Taking risperidone with other drugs that make you sleepy or slow your breathing can cause dangerous or life-threatening side effects. Ask your doctor before using opioid medication, a sleeping pill, a muscle relaxer, or medicine for anxiety or seizures....
and autism. Risperdal is available as a generic drug. What Are Side Effects of Risperdal? Risperdal may cause serious side effects including: uncontrolled muscle movements in your face (chewing, lip smacking, frowning, tongue movement, blinking or eye movement), breast swelling or tenderness (in ...
In fact, several studies have shown the effectiveness of risperidone in children with autism (McDougle et al. 1998; Shea et al. 2004). The side-effects of risperidone treatment are usually not severe with weight increase and sedation being the most common. A relatively less reported side-...
Risperidone is an atypical antipsychotic drug that is used for treatingschizophrenia, bipolar mania, andautism. Other atypical antipsychoticdrugsincludeolanzapine(Zyprexa),quetiapine(Seroquel),ziprasidone(Geodon),aripiprazole(Abilify) and paliperidone (Invega). Atypical antipsychotics differ from typical antipsycho...
autism spectrum disorderbody mass indexchildcytochrome P‐450drug monitoringprolactinrisperidoneweight gainAim: Risperidone is the most commonly prescribed antipsychotic drug to children and adolescents worldwide, but is associated with serious side-effects, including weight gain. This study assessed the ...
Risperidone for autism spectrum disorder. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2007:CD005040. Google Scholar Kim SW, Chung YC, Lee YH, Lee JH, et al. Paliperidone ER versus risperidone for neurocognitive function in patients with schizophrenia: a randomized, open-label, controlled trial. Int Clin ...
RisperiDONE is not approved for the treatment of patients with dementia-related psychosis.Serious side effects of risperidone Along with its needed effects, risperidone may cause some unwanted effects. Although not all of these side effects may occur, if they do occur they may need medical attention...
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There was no evidence of either extrapyramidal symptoms or tardive dyskinesia. These results suggest that risperidone may be safe and leads to improvements in several behavioral symptoms in young children with autism. Controlled studies of risperidone in young autistic children are warranted....
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