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<blockquote data-quote="gcvmom" data-source="post: 316437" data-attributes="member: 3444"><p>Welcome! We're glad you found us, but sorry that you had to, Know what I mean?? </p><p> </p><p>We had good results with Risperdal controlling aggression in my difficult child 2 (difficult child=gift from God). It's good you have a psychiatrist who is willing to go slowly with the medications. It takes a lot of patience, but it really is the best way to sort out the real issues with our kids. Usually after about two to three weeks you should know whether it's helping a little or not at all, and at that point the psychiatrist can take your feedback and decide the next step.</p><p> </p><p>Risperdal does cause sedation and increased appetite, so it is often dosed at bedtime AND you'll need to monitor your daughter's calorie intake if she starts to become ravenous and devouring everything in sight. My difficult child 2 gained about 10-15 pounds on it at one point. We just had to work hard with him on eating healthy and getting exercise. It helped a bit. </p><p> </p><p>My difficult child 1 has Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) (and I suspect some Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) tendencies). He did very well on Lexapro for a long time. Then things got complicated (he developed IBS and his doctor rx'd Elavil on top of the Lexapro and he got worse -- long story short he's now on Celexa and no Elavil and doing okay).</p><p> </p><p>My husband takes Paxil and it helped his rages, however he had the biggest improvement when he started on a mood stabilizer/antiepileptic drug (he has seizures) as he is no longer as obsessive as he used to be (still not sure what his real diagnosis is and he doesn't want to know).</p><p> </p><p>Having a child like ours is very stressful and exhausting. Make sure you take time for yourself so that you don't become so burned out that you start to sink. You can't help your child at all if you do (remember the airline instructions about the oxygen mask? Take care of yourself FIRST, then tend to the others around you). If your spouse isn't supportive, then get a sitter and get some time away from ALL of it -- once a week if you can swing it. See a therapist if you need to -- there's no shame in getting outside help. But just make sure that you carve out that time so that you can recharge yourself before you are completely wiped out.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gcvmom, post: 316437, member: 3444"] Welcome! We're glad you found us, but sorry that you had to, Know what I mean?? We had good results with Risperdal controlling aggression in my difficult child 2 (difficult child=gift from God). It's good you have a psychiatrist who is willing to go slowly with the medications. It takes a lot of patience, but it really is the best way to sort out the real issues with our kids. Usually after about two to three weeks you should know whether it's helping a little or not at all, and at that point the psychiatrist can take your feedback and decide the next step. Risperdal does cause sedation and increased appetite, so it is often dosed at bedtime AND you'll need to monitor your daughter's calorie intake if she starts to become ravenous and devouring everything in sight. My difficult child 2 gained about 10-15 pounds on it at one point. We just had to work hard with him on eating healthy and getting exercise. It helped a bit. My difficult child 1 has Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) (and I suspect some Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) tendencies). He did very well on Lexapro for a long time. Then things got complicated (he developed IBS and his doctor rx'd Elavil on top of the Lexapro and he got worse -- long story short he's now on Celexa and no Elavil and doing okay). My husband takes Paxil and it helped his rages, however he had the biggest improvement when he started on a mood stabilizer/antiepileptic drug (he has seizures) as he is no longer as obsessive as he used to be (still not sure what his real diagnosis is and he doesn't want to know). Having a child like ours is very stressful and exhausting. Make sure you take time for yourself so that you don't become so burned out that you start to sink. You can't help your child at all if you do (remember the airline instructions about the oxygen mask? Take care of yourself FIRST, then tend to the others around you). If your spouse isn't supportive, then get a sitter and get some time away from ALL of it -- once a week if you can swing it. See a therapist if you need to -- there's no shame in getting outside help. But just make sure that you carve out that time so that you can recharge yourself before you are completely wiped out. [/QUOTE]
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