why your

sons dr took him off cold turkey like that...What an idiot!

Donna

>

> My son is being treated at a mental health facility right now, and

the

> doctor there is a psyciatrist, and I don't like him at all. This

is a

> temporary arrangement my son even being there, he has been very

> violent the last few months, (he is 14) and is waiting to go into

> residential care designed for developmental. But this doctor, he

> suddenly stopped Risperidal, (which I wanted my son to go off of

> anyway, but his regular doc said he needed to be weaned off of it)

and

> Friday they said they thought he had a seizure. We have never

seen

> anything close to a seizure in him before! I am wondering if this

> doctors negligence could have caused this.

> Laurel

>

February 19, 2006

my sentiments exactly Donna!

This doctor is the head doctor at this facility, and considers it

his kingdom.

Laurel

> >

> > My son is being treated at a mental health facility right now,

and

> the

> > doctor there is a psyciatrist, and I don't like him at all.

This

> is a

> > temporary arrangement my son even being there, he has been very

> > violent the last few months, (he is 14) and is waiting to go

into

> > residential care designed for developmental. But this doctor,

he

> > suddenly stopped Risperidal, (which I wanted my son to go off of

> > anyway, but his regular doc said he needed to be weaned off of

it)

> and

> > Friday they said they thought he had a seizure. We have never

> seen

> > anything close to a seizure in him before! I am wondering if

this

> > doctors negligence could have caused this.

> > Laurel

> >

>

February 19, 2006

Thank you Debbie, I call the pharmacy. good idea!

Laurel

>

> My heart goes out to your son and his situation. It would be great

if he

> could be under the care of a DAN doctor and get a laboratory hair

analysis for

> heavy metal poisoning. Heavy metal poisoning can cause violence,

and so can

> auditory disorders. In my limited experience, psychiatrists don't

have a clue

> when it comes to autism. They do not realize that mental problems

originate

> below the neck in the liver and digestive tract. Here are some

websites that

> may be helpful to you:

> _www.woodmed.com_ (http://www.woodmed.com) , _www.hriptc.org_

> (http://www.hriptc.org) , _www.thedaviscenter.com_

(http://www.thedaviscenter.com) , and

> _www.autismresearchinstitute.com_

(http://www.autismresearchinstitute.com) . You

> can consult a pharmacist with questions as to whether abrupt

withdrawal from

> Risperidal can cause seizures. They can even print out a sheet

about any

> medication you have questions about.

> God bless,

> Debby

>

> In a message dated 2/19/2006 5:58:12 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,

> autiemom4@... writes:

>

> My son is being treated at a mental health facility right now,

and the

> doctor there is a psyciatrist, and I don't like him at all. This

is a

> temporary arrangement my son even being there, he has been very

> violent the last few months, (he is 14) and is waiting to go into

> residential care designed for developmental. But this doctor, he

> suddenly stopped Risperidal, (which I wanted my son to go off of

> anyway, but his regular doc said he needed to be weaned off of it)

and

> Friday they said they thought he had a seizure. We have never

seen

> anything close to a seizure in him before! I am wondering if

this

> doctors negligence could have caused this.

> Laurel

>

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February 19, 2006

pharmacist said it was quite possible.

Laurel

> >

> > My heart goes out to your son and his situation. It would be

great

> if he

> > could be under the care of a DAN doctor and get a laboratory

hair

> analysis for

> > heavy metal poisoning. Heavy metal poisoning can cause violence,

> and so can

> > auditory disorders. In my limited experience, psychiatrists

don't

> have a clue

> > when it comes to autism. They do not realize that mental

problems

> originate

> > below the neck in the liver and digestive tract. Here are some

> websites that

> > may be helpful to you:

> > _www.woodmed.com_ (http://www.woodmed.com) , _www.hriptc.org_

> > (http://www.hriptc.org) , _www.thedaviscenter.com_

> (http://www.thedaviscenter.com) , and

> > _www.autismresearchinstitute.com_

> (http://www.autismresearchinstitute.com) . You

> > can consult a pharmacist with questions as to whether abrupt

> withdrawal from

> > Risperidal can cause seizures. They can even print out a sheet

> about any

> > medication you have questions about.

> > God bless,

> > Debby

> >

> > In a message dated 2/19/2006 5:58:12 P.M. Eastern Standard

Time,

> > autiemom4@ writes:

> >

> > My son is being treated at a mental health facility right now,

> and the

> > doctor there is a psyciatrist, and I don't like him at all.

This

> is a

> > temporary arrangement my son even being there, he has been very

> > violent the last few months, (he is 14) and is waiting to go

into

> > residential care designed for developmental. But this doctor,

he

> > suddenly stopped Risperidal, (which I wanted my son to go off

of

> > anyway, but his regular doc said he needed to be weaned off of

it)

> and

> > Friday they said they thought he had a seizure. We have never

> seen

> > anything close to a seizure in him before! I am wondering if

> this

> > doctors negligence could have caused this.

> > Laurel

> >

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> > and should NOT be taken as medical advice. If you need

> > medical advice, you should seek it from those who are

> > authorized to give medical advice: doctors.

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February 19, 2006

Have they added any new meds that might be causing seizures or are

contraindicated with the risperdal? Even so, one would need to wean him off the

risperdal. They have recently been black box warnings added to some meds

(particularly for ADHD) so perhaps the director/manager of the place your son is

panicked and took people off various meds...I have no idea if Risperdal was

among them.

They should have documented the " seizure " they observed. Ask them to tell you

how the person/people who witnessed it described it in the documentation. How

long did it last, what type, did he just stare for a few seconds (absence

seizure or ASD tuning out the chaos/unfamiliar surroundings?) or was it a

tonic-clonic seizure or what?

Does he have any mercury amalgam dental fillings? When was his last vaccine or

flu shot? Have you done a DDI hair test with counting rules applied?

S S