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From Linda, child's age 10

My son takes medication for his behavior problems. The only prescription that works causes terrible weight gain. He started taking the pills a year ago and gained 60 pounds in that time with 25 being gained just this summer. His behavior is good now but he's miserable from the weight. He keeps begging me to stop the medication but we tried that and his behavior problems came back worse than ever. He's short for his age and wasn't fat before so his friends all tease him for getting so fat. They call him pregnant and fat factory. The weight isn't proportional on his body. It's gone mostly to his belly and that's why they call him pregnant. He's always exhausted now from hauling around the extra weight and he complains about his belly being uncomfortable. He says it's too heavy when he's standing up and it feels squeezed when he's sitting down. He had to quit soccer because it's too hard to run now and he can't keep up. The weight gain was supposed to level off but it hasn't yet. He has to stay on the prescription or his behavior will go out of control, but I hate seeing him cry from the teasing and always being so uncomfortable. He's dreading going back to school tomorrow because of what his friends will say when they see he gained so much more weight over the summer. I need advice to help him deal with the emotional and physical discomfort.