Risperadol Side Effects

Question: My daughter recently had to go off of Risperadol due to physical side effects. We are having behavioral issues that are slowly increasing and are involving head banging. We don’t want to compress her personality at all, the Risperadol never seemed to do that. She has unpredictable swings and some days are great while others are just plan frustrating. We are open to any and all suggestions. She is on the smaller side so dosing had always been interesting and the smallest changes to anything make a huge difference for her. Thank you for any info and help.

Answer: An alternate neuroleptic to risperdal and abilify is seroquel (doses 50 mg – 400 mg at night, wide range depending on response). Has been used in some patients with CdLS with success.

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