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Is Risperdal worth the weight gain??
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<blockquote data-quote="timer lady" data-source="post: 323123" data-attributes="member: 393"><p><span style="font-size: 12px">For my difficult child son, wm, risperdal was the one medication that helped with his rages. (My difficult child kt takes seroquel & that was a huge weight gain for kt. psychiatrist added topamax to slow down the weight gain & it worked.)</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">I gain weight on some of my epilepsy medications; some people do on their anti depressants. I choose to take my medications to remain functional. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">It will be different with a young girl ~ this is the time to start planning & making meals together. kt & I have spent hours in the kitchen discussing portion control, drinking lots of water, snacks that are acceptable versus the killer snacks. I kept lots of yogurt, apples, carrots with ranch dressing, etc in the house for kt. I kept sweets as well & as I said above kt learned the portion control so would read the pkg to see what amt of that snack was a portion. This took a few years & it is working because I started at about your difficult children age. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">We never discussed or used the word "diet". I asked kt how she felt in her clothes; if she wanted something sweet I would suggest a healthy sweet before a small candy bar or tootsie rolls. Many times she chose the apple with 1 tbsp of apple dip.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">I'm sorry this is so long. I have never changed a medication that worked because of weight issues. Instead we worked on the above & self esteem issues.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">Check the American Girl Library ~ there are many we used for kt at that age that helped her thru those times.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="timer lady, post: 323123, member: 393"] [SIZE=3]For my difficult child son, wm, risperdal was the one medication that helped with his rages. (My difficult child kt takes seroquel & that was a huge weight gain for kt. psychiatrist added topamax to slow down the weight gain & it worked.) I gain weight on some of my epilepsy medications; some people do on their anti depressants. I choose to take my medications to remain functional. It will be different with a young girl ~ this is the time to start planning & making meals together. kt & I have spent hours in the kitchen discussing portion control, drinking lots of water, snacks that are acceptable versus the killer snacks. I kept lots of yogurt, apples, carrots with ranch dressing, etc in the house for kt. I kept sweets as well & as I said above kt learned the portion control so would read the pkg to see what amt of that snack was a portion. This took a few years & it is working because I started at about your difficult children age. We never discussed or used the word "diet". I asked kt how she felt in her clothes; if she wanted something sweet I would suggest a healthy sweet before a small candy bar or tootsie rolls. Many times she chose the apple with 1 tbsp of apple dip. I'm sorry this is so long. I have never changed a medication that worked because of weight issues. Instead we worked on the above & self esteem issues. Check the American Girl Library ~ there are many we used for kt at that age that helped her thru those times. [/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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