Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New profile posts
Latest activity
Internet Search
Members
Current visitors
New profile posts
Search profile posts
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Forums
Parent Support Forums
General Parenting
Is Risperdal worth the weight gain??
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="jcox" data-source="post: 323134" data-attributes="member: 6583"><p>Personally I would probably consider switching her to something else before the weight gain gets too much out of control. My E was a small four year old weighing only 35 lbs. He was put on Risperdal at that age. Within the next two years he gained 65 lbs and went from being skinny to being an obese 99 lbs at 6 y.o. His health was affected by his weight. He could no longer run, climb, jump, play with other children, ride his bike or even walk up stairs without getting tired. His little body was so tired. The Risperdal became a vicious cycle for him. He would gain weight so the Risperdal stopped working, they would raise the dose, he would gain more weight, etc. Finally it stopped working, but they could not raise it anymore. We actually tried taking him off but he got out of control with rages. It was not until he went to the psychiatric hospital last Winter that they were able to take him off switching him to Abilify and Lithium ER which work better for him, and aren't so bad on his weight. He has lost 14 lbs since his medication change. When he was admitted they did blood work and found out his triglicerides and bad cholesterol were both very high. They blamed the Risperdal on that too.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jcox, post: 323134, member: 6583"] Personally I would probably consider switching her to something else before the weight gain gets too much out of control. My E was a small four year old weighing only 35 lbs. He was put on Risperdal at that age. Within the next two years he gained 65 lbs and went from being skinny to being an obese 99 lbs at 6 y.o. His health was affected by his weight. He could no longer run, climb, jump, play with other children, ride his bike or even walk up stairs without getting tired. His little body was so tired. The Risperdal became a vicious cycle for him. He would gain weight so the Risperdal stopped working, they would raise the dose, he would gain more weight, etc. Finally it stopped working, but they could not raise it anymore. We actually tried taking him off but he got out of control with rages. It was not until he went to the psychiatric hospital last Winter that they were able to take him off switching him to Abilify and Lithium ER which work better for him, and aren't so bad on his weight. He has lost 14 lbs since his medication change. When he was admitted they did blood work and found out his triglicerides and bad cholesterol were both very high. They blamed the Risperdal on that too. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Parent Support Forums
General Parenting
Is Risperdal worth the weight gain??
Top