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<blockquote data-quote="tired Cheryl" data-source="post: 78466" data-attributes="member: 4109"><p>Hi:</p><p></p><p>Thanks for the great advice. I will definately get the Greene book actually my mother in law told me about it I Googled and that's how I found this group.</p><p></p><p>The Risperdal was first recommended when difficult child was at Children's hospital having VEEG in June. He had two major meltdowns one of which was directed at the director of the Epilepsy MOnitoring Unit. This doctor is an epileptologist and was the first doctor to recommend the Risperdal. he and difficult child's neuro tell me that they have lots of epi patients on this medicine. I did ask about lowering seizure threshold and they do not see it. I also did an extensive search of the medical literature (I am a veterinarian) and found two papers saying that Risperal does not lower seizure threshold. My concerns are about the obesity, diabetes, TD, etc...</p><p></p><p></p><p>Do you guys have personal experience with it lowering seizure threshold?</p><p></p><p>difficult child is taking 240 mg Trileptal twice day and he weighs 38 lbs. I was very hesitant to start ANY medications and it took them months to convince me that this was the medication for him. I am very conservative medication-wise but things are getting worse so, I had to relent to the Risperdal.</p><p></p><p>When he is having a meltdown it does appear to be one of the "sides" of the non-seizing him. When he has a easy child seizure he usually looks like he had a stroke, mouth open, can't talk, staggering etc. Meltdowns vary but are usually very aggressive and very verbal LOL During his VEEG they did observe the two meltdowns and there was no seizure activity associated with them.</p><p></p><p>Whew! I think that covers your questions. Thanks for asking. Off to work.</p><p></p><p>Thanks!</p><p>Cheryl</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tired Cheryl, post: 78466, member: 4109"] Hi: Thanks for the great advice. I will definately get the Greene book actually my mother in law told me about it I Googled and that's how I found this group. The Risperdal was first recommended when difficult child was at Children's hospital having VEEG in June. He had two major meltdowns one of which was directed at the director of the Epilepsy MOnitoring Unit. This doctor is an epileptologist and was the first doctor to recommend the Risperdal. he and difficult child's neuro tell me that they have lots of epi patients on this medicine. I did ask about lowering seizure threshold and they do not see it. I also did an extensive search of the medical literature (I am a veterinarian) and found two papers saying that Risperal does not lower seizure threshold. My concerns are about the obesity, diabetes, TD, etc... Do you guys have personal experience with it lowering seizure threshold? difficult child is taking 240 mg Trileptal twice day and he weighs 38 lbs. I was very hesitant to start ANY medications and it took them months to convince me that this was the medication for him. I am very conservative medication-wise but things are getting worse so, I had to relent to the Risperdal. When he is having a meltdown it does appear to be one of the "sides" of the non-seizing him. When he has a easy child seizure he usually looks like he had a stroke, mouth open, can't talk, staggering etc. Meltdowns vary but are usually very aggressive and very verbal LOL During his VEEG they did observe the two meltdowns and there was no seizure activity associated with them. Whew! I think that covers your questions. Thanks for asking. Off to work. Thanks! Cheryl [/QUOTE]
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