baby_maybe_825

My son was in to see a psychiatrist yesterday and he believes Jake does not have ADD/ADHD but does have ODD and possibly BIPOLAR DISORDER. He prescribed RISPERIDONE for him and said it should take around 3 weeks to see any results. I have read up on the medication and it has been very successful in treating ODD and BIPOLAR disorder so I am hopeful this will help with Jake's very frequent and violent outbursts... I just want my son to be happy and do well in school behaviorally. Does anyone else have any experience with this medication and have any advice for me?

mom2pne

My son Ty has been on it since he was about 6 years old. He has ADHD and ridilin worked to well causing him to only eat once a day, Aderal caused him to not eat at all and stratera didn't work at all. The only thing is Ty needs to get blood work done yearly to check his liver. It can harm it and could go unnoticed.

massacubano

Yes, this was the first medication they had tried on my autistic son. He acts out less and can focus better imo... but medication is a personal choice for each parent. I also have a link for more info on it

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Risperidone

lozzy21

Alot of my clients are on it. Its ok in low doses but some doctors can use to much and it can calm them to much.

Lil-woowoo

Risperidone is used to treat all different types of chronic and acute psychoses but really should be used for up to 6 weeks then reviewed. It works really well for people who are prone to violent outbursts. How old is your son? For young kids they usually start on 250mg once a day and then monitor how he gets on then. It is important to have bloods checked for liver impairment, as in extreme cases can cause liver problems. and also can cause urinary incontience in some cases. But all in all i have seen good results from this drug x

baby_maybe_825

Jake is seven and has been extremely violent having 10+ outbursts a day most days... been diagnosed with ODD and possibly Bi-polar disorder...

massacubano

I also am thinking bi-polar for my 6 y/o. I think you should give it a try. Just make sure they do not up the dosage unless needed... of course