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My son 8 years old has been given tablets as follows for hyperactive, which please inform me the side effects anything will be there and also for how long should he take the below mentioned tablets? To control the anger and adamency? 1) Tab atomoxetine 10 mg 1 + 1/2 daily for 30 days. 2) Tab Risperidone 0.5 mg - 1 for night for 30 days. Regards,
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Dear, Kindly put your child into psychotherapy sessions in Chennai after consenting the psychiatrist who initiated medications because the nature of ADHD has to be evaluated in your child and accordingly an intervention plan would be chalked out by the psychologist so that during his growth amd development his attention which can be retrained using various techniques and his behavioral problem of hyperactivity can be reached to a manageable level with your assistance amd regular sessions.
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