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Risperdal

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Does anyone's child with Asperger's take Risperdal? What are their ages and dosages? My son was diagnosed yesterday and will begin his medication today. What has been your experience with this medication? Thank you for your time. God bless.
Belinda/GA
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adam has mild to moderate autism. ocd. violent psychotic illusions. he is extremely agressive as well. started risperdal in march of this yr and it has helped him tremendously. no more psychotic episodes, agression is gone. he is more focused. he is 6 yrs old takes .5 ml at bedtime and .7 1/2 ml in the mornings. it makes him sleepy had bedtime and in the mornings he also takes meythylin/ liquid ritatlin so i think that off sets the sleepy in the morning. only side effects are constipation, miralax controls that and if he has had too much of the risperdal, meaning when he was with someone else and they got it wrong(will NEVER send bottle of meds ever again) he was very emotional, as long as you monitor him and make sure it is given as prescribed he should do ok, will take a few days to adjust at first adam seemed a bit aloof but after about 3 days he was doing great! one more thing, for the first 4 or 5 months appetite is HUGE, so make sure you keep healthy snakcs cause it really makes them want to eat alot. pros and cons as with all meds but for adam the pros out weighed the cons 10 fold!
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Did Adam have a huge weight gain? Everyone is telling me about the weight gain. Should I be worried, Priscila?
Oh, yeah, I applied for the at home position that you had posted. Do you do well money wise on this position? I just really need something where I can stay at home. Thank you for your kindness. Take care and God bless.
Belinda
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adam was underweight when he started it so he needed to gain weight. he is also very active. he never stops moving other then to sleep. if your son stays active and eats somewhat healthy he should be ok there is an alternative to risperdal i do not know the name of it, is suppose to work just as good and no weight gain. work at home is great for me because of the flexable hours. base pay is min wage and weekends and holidays pay between 8 and 12 hr. just depends on how many hours you can put in. other work at home jobs pay more 8 and 9 and hr but the hours are not near as flexible as west...if you do alot of hours you make more money, its all up to you!
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