First off, I'm sorry you're going through this. My son was started on Risperdal about 6 months ago, right around the time he turned 8. He also had problems before going on medications, but something spun out of control when we tried Zoloft, which led to our having to put him on Risperdal. I'll be honest - it's helped. But I want him off it so desperately. He's gained some weight (which in your situation sounds like it's fine, but for me, I am doing my best to try to keep him from gaining any more and it's hard. Risperdal makes them SO hungry. He's also been having trouble sleeping through the night with-o peeing the bed. And yes, you have to do b/w to make sure he doesn't have any metabolic type side effects, which thankfully so far, has not happened to us. So, I don't know what to tell you. In discussions with-our own psychiatrist and a friend who is also a psychiatrist, there aren't too many options for us, so I feel stuck between a rock and a hard place. I'm praying that within a few months, maybe we could cut back on the Risperdal and see how it goes. Good luck to you.
