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New Here, son prescribed Risperdal, can't bring myself to give it to him
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<blockquote data-quote="robp" data-source="post: 332742" data-attributes="member: 8725"><p>Thanks for the info about your daughter. If my son truly has a mood disorder, do you think there is anything a hospital can really do to help him? I have a mood disorder so I am pretty confident that the dr. is right on. Though I know my son's allergies do exacerbate his symptoms. I have also read about PANDAS and wondered if maybe this might be contributing to his symptoms, but PANDAS is episodic, and my son's problems do not change much (excpet for in the summer when he is really active outside).</p><p> </p><p>I spoke with the P-doctor today. I had questions about starting my son on Abilify instead of Risperdal. He said Abilify does not have less side effects, but I have read otherwise. He said he has never had any patient develop TD (Tardive Diskensia) from Risperdal or have any issues with Prolactin (I've read that some male patients can develop breasts that didn't go away). I'm thinking of getting a second opinion before starting him on this. Meanwhile, the Tenex that he has been taking (which made him more hyper) is also improving lots of things - less sensitive to touch, able to concentrate better, holds good conversations with us (instead of constant complaining or asking for things). I'm kind of hesitant to stop this medicine. Ughh, so confusing.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="robp, post: 332742, member: 8725"] Thanks for the info about your daughter. If my son truly has a mood disorder, do you think there is anything a hospital can really do to help him? I have a mood disorder so I am pretty confident that the dr. is right on. Though I know my son's allergies do exacerbate his symptoms. I have also read about PANDAS and wondered if maybe this might be contributing to his symptoms, but PANDAS is episodic, and my son's problems do not change much (excpet for in the summer when he is really active outside). I spoke with the P-doctor today. I had questions about starting my son on Abilify instead of Risperdal. He said Abilify does not have less side effects, but I have read otherwise. He said he has never had any patient develop TD (Tardive Diskensia) from Risperdal or have any issues with Prolactin (I've read that some male patients can develop breasts that didn't go away). I'm thinking of getting a second opinion before starting him on this. Meanwhile, the Tenex that he has been taking (which made him more hyper) is also improving lots of things - less sensitive to touch, able to concentrate better, holds good conversations with us (instead of constant complaining or asking for things). I'm kind of hesitant to stop this medicine. Ughh, so confusing. [/QUOTE]
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