I would not think the actual injections would be what changed his response to the Risperdal. Really, an allergy injection is just like being exposed to the allergen in the environment just in a higher amount. I went through allergy shots for nearly 4 years and it was a huge help. I was allergic to most everything and now I only have my grass, weeds, molds, and cockroaches. When I was 12, I spent my whole summer indoors in the airconditioning with tile floors and all my bedding wrapped in those plastic bags just to avoid having breathing problems. I haven;t used an inhaler since 1998.

Bipolar is phasic, changes with time and it is hard to manage meds because the brain chemistry in a child is still growing and developing. I know a simple thing like a filling will set one of our boys back for weeks while the other one is unphased. They are really different inside and out and react to meds completely different.