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<blockquote data-quote="JRC" data-source="post: 716590" data-attributes="member: 21147"><p>Hi PM. </p><p></p><p>My son has a lot of experience with Risperadol. He's been taking it for 18 months. </p><p></p><p>He started a an incredibly low does in the micrograms. He's gradually worked his way up to 1mg with a PRN (taken as needed) up to 1.5 mg. </p><p></p><p>It's not clear to me why your daughter was prescribed this drug. Is she psychotic? Is she manic? Is her mood severely dsyregulated? All of those would be reasons to be on Risperdal. </p><p></p><p>This drug does have side effects. Some have mentioned weight gain. That is very true. Cognitive dulling is another side effect. Long term impacts on the brain? I personally don't know. But when my pediatrician found out that my son was on it she said "you would not be a bad mother if you took him off that medication." What she didn't know and what we didn't accept at the time was that my son is bipolar and actually needs this drug right now. But that is an aside from your issue. </p><p></p><p>If I were you I would find out specifically why this drug is being prescribed. I'm only reading anxiety as a mood disorder with your daughter. Not psychosis. Also understand, my son is also not a behavior problem. At all. The risperdal is to keep the hypomania/mixed states in check. </p><p></p><p>I think riserdal has a short half life. So in the short term, please don't be concerned. But, you do need to find out the specific indications that risperdal is achieving in your daughter. </p><p></p><p>big hugs</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JRC, post: 716590, member: 21147"] Hi PM. My son has a lot of experience with Risperadol. He's been taking it for 18 months. He started a an incredibly low does in the micrograms. He's gradually worked his way up to 1mg with a PRN (taken as needed) up to 1.5 mg. It's not clear to me why your daughter was prescribed this drug. Is she psychotic? Is she manic? Is her mood severely dsyregulated? All of those would be reasons to be on Risperdal. This drug does have side effects. Some have mentioned weight gain. That is very true. Cognitive dulling is another side effect. Long term impacts on the brain? I personally don't know. But when my pediatrician found out that my son was on it she said "you would not be a bad mother if you took him off that medication." What she didn't know and what we didn't accept at the time was that my son is bipolar and actually needs this drug right now. But that is an aside from your issue. If I were you I would find out specifically why this drug is being prescribed. I'm only reading anxiety as a mood disorder with your daughter. Not psychosis. Also understand, my son is also not a behavior problem. At all. The risperdal is to keep the hypomania/mixed states in check. I think riserdal has a short half life. So in the short term, please don't be concerned. But, you do need to find out the specific indications that risperdal is achieving in your daughter. big hugs [/QUOTE]
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