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Fragile X Syndrome is the most common inherited cause of mental retardation, and is associated with autism. The fragile X syndrome is a genetic disorder caused by mutation of the F...

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I srated my son on Risperdal. It's working to controle his tantrums, but one of th e side affects is that he is hungry all the time. He's already a little overweight. Is anyone else medicating? What do you use and is it helping?
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Reply #1 - 06/22/07  1:33pm
" We don't medicate but I have heard from other moms that Risperdal can cause them to eat a lot and gain weight. "
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Reply #2 - 10/06/07  1:12pm
" My son, who has a high end premutation that is partially methylated, is on risperdal. It is controlling his tantrums really well. We are not having the hunger issues but I have a friend whose son is on risperdal and has gained a lot of weight. Their doctor switched him to abilify. Goood luck! "
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Reply #3 - 05/19/08  11:42pm
" hi, my son is also on risperdal. I guess I can say that he too eats a lot "
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Reply #4 - 06/19/08  8:37pm
" My son is on Abilify, a mood stabilizer. It seems to calm him down quite a bit. My doctor chose not to put him on Risperdal because of the side effect of weigh gain. My Doc also said that we could also try Clonodine. Good Luck! Aleise "
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