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<blockquote data-quote="Second Time Around" data-source="post: 683270" data-attributes="member: 18739"><p>I wanted to chime in about the Risperdal. Our Difficult Child was diagnosed with bipolar when he was 11, but really he had some version of it or disruptive mood disorder from birth. He was always hyperactive, no boundaries, poor impulse control, frequently agitated, violent, "stuck" on something, inappropriate sexual remarks and touching from a very young age. He's on a 3-medication cocktail, one is lithium, one was Risperidone and I don't remember the third right now. He needs all three to function. It has made a huge difference in how he handles things. Night and day. He's almost like a typical kid now except a bit quirky. He has gained a lot of weight, though. Last year is p-doctor decided to switch the Risperidone to Geodon because it's not supposed to cause weight gain like the other antipsychotics do. It was a disaster. It didn't control his mood at all and he had several manic episodes and his behavior was much like it was before he started the new medications. Then the p-doctor switched the Geodon to Zyprexa. It took a couple of months to get him stabilized, but it's been pretty effective for him. </p><p></p><p>However, he is still gaining weight. So last week, the p-doctor decided to try Geodon again. Why?!?!?! Wasn't last year bad enough? Didn't he consult his case notes? All weekend Difficult Child was a mess - agitated, angry, yelling. As of yesterday, back on the Zyprexa, so he's starting to calm down again. All the atypical antipsychotics have unwanted side effects. However, for us, letting him have a somewhat normal life while being overweight is the best we can hope for. If he wasn't taking those medications, he'd be a normal weight, but he'd be in jail or an Residential Treatment Center (RTC) for or maybe even dead. It was hard enough when he was 8 and assaulting people, constantly running away from home, but now he's 15, five foot ten and 180 pounds. The police won't give him second chances anymore.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Second Time Around, post: 683270, member: 18739"] I wanted to chime in about the Risperdal. Our Difficult Child was diagnosed with bipolar when he was 11, but really he had some version of it or disruptive mood disorder from birth. He was always hyperactive, no boundaries, poor impulse control, frequently agitated, violent, "stuck" on something, inappropriate sexual remarks and touching from a very young age. He's on a 3-medication cocktail, one is lithium, one was Risperidone and I don't remember the third right now. He needs all three to function. It has made a huge difference in how he handles things. Night and day. He's almost like a typical kid now except a bit quirky. He has gained a lot of weight, though. Last year is p-doctor decided to switch the Risperidone to Geodon because it's not supposed to cause weight gain like the other antipsychotics do. It was a disaster. It didn't control his mood at all and he had several manic episodes and his behavior was much like it was before he started the new medications. Then the p-doctor switched the Geodon to Zyprexa. It took a couple of months to get him stabilized, but it's been pretty effective for him. However, he is still gaining weight. So last week, the p-doctor decided to try Geodon again. Why?!?!?! Wasn't last year bad enough? Didn't he consult his case notes? All weekend Difficult Child was a mess - agitated, angry, yelling. As of yesterday, back on the Zyprexa, so he's starting to calm down again. All the atypical antipsychotics have unwanted side effects. However, for us, letting him have a somewhat normal life while being overweight is the best we can hope for. If he wasn't taking those medications, he'd be a normal weight, but he'd be in jail or an Residential Treatment Center (RTC) for or maybe even dead. It was hard enough when he was 8 and assaulting people, constantly running away from home, but now he's 15, five foot ten and 180 pounds. The police won't give him second chances anymore. [/QUOTE]
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