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Still have the rx in my hand, unfilled
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<blockquote data-quote="Shari" data-source="post: 292384" data-attributes="member: 1848"><p>My son uses Risperdal, also, and it is the only medication that has made a difference for him. Like your son, his outbursts and aggression were generally frsutration-related, altho he would occassionally be aggressive seemingly for the purpose of being aggressive.</p><p> </p><p>My other thought on aggression, particularly when related to anger/frustration...what starts out as a kid's only known way to cope quickly becomes a habit, and then you are fighting two battles instead of one; instead of teaching a coping skill, you also have to break a bad habit on top of that. If the medication can help break the cycle and teach a new skill, in my humble opinion, its worth it.</p><p> </p><p>I had a lot of reservations about Risperdal, but my sister in law, who is a nurse, said to me one day while she and I were restraining my violently angry and frustrated difficult child on the floor, "what other option do you have? really? This is no way for him to live." It hit home and we started the medication.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Shari, post: 292384, member: 1848"] My son uses Risperdal, also, and it is the only medication that has made a difference for him. Like your son, his outbursts and aggression were generally frsutration-related, altho he would occassionally be aggressive seemingly for the purpose of being aggressive. My other thought on aggression, particularly when related to anger/frustration...what starts out as a kid's only known way to cope quickly becomes a habit, and then you are fighting two battles instead of one; instead of teaching a coping skill, you also have to break a bad habit on top of that. If the medication can help break the cycle and teach a new skill, in my humble opinion, its worth it. I had a lot of reservations about Risperdal, but my sister in law, who is a nurse, said to me one day while she and I were restraining my violently angry and frustrated difficult child on the floor, "what other option do you have? really? This is no way for him to live." It hit home and we started the medication. [/QUOTE]
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