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My difficult child was on Risperdal. I will say that although his side effects are concerning for me, I would say in your situation take the risk. His side effects are he has gained a little less than 20lbs since August (a ton when you consider he only weighted 45lbs at the beginning of July). The gain is the bloat around his belly. He also has high cholesterol and high prolactin levels that are directly related to this drug. I think that anxiety wise it has not made any difference. But, his mood was better and he wasn't aggressive on it (we found that out really quick this weekend when we weaned him off of it a week ago). I guess that you have to take the risk sometimes and hope for the best and watch out for anything that could be concerning. One of things I have figured out in the last few weeks is that it might be not be the question of no side effects but what is the most manageable side effects. I hate the medication game, it stresses me out and ages me. I hope that you find something that works for your difficult child, she deserves it and so do you. Hugs.