risperidone &tardive dyskinesia in child

[dutchmom6]

my son, 9 , was taking risperidone 1mg BID. he has missed his doses for 2 days and now came home from summercamp with signs of tardive dyskinesia. Is this because of stopping the risperidone or has the risperidone been masking the tardive dyskinesia ?

[specialmom]

Hi there.  Yes, completely agree.  Withdrawel dyskinesia can happen when risperidone is stopped quickly.  You want to tell your doctor immediately.  They can go away over time but could take a while.  Tardive dyskinesia is a bit different and may not go away.  Definately give your doctor a call about this situation.

Obviously, be religious about giving that medication at the appropriate time each day.   If he does eventually discontinue it, a very slow taper is best.  

good luck.  Always frightening as a parent.  peace

[margypops]

This is something that you should ask your Doctor about ,here is a link may be helpful, there is much on line regarding this   www.mayoclinic.com/health/drug.../DSECTION=side-effects    my opinion is it could be side effects of stopping the med .Good Luck