Howler - Interesting. I was curious because Intuniv, in particular, is in a completely different class, from what I understand, than the drugs you listed. It was originally a blood pressure medicine, iirc. Wikipedia says it's a "selective α2A receptor agonist" which means pretty much nothing to me. I hated (and still hate) that I don't fully understand the two meds (Intuniv & Risperidone) that my son takes, and some of the side-effects and long-term effects are concerning... but on the flip side, without them he nearly landed in the psych ward, so.... I don't really feel I had a choice? The psychiatrist doesn't seem particularly concerned about the long-term effects, and the therapist is a big fan of Intuniv.. so I just keep going along for now.

~amy