Age: Under 18 · Duration of use: 1–2 years · Current status: No, have stopped
Symptoms: Gynecomastia, weight gain
Symptoms: Gynecomastia, weight gain
My son was prescribed Risperdal at age 10, causing him to gain a lot of weight, and that disguised the fact that his body was growing breasts. Another doctor when he was 12 discovered this and immediately stopped the medication.
It has been devastating for him to be ridiculed for having breasts, but we couldn't afford surgery to remove them.