Joined: 10 Oct 2005 Posts: 7 Location: west midlands
Risperidone For Young Children Posted: 10-10-05 13:23pm
Hello there,
i am new here.
I have a 10 year old son who is autistic
and is on a combined dose of prozac and
risperidone to help with anxiety and panic
attacks.
He is presently on 1.5mls of prozac and
1.75mls of risperidone a day. This has
been beneficial but the effects have
started to wear off. We are due to see
our doctor with a view to increasing the
dose of risperidone as he has been on more
than this in the past.
Is there anyone else who has a child on
risperidone and, if so, what sort of dose
are they on and how old is your child, we
wondered what would be considered the max
dose for a young child.
Also are there any children who have been
on this medication long term and look
likely to be staying on it. We had hoped
that our son could come off the medication
eventually but this is looking less and
less likely.
