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<blockquote data-quote="Bunny" data-source="post: 400128"><p>Barneysmom, can I ask what dose your son was on? difficult child has been on the Risperdal since the week before Christmas, so it has not been long. Right now he takes 1 mg. I have not seen an increase in his appetite, but I have been watching for that because the doctor made specific mention of weight gain as a side effect. I am hoping that it won't be a huge problem for him beause this child is skinny as a rail and could eat me out of house and home as it is. </p><p> </p><p>Smallworld, yes, I think you are exactly right when you say that it helps him with that "stuck" thinking. When something would happen that would cause a meltdown difficult child was like a horse with blinders on. The only answer to the problem that he could see or acknowledge was the answer that he wanted, whether it was a feasible solution or not. We've had a couple of issues that have come up since he started the Risperdal that would normally send in a downward spiral real fast, but he was able to stay calm (a big deal for my difficult child) and was willing to accept another solution to the problem.</p><p> </p><p>I am hoping that this comtinues and that he will be able to grow and mature while he is on it. This way if he as to stop taking it in the future he will have grown older and wiser, and hopefully have learned some coping techniques that will help him.</p><p> </p><p>Pam</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bunny, post: 400128"] Barneysmom, can I ask what dose your son was on? difficult child has been on the Risperdal since the week before Christmas, so it has not been long. Right now he takes 1 mg. I have not seen an increase in his appetite, but I have been watching for that because the doctor made specific mention of weight gain as a side effect. I am hoping that it won't be a huge problem for him beause this child is skinny as a rail and could eat me out of house and home as it is. Smallworld, yes, I think you are exactly right when you say that it helps him with that "stuck" thinking. When something would happen that would cause a meltdown difficult child was like a horse with blinders on. The only answer to the problem that he could see or acknowledge was the answer that he wanted, whether it was a feasible solution or not. We've had a couple of issues that have come up since he started the Risperdal that would normally send in a downward spiral real fast, but he was able to stay calm (a big deal for my difficult child) and was willing to accept another solution to the problem. I am hoping that this comtinues and that he will be able to grow and mature while he is on it. This way if he as to stop taking it in the future he will have grown older and wiser, and hopefully have learned some coping techniques that will help him. Pam [/QUOTE]
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