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<blockquote data-quote="judytor" data-source="post: 226521" data-attributes="member: 5400"><p>Thanks for the input. I really appreciate all of you here <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>Ok, I think I need to clarify (and probably make a siggy so it's all laid out). </p><p>Ds4 started the Risperdal back in April. (a dev. pediatrician prescribed it). Then we went to see the psychiatrist and he prescribed ritalin and kept him on the Risperdal for the reason you mentioned (not wanting to take him off of one while starting another one for fear of side effects, etc). </p><p>The Risperdal never seemed to work much but because we were trying other medications, we didn't want to make too many changes at once.</p><p>Ok, so the Ritalin made his aggression worse so we stopped that. Then in August/Sept, the psychiatric prescribed Lexapro. We started with a low dose and worked up to 10 mg. When we went back in Dec, we said we didn't see much of an improvement with the Lexapro. The psychiatric then mentioned we could up it to 20 (realizing this was an adult dose but also that if we took him off, we would never know if 20 would have worked, yk?). So, now we're on 20 and have been for a few weeks (No improvement yet). He also added at the same visit, the Clonidine. </p><p>So that's how we wound up with these three medications at the same time. I want to get him off the Risperdal as I don't think it's doing much except he's gaining weight and MAYBE it's taking the edge off his aggression but honestly, I don't think it is. He has just as many rages and freak outs.</p><p></p><p>It just keeps looking more and more like it's organic brain damage and that medications just may not help much <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /> The whole thing really stinks and I'm so exhausted. He bit me yesterday really hard. I have a mega bruise on my arm and it was because I was holding him back from hitting his sister <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="judytor, post: 226521, member: 5400"] Thanks for the input. I really appreciate all of you here :) Ok, I think I need to clarify (and probably make a siggy so it's all laid out). Ds4 started the Risperdal back in April. (a dev. pediatrician prescribed it). Then we went to see the psychiatrist and he prescribed ritalin and kept him on the Risperdal for the reason you mentioned (not wanting to take him off of one while starting another one for fear of side effects, etc). The Risperdal never seemed to work much but because we were trying other medications, we didn't want to make too many changes at once. Ok, so the Ritalin made his aggression worse so we stopped that. Then in August/Sept, the psychiatric prescribed Lexapro. We started with a low dose and worked up to 10 mg. When we went back in Dec, we said we didn't see much of an improvement with the Lexapro. The psychiatric then mentioned we could up it to 20 (realizing this was an adult dose but also that if we took him off, we would never know if 20 would have worked, yk?). So, now we're on 20 and have been for a few weeks (No improvement yet). He also added at the same visit, the Clonidine. So that's how we wound up with these three medications at the same time. I want to get him off the Risperdal as I don't think it's doing much except he's gaining weight and MAYBE it's taking the edge off his aggression but honestly, I don't think it is. He has just as many rages and freak outs. It just keeps looking more and more like it's organic brain damage and that medications just may not help much :( The whole thing really stinks and I'm so exhausted. He bit me yesterday really hard. I have a mega bruise on my arm and it was because I was holding him back from hitting his sister :( [/QUOTE]
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