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Medication help for MR & autism

My daughter is mentally retarded, has autism, ADHD, and more recently has been diagnosed with Intermittent Explosive disorder. She is 10 and her level of MR is severe so she is unable to tell me how she feels. She has always been aggressive towards herself and others. She has been on risperidone for many years. Recently we have tried other drugs and her symptoms of aggression have increased. She is currently on Strattera, serequel, and hydroxizine (to help her sleep). She has only been on the serequel 2 days and it is not helping. The risperidone was stopped immediately because of weight gain. I need some suggestions on what we can do. HELP! I am tired of getting beat up, and I especially feel very bad for her because she cannot communicate with me how she is feeling. I feel like maybe we should go back to the risperidone even though she gains weight and even though she was still aggressive. It wasn't as bad as it is now. Our quality of life is getting worse as she gets older. Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated.
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Thank you for your response. Because of the developmental disability is is difficult to find a doctor that really knows what to do where I live. It seems I have to present ideas to them. I am not liking how zombie like the seroquel is making her. I wish she can tell me how she is feeling.  
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  Yes it will take a while for the Seroquel to build up to an effective dose as i was just started. Also Strattera can as an adverse side effect sometimes increase or cause aggression so although you should leave the dose of all medications in place it would be essential to discuss this with the doctor or psychiatrist who is prescribing the medications. You can find the information on the medication website, package instructions or P.D.R. (Physician's Desk Reference) Then they can appropriate adjust or change her medications as needed. As medications for use with a child wih a developmental disability and psychiatric disability is clinically complex it would be essential to see a child psychiatrist with specific knowledge in his area.
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