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What are some alternative meds to risperdone that has a lesser risk of weight gain?

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Dr. Michael Roman answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Unfortunately : Most drugs if not all have weight gain side effect. Talk to your doctor for alternatives. Each med affect people differently. So a different med make work well with less side effects

Answered 5/14/2014

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