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<blockquote data-quote="smallworld" data-source="post: 33883" data-attributes="member: 2423"><p>Alison, with any medication, there are side effects, and it's important to weigh the risks against the benefits. Atypical antipsychotics like Zyprexa cause weight gain as one side effect. My easy child has gone from 31 pounds to 48 pounds while on Zyprexa since July. Since she was very underweight to start with, some of the weight gain was welcome. Now that she has been on the medication for many months (and we dropped her dose down a little once her anxiety improved), her weight is fairly stable. So there is a chance your son's weight will plateau once he's been on the medication for a while.</p><p></p><p>My easy child saw some benefit from 5 mg Zyprexa, but when she was increased to 7.5 mg, she really began to eat almost normally (she was put on medications last summer because she developed a choking phobia that led to complete food refusal). I'd hazard a guess that your difficult child's dose is too low to make much of a difference. You really need to tell the prescribing psychiatrist what you're observing and ask what can be done medication-wise.</p><p></p><p>One final thought: Are you satisfied with the ODD diagnosis? There are no medications specifically for ODD so I'm wondering why the Zyprexa. Is the day hospital program any closer to a true diagnosis? It would be helpful to know exactly what disorder you're medicating. If you knew, you would be able to medicate the disorder properly.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="smallworld, post: 33883, member: 2423"] Alison, with any medication, there are side effects, and it's important to weigh the risks against the benefits. Atypical antipsychotics like Zyprexa cause weight gain as one side effect. My easy child has gone from 31 pounds to 48 pounds while on Zyprexa since July. Since she was very underweight to start with, some of the weight gain was welcome. Now that she has been on the medication for many months (and we dropped her dose down a little once her anxiety improved), her weight is fairly stable. So there is a chance your son's weight will plateau once he's been on the medication for a while. My easy child saw some benefit from 5 mg Zyprexa, but when she was increased to 7.5 mg, she really began to eat almost normally (she was put on medications last summer because she developed a choking phobia that led to complete food refusal). I'd hazard a guess that your difficult child's dose is too low to make much of a difference. You really need to tell the prescribing psychiatrist what you're observing and ask what can be done medication-wise. One final thought: Are you satisfied with the ODD diagnosis? There are no medications specifically for ODD so I'm wondering why the Zyprexa. Is the day hospital program any closer to a true diagnosis? It would be helpful to know exactly what disorder you're medicating. If you knew, you would be able to medicate the disorder properly. [/QUOTE]
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