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<blockquote data-quote="smallworld" data-source="post: 352944" data-attributes="member: 2423"><p>Hi there, unfortunately, medications like Risperdal and Depakote truly affect the appetite control center of the brain, and the hunger is very real. The kids truly can't turn it off. Besides distraction, lots of activity outside of the house and away from food and offering healthy choices (as you are), there isn't a whole lot more you as a mom can do. Sometimes after a lot of weight gain during the first few months of taking the medications, the gain does taper off and settle down.</p><p> </p><p>The psychiatrist has two other medication choices, however. He could switch to a mood stabilizer that is weight-neutral, such as Lamictal or Trileptal. And he could switch to Risperdal's long-acting verison, Invega, which is supposed to have fewer side effects, including weight gain.</p><p> </p><p>One further option for the psychiatrist is to add an anticonvulsant with appetite-suppressant qualities, such as Topamax or Zonegran, or the diabetes medication Metformin. But he may be reluctant to go that route with a 3-year-old.</p><p> </p><p>Hang in there.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="smallworld, post: 352944, member: 2423"] Hi there, unfortunately, medications like Risperdal and Depakote truly affect the appetite control center of the brain, and the hunger is very real. The kids truly can't turn it off. Besides distraction, lots of activity outside of the house and away from food and offering healthy choices (as you are), there isn't a whole lot more you as a mom can do. Sometimes after a lot of weight gain during the first few months of taking the medications, the gain does taper off and settle down. The psychiatrist has two other medication choices, however. He could switch to a mood stabilizer that is weight-neutral, such as Lamictal or Trileptal. And he could switch to Risperdal's long-acting verison, Invega, which is supposed to have fewer side effects, including weight gain. One further option for the psychiatrist is to add an anticonvulsant with appetite-suppressant qualities, such as Topamax or Zonegran, or the diabetes medication Metformin. But he may be reluctant to go that route with a 3-year-old. Hang in there. [/QUOTE]
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