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Is Risperdal worth the weight gain??
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<blockquote data-quote="slsh" data-source="post: 323169" data-attributes="member: 8"><p>I think Timer Lady has some good suggestions about using this as an opportunity to start talking about healthy diet and portions.</p><p> </p><p>For us, the weight gain was absolutely worth it. thank you went from a very skinny 8-year-old to a pretty big guy. Probably technically overweight but definitely not obese. Risperdal was the one sure medication that touched the severity of his raging - it didn't "cure" it, but the rages were less frequent and less severe most of the time. </p><p> </p><p>He did turn into a real food craver - could eat a pound of salmi in 5 minutes (no joke). Really craved salt and carbs. We tried to offer healthy choices but... it didn't work so well. Even when he went into Residential Treatment Center (RTC) and had more limited access to foods, the weight stayed on.</p><p> </p><p>I hadn't thought of it before, but he went off all medications in the late spring of this year. Coincidentally, he dropped about 80 pounds. I attributed it to street drugs but now I'm wondering if part of the weight loss was because he wasn't taking risperdal for the first time in 10 years.... I don't know, probably will never know the answer, but... just pondering out loud. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p><p> </p><p>I think deciding if the weight gain is worth it is going to be an individual decision. We tried every atypical antipsychotic out there and Risperdal was the only thing that touched thank you's aggressiveness. Because of the level of violence that we were living with- on a daily basis, to husband and me the trade off of weight gain was well worth the benefits of the Risperdal.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="slsh, post: 323169, member: 8"] I think Timer Lady has some good suggestions about using this as an opportunity to start talking about healthy diet and portions. For us, the weight gain was absolutely worth it. thank you went from a very skinny 8-year-old to a pretty big guy. Probably technically overweight but definitely not obese. Risperdal was the one sure medication that touched the severity of his raging - it didn't "cure" it, but the rages were less frequent and less severe most of the time. He did turn into a real food craver - could eat a pound of salmi in 5 minutes (no joke). Really craved salt and carbs. We tried to offer healthy choices but... it didn't work so well. Even when he went into Residential Treatment Center (RTC) and had more limited access to foods, the weight stayed on. I hadn't thought of it before, but he went off all medications in the late spring of this year. Coincidentally, he dropped about 80 pounds. I attributed it to street drugs but now I'm wondering if part of the weight loss was because he wasn't taking risperdal for the first time in 10 years.... I don't know, probably will never know the answer, but... just pondering out loud. ;) I think deciding if the weight gain is worth it is going to be an individual decision. We tried every atypical antipsychotic out there and Risperdal was the only thing that touched thank you's aggressiveness. Because of the level of violence that we were living with- on a daily basis, to husband and me the trade off of weight gain was well worth the benefits of the Risperdal. [/QUOTE]
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