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<blockquote data-quote="Janna" data-source="post: 106117" data-attributes="member: 2737"><p>I'm with whoever said they were surprised your husband would be ok with Risperdal, an ANTIPSYCHOTIC, over Adderall, a stimulant. That's a little confusing to me.</p><p></p><p>I've had two kids trial this medication. The first was my son, Dylan, who has had massive mood issues in the past (was diagnosis'ed Bipolar for a while there, and still does have some mood swings) and this made him crazy/manic. Increased hyperactivity, etc.</p><p></p><p>My youngest son is ADHD, Combined Type. He is inattentive and hyperactive. He was on a 5 mg dose, very, very low, and became increasingly aggressive and verbally nasty to children at school and here at home. My son is a very mild tempered child, and this isn't him. We switched him to Concerta, he's been on it 11 months, and it's been great.</p><p></p><p>Like LDM said, every kid is different. I have alot of friends with kids on Adderall with great success. I'd say if you try it and see negatives, call the psychiatrist. But, can't hurt to try.</p><p></p><p>FWIW, the Risperdal SHOULD be helping with some of the hyperactivity type stuff. It should calm your difficult child down. If it's not doing that, I'd look at THAT before I'd think about ADDING another drug to it. Just my .02.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Janna, post: 106117, member: 2737"] I'm with whoever said they were surprised your husband would be ok with Risperdal, an ANTIPSYCHOTIC, over Adderall, a stimulant. That's a little confusing to me. I've had two kids trial this medication. The first was my son, Dylan, who has had massive mood issues in the past (was diagnosis'ed Bipolar for a while there, and still does have some mood swings) and this made him crazy/manic. Increased hyperactivity, etc. My youngest son is ADHD, Combined Type. He is inattentive and hyperactive. He was on a 5 mg dose, very, very low, and became increasingly aggressive and verbally nasty to children at school and here at home. My son is a very mild tempered child, and this isn't him. We switched him to Concerta, he's been on it 11 months, and it's been great. Like LDM said, every kid is different. I have alot of friends with kids on Adderall with great success. I'd say if you try it and see negatives, call the psychiatrist. But, can't hurt to try. FWIW, the Risperdal SHOULD be helping with some of the hyperactivity type stuff. It should calm your difficult child down. If it's not doing that, I'd look at THAT before I'd think about ADDING another drug to it. Just my .02. [/QUOTE]
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