My son was 4 when he was diagnosed with O.D.D. He was put on all different types of medications. He was finally put on Risperdal and depakote. He has been on it for almost a year now and I have to tell you for him it is working. I have been watching for side effects and I have not seen any really. I did notice that his appetite has increased tremendously though. He could eat all day. I have had to change the way he eats (his diet)since he likes to eat so much. I think the meds make him hungry. Thank God he is so active that he has not gained weight but my niece was also on Risperdal and it made her gain alot of weight. You have to watch his weight and the doctor will monitor that as well. He gets weighed every time he goes to see him. It also does make him tired so I can't give it to him before school. He is in kindergarten and goes in the pm session, so I can't give it to him until he gets home at 3:30. Every child is different though and their bodies will respond differently to each drug that is used. Just keep an eye on him and if you see anything that is not normal or makes you worry, just call your doctor and they can change the medication. Sometimes it is trial and error with these meds.
Good luck I hope it works out good for your son
Kathy ↑ |
| hi my 10year old son is on the same tablets i have had a few problems since he been on them he put on weight and he got to have blood tests as well but your child could be ok with them if you are worried ask the doctor what are the side affects ↑ |
| Thank you very much for sharing this information. I thought he was much to young to be on medication. I always attributed his behavior as "just being a boy" Thank you again and I really appreciate you taking the time to respond. ↑ |
| My son was having trouble with violent outbursts during school. His pediatricion ( who is also a neurologist) put him on Rispiradal. It definately helped for a couple of months. He is trouble again but we are not sure if it is a medication thing or an attitude thing. If you want to talk more contact me at "stephonini@hotmail.com. i am not sure I can help, but I will try. ↑ |
hi there i carnt really help with your issue but my son is 7 and has had dexphedimines ritalin clonidine and now has started respiradal afer the others failed he has been diagnosed with adhd and conduct disorder the reason im writting to you is i dont no much about the med but my son has only had 3 tabs and is walking arouund like a zombie and sleeping all the timee wondering how this med is affecting your child. my son is on 1mg tablet and people are teling me this may be to much also what the thing about weight gain carnt find much info on subject but lots about weight gain
would love to hear from you
tammy ↑ |
| I have 2 children that are on it. The only side effect I noticed was they were always thirsty after takeing it. The doctor only put them on it at night time to help they calm down so they could sleep at night. I don't know what others have said about the meds but I didnt have any problems with it, but like I said it was a bedtime med so they where asleep. I guess if he is takeing it in the day time I would just watch him close for alittle while. The biggest side effect my doctor told me about and told me to watch for was to watch for was if they started getting more agressive. I hope this helps you alittle. ↑ |
| mY SON HAS BEEN ON rISPERDAL SINCE HE WAS SIX YEARS OLD. bY THE WAY NOT A VERY HIGH DOSAGE. WE COULD SEE RESULTS WITHIN A WEEK AND IT HAS BEEN A LIFESAVER. I WAS ALSO CONCERNED ABOUT EVERYTHING THAT I HAVE READ BUT WE WERE LUCKY AND IT HAS BEEN GOING VERY WELL. GIVE IT TIME AND RE-EVAULATE IT LATER ON AGAIN. IF YOU ARE NOT HAPPY SEE THE DOCTER AGAIN. BY THE WAY MY SON ONLY TAKES 0.3 ML PER DAY. ↑ |
| my three in a half year old was put on resperidal for screaming and having a fit for fourty five min over nothing. simple basic things like telling him to stop opening a door. he is mildly autistic too. he has been on it for a month now. my friends and family have noticed a dramatic change. hes a normal hyper little boy, just not screaming at me six times a day. the last few days though he has given me a hard time when he gets home from preschool. so not sure what to do. im not uping the dose if this doesnt work. please email me for support we all need it. kim_angel17@msn.com ↑ |
| take him off of it it made me have low blood pressure and pass out ↑ |
| I just recently started my 4 year old daughter on risperdal. She was diaganoised bipolar and this is the first line of mediction that we have tried. She has been on it for 7 days now and so far we have seen an improvement in her overall behavior. I have noticed that her appetite has increased and a few of her ocd type behaviors seem to be a little more extreme. Anyone wants to chat or share information my e-mail is dgeist4ever@yahoo.com ↑ |
| I just recently started my 4 year old daughter on risperdal. She was diaganoised bipolar and this is the first line of mediction that we have tried. She has been on it for 7 days now and so far we have seen an improvement in her overall behavior. I have noticed that her appetite has increased and a few of her ocd type behaviors seem to be a little more extreme. Anyone wants to chat or share information my e-mail is dgeist4ever@yahoo.com ↑ |
