risperdal

Kanga is being taken off the Risperdal and being put on Geodon. psychiatrist wants to keep the Prozac. Anyone else have experience with Geodon? She's starting at 120mg at night.

I got a call from the hospital today, they are going to release him on Monday night, as long as all goes okay over the weekend. He has really improved his communication over the sex abuse while there, and he said that the new drug, Risperdal (spelling?) has already made a difference. I am...

Clonidine makes my little difficult child very irritable the next day. So much so that we avoid using it unless its a last ditch effort. Is there another drug that has the sedative properties that anyone else has tried? We don't use it often, but the after-effects when we have to are about as bad as...

Well difficult child has been on just the Abilify now for about 3 weeks, she is up to 3mg, we are giving her 2mg at night and 1mg in the am. We had to start at night due to fatigue and I just started the 1mg in the am this week. Well she seems to be doing really well on it so far!!! None of the drooling...

Not sure if that's the correct spelling. Anyways, the pediatrician. just gave us a presciption for it to help my difficult child get to sleep at night. She's to take it about 1 hour before bed. Her sleeplessness is a side effect from taking concerta. Has anyone used this in a child with adhd? And if so, are there...

Good Morning everyone- Could anyone who has a child on Risperdal tell me anything about it? My six year old son was just prescribed this by his psychiatric and since this will be his first medication for ODD/ADHD behaviors, I am scared. We do, however, need to try something. I have not posted here much...

We have done some research, but has anyone had good/bad experiences?

I am a bit confused by this, however: There is nothing in the prescribing information that mentions the treatement of aggression in autism and, as of tonight, the prescribing information still says: Nor do I remember reading about the approval for autism in children when it was approved for...

Hello, I haven't updated for awhile, it has been too exhausting to summarize what has been happening. difficult child has had an up and down summer, some successes but mostly very difficult - it always is in the summer. He had a really rough start at Grade 1, new school and despite the warnings the teacher...

Well I had a long talk with psychiatrist3 tonight. I had everyday written down and just started reading them off and K's rxn's since starting Tenex!!! I then explained my fears about trying to treat the ADHD symptoms etc. "I would really like to focus on mood stability" He actually said "well with a...

I'm becoming more frustrated with my difficult child medications. He was on adderall for two years. He's been on Vyvanse for two months. It works pretty good on the inattention but he is extremely difficult now. He still has his days where he doesn't quite get all of his school work done but his grades are...

My son's physc wants to put him on Adderall as he feels he has signs of ADHD. Dad is againist it and thinks it is just a legalized form of speed. I have heard there are side effects. I am trying to do as much research as possible before making my decision next week. Son is almost 5. He...

I'm slipping off the knot I tied on the end of the rope. Miss KT decided to pay me back for making her plunge the toilet full of poop (that she plugged) by soaking my toothbrush in it, and then putting it back in the holder. I discovered it by accident, when I reached for something in the...

Hi...I have a 5 year old son recently diagnosed with ODD and ADHD. My neurologist prescribed Abilify to treat his anxiety issues, and outbursts. All the info I can find is for kids 10 and up. Has anyone had any experience with this medication? I am frightened by the warnings. Please advise!!

I'm just interested in your thoughts on these stimulants for ADHD. What do you know about them? Specifically Adderall! Do you think they are dangerous?

What a two weeks weve had here! I dont even know where to start! First, I dont know if I mentioned it, but a stray cat came and had kittens in the backseat of my car! She hasnt been seen again, and Ive been hand feeding them and have managed to save 5 of the 7. That is pretty time consuming...

Hello, Looking for a long term inpatient facility that deals with anxiety and ODD and or Conduct disorder for a 15 yr. old boy in NY. He is currently being held for evaluation for the second time this year. It looks like it may be adolescence onset. He has always been a student on the high honor...

I am new to this forum, but not new to parenting a difficult child. My son's dad and I began getting help for him when he was 2 and he is now 13. He has had the priviledge of receiving some of the best care in the state of Arizona, which came at a heavy cost to us as we did not have insurance...

We increased difficult child 2's Seroquel XR to 500mg and reduced Depakote ER to 250mg on Thursday night. No difference noticed Friday. I let him sleep as long as he wanted on the weekend (which was past noon both days) so the day was kinda messed up and it was hard to really know what I was seeing...

Yikes! What's a normal 14 year old boy, anyway? Can't tell what's puberty and what's the mood disorder. And I have no experience with normal boy development, if there is such a thing. I need a few arm-chair psychiatrists here so I'm calling up you guys whose collective wisdom is always appreciated...