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<blockquote data-quote="gcvmom" data-source="post: 223672" data-attributes="member: 3444"><p>It's likely Risperdal. My difficult child 2 took it around the same age to help with aggression. It helped for several years, but as his mood disorder evolved, his medication needs changed. Risperdal is sedating, and it increases appetite so for some kids it causes weight gain. When difficult child 2 was on it, he was also taking a higher dose of stimulant for his ADHD, and the two medications sort of balanced out his appetite so he didn't over or under eat.</p><p> </p><p>Glad you liked the psychiatrist -- I hope she's able to help your difficult child. You might look into a social skills group at his school. My difficult child 2 has these services provided out of his IEP, but prior to that he was also given this one year when he had a 504 plan.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gcvmom, post: 223672, member: 3444"] It's likely Risperdal. My difficult child 2 took it around the same age to help with aggression. It helped for several years, but as his mood disorder evolved, his medication needs changed. Risperdal is sedating, and it increases appetite so for some kids it causes weight gain. When difficult child 2 was on it, he was also taking a higher dose of stimulant for his ADHD, and the two medications sort of balanced out his appetite so he didn't over or under eat. Glad you liked the psychiatrist -- I hope she's able to help your difficult child. You might look into a social skills group at his school. My difficult child 2 has these services provided out of his IEP, but prior to that he was also given this one year when he had a 504 plan. [/QUOTE]
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