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Still have the rx in my hand, unfilled
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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 292789" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>I certainly do see a huge difference. However, you can get equally badly injured by either kind of rage. How you handle the child needs to be different. With the first kind, it is a huge worry because you have a kid who is actively trying to cause harm to others. With the second, it is impulse control and frustration driving it. You need to help them learn better ways to handle the frustration. It can take time, they often take longer than age-equivalent peers. So in the meantime, offer support and help in reducing frustrations. </p><p></p><p>We've tried risperdal for both boys and stopped it. There did seem to be a "smoothing off" of mood which helped at school, but over time it just wasn't enough to justify the cost (for difficult child 3) and for difficult child 1, it sedated him too much plud made him gain weight. No other problems from risperdal, though.</p><p></p><p>When both boys eventually were at home (no more mainstream school) a lot of the raging stopped (not having to deal with idiot school staff or school bullies who set the boys off). So given the expense and lack of WOW factor, we stopped the risperdal. difficult child 1 lost the extra weight; even difficult child 3, who hadn't seemed to gain much weight, lost some (which scared the psychiatrist a bit).</p><p></p><p>I hope this helps.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 292789, member: 1991"] I certainly do see a huge difference. However, you can get equally badly injured by either kind of rage. How you handle the child needs to be different. With the first kind, it is a huge worry because you have a kid who is actively trying to cause harm to others. With the second, it is impulse control and frustration driving it. You need to help them learn better ways to handle the frustration. It can take time, they often take longer than age-equivalent peers. So in the meantime, offer support and help in reducing frustrations. We've tried risperdal for both boys and stopped it. There did seem to be a "smoothing off" of mood which helped at school, but over time it just wasn't enough to justify the cost (for difficult child 3) and for difficult child 1, it sedated him too much plud made him gain weight. No other problems from risperdal, though. When both boys eventually were at home (no more mainstream school) a lot of the raging stopped (not having to deal with idiot school staff or school bullies who set the boys off). So given the expense and lack of WOW factor, we stopped the risperdal. difficult child 1 lost the extra weight; even difficult child 3, who hadn't seemed to gain much weight, lost some (which scared the psychiatrist a bit). I hope this helps. Marg [/QUOTE]
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