I am the mother of twin boys, age 9. Both have been diagnosed with AD/HD and are looking into one possibly being Bi-Polar. We have been in the process of finding a medication that works for them. We have tried Ritalin, Concerta and have been using Geodon presently. Geodon, as I am told, is a fairly new drug that is not supposed have the side effect of weight gain. Both of my sons are overweight and within a 3 month period of Geodon the twins have gained 25 pounds. Other side effects that they have been experiencing is: being tired all of the time, obsession with food (more extreme than normal for them), very clingy towards me, very emotional, and one is very “snappy”. What I mean by that is he is in a great mood one second, and over the slightest thing…he snaps into a pouty, agressive and angry mood. Has anyone ever experienced any of these symptoms using Geodon? Thank you for your time!
Sheila