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need some help plz x

patrice

hi there my son is nearly 11 he has just saw his consultant today and i have to make a decision on meds for him either Risperidone or Aripiprazole i havnt a clue can anyone advize plz thanx in advance x  one stressed mammy xx

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  • Hi patrice. My first thought is, does he need drugs? I understand that life can be very stressful for both the asd child, and their family. You do not say if he has specific problems.

     I am very oversensitive to many substances, but I took risperidone briefly a couple of years ago, and it stopped me sleeping. The other, I havn't heard of. To me, now, drugs should be a last resort and temporary.

    I was on drugs for 20 years, and they turned me into an overweight zombie. If I had emotional problems, I was unable to deal with them and they came back to haunt me, after I became drug free. Drugs took away the low moods, but also the highs, so I lost enjoyment of life too. I needed something when I was very depressed and anxious, but I don't think antipsychotics are the answer. 

    Antipsychotics are also known as the chemical cosh in old peoples homes. They are used to control unwanted behaviour.

    I am sorry if this sounds very negative, but please do question these things. Drugs are for sick people, autism is not an illness, just a different way of thinking, and perhaps he can learn to live with it, given time and a sympathetic school.

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  • Hi patrice. My first thought is, does he need drugs? I understand that life can be very stressful for both the asd child, and their family. You do not say if he has specific problems.

     I am very oversensitive to many substances, but I took risperidone briefly a couple of years ago, and it stopped me sleeping. The other, I havn't heard of. To me, now, drugs should be a last resort and temporary.

    I was on drugs for 20 years, and they turned me into an overweight zombie. If I had emotional problems, I was unable to deal with them and they came back to haunt me, after I became drug free. Drugs took away the low moods, but also the highs, so I lost enjoyment of life too. I needed something when I was very depressed and anxious, but I don't think antipsychotics are the answer. 

    Antipsychotics are also known as the chemical cosh in old peoples homes. They are used to control unwanted behaviour.

    I am sorry if this sounds very negative, but please do question these things. Drugs are for sick people, autism is not an illness, just a different way of thinking, and perhaps he can learn to live with it, given time and a sympathetic school.

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