Quote from maggymay3:

:) The new med Risperdal seems to be helping a great deal. He seems to be more incontrol of himself, yet not a med zombie, there has been alot less argrueing, about little thing that i would ask him to , IE> empty the dishwasher, now he will so no i don't want to, but still proceeds, to get it done. It's like he just so use to disagreeing with me that it on automatic pilot, but it's not continueing on to a total melt down, he has been getting good note from his teacher, yea !! prior to this med he was getting in and out of school detentions, for several differents reasons some were fights other were disrespecting the teacher, so this is a pretty impressive improvment.
just thought i would share this in case anyone else is considering this med.
Kindest Regards
Debby :D

THat's good news, however, that is an anti-psychotic or neuroleptic. Be very careful not to allow increases in dosages later on if drug poops out because higher doses would increase chances of neurological damages like tardive dyskinesia, neuroleptic malignant syndrome or parkinsons like damage. Just be on the lookout for any signs of neurological problems and keep dosages low.