Fluoxetine + Risperidone & Growth

[wttw1551]

From around the age of 14 til 18 I was prescribed both fluoextine and risperidone, sometimes I was on one or the other and at one point, both at the same time. Both of these were used to treat clinical depression I was suffering from at the time, I am not on either of these drugs currently. Recently however, I have been concerned that using these two drugs may have stunted my growth. I have tried researching studies online but what I have been able to gather hasn't been particularly informative. I am of average height but most people in my family are quite tall. Not only height, but I am wondering about all other appendages (arms, legs, feet, genitalia, etc.) being stunted due to the use of these drugs. Furthermore, from reading these studies I am not sure if height is the only part of my body which would have been potentially been effected. Could someone please shed some light on this? Thinking about it recently has caused me to become rather upset that I was taking medicine that I was not aware could potentially be causing this. Thanks.

[Paxiled]

There's probably no answer to this question, since nobody's researched the long-term effects of most medications.  It sounds unlikely, though, and since you'll probably never find an answer, I'd just forget it and move on.  You are who you are now.  You can always see a doctor and get checked for all the things that affect growth, but I'd bet it all comes out normal.  And there's no way to tell all the genetic influences on you just by looking at others in your family.  Some traits skip generations, people fool around, and we're all mongrels anyway with unique makeups.  Statistical measures, including genetics, are all generalizations, so they don't necessarily apply to any one individual.

[M4Y0U]

No,

growth and the use of both drugs are not related in any way.

The most prominent influences on your growth are you genes and very few epigenetic issues eg environmental factors etc.

Both drugs are not really messing with your hormones and even if they can they won't have significant impact to prove that the growth factors are affected.

M4