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bad reaction to risperidone?
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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 588678" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>I have a son on the spectrum too and I was told that ASDers tend to be very sensitive to medications. This has been our experience too. Prozac made him so "high" he started climbing on his desk at school and jumping off of it, which was highly unusual for him as he was always quiet in school. It almost seemed to make him manic. Risperdal made him sick, period. He was so sick that he had to be taken off of it cold turkey, which isn't recommended, but it did not agree with him. Even stimulants made him mean and aggressive and he's not like that.</p><p></p><p>I agree with Buddy...one medication at a time and don't allow your son's psychiatrist to give him too many medications, period. Too many medications, as one who takes medications, can make you feel even worse and have terrible reactions as the drugs interact with one another. If a medication is not helping or is making something worse, do speak up to your son's psychiatrist because why give him something that isn't helping him?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 588678, member: 1550"] I have a son on the spectrum too and I was told that ASDers tend to be very sensitive to medications. This has been our experience too. Prozac made him so "high" he started climbing on his desk at school and jumping off of it, which was highly unusual for him as he was always quiet in school. It almost seemed to make him manic. Risperdal made him sick, period. He was so sick that he had to be taken off of it cold turkey, which isn't recommended, but it did not agree with him. Even stimulants made him mean and aggressive and he's not like that. I agree with Buddy...one medication at a time and don't allow your son's psychiatrist to give him too many medications, period. Too many medications, as one who takes medications, can make you feel even worse and have terrible reactions as the drugs interact with one another. If a medication is not helping or is making something worse, do speak up to your son's psychiatrist because why give him something that isn't helping him? [/QUOTE]
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