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Side Effects, Part 2

Back in July, I told you about how we started Matthew on Risperdal, and how the medication was a miracle. Risperdal replaced Geodon, a medication that helped stabilize Matthew ‘s mood swings, managed his rages and tamed his emotional outbursts. Geodon worked well, but made Matthew sleepy and caused his hands to shake. On Risperdal,…

Side effects

Matthew was home for the 4th of July weekend, just a few days after his psychiatrist replaced one the medications that helped manage his aggressive behavior with another-Riperdal. “A study in the American Journal of Psychiatry found that risperdal not only decreased aggression in individuals on the spectrum, but also reduced repetitive behaviors and increased…