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<blockquote data-quote="Bunny" data-source="post: 546312"><p>My son is on risperdal and we have seen great changes in him. He's much calmer and does not spin into these screaming, tantrum throwing meltdowns, but if he does have a fit about something it is much shorter lived and he is much quicker to calm down. </p><p></p><p>The thing with medications is that some kids can take certain types of medications and some can't. I kept insisting that I was putting difficult child on medications and husband fought with me tooth and nail about it, but I told him that he had no choice. He was spinning way out of control and was going to become a danger to himself and everyone else in the house. I have read up about medications on the internet, too, and reading about all of the side effects can make you crazy. It's really a matter of finding what works for your child. risperdal has been a life changer for us. Some people here had kids who had terrible reactions to it. Celexa and Zoloft were nightmares here, but they worked beautifully for others. It just depends on your child.</p><p></p><p>As far as giving her something natural, my sister in law has been trying to so that for years with my nephew (I think that he's on the spectrum, but since she homeschools him she refuses to have him evaluated because she feels that having him "labeled" isn't going to do anything anyway.) and her results have been very inconsistent. After seeing the results that people have had after finding the right medication, that is the way I would go.</p><p></p><p>Good luck!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bunny, post: 546312"] My son is on risperdal and we have seen great changes in him. He's much calmer and does not spin into these screaming, tantrum throwing meltdowns, but if he does have a fit about something it is much shorter lived and he is much quicker to calm down. The thing with medications is that some kids can take certain types of medications and some can't. I kept insisting that I was putting difficult child on medications and husband fought with me tooth and nail about it, but I told him that he had no choice. He was spinning way out of control and was going to become a danger to himself and everyone else in the house. I have read up about medications on the internet, too, and reading about all of the side effects can make you crazy. It's really a matter of finding what works for your child. risperdal has been a life changer for us. Some people here had kids who had terrible reactions to it. Celexa and Zoloft were nightmares here, but they worked beautifully for others. It just depends on your child. As far as giving her something natural, my sister in law has been trying to so that for years with my nephew (I think that he's on the spectrum, but since she homeschools him she refuses to have him evaluated because she feels that having him "labeled" isn't going to do anything anyway.) and her results have been very inconsistent. After seeing the results that people have had after finding the right medication, that is the way I would go. Good luck! [/QUOTE]
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