Meds

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<<Naltraxone was not good for . This med made him shake like a

person with Parkinson and it made him mean.You will want to try

something like paxil,prozac,risperidal for OCD>>

Hi, Everyone.....The whole situation with these meds is that what works for

one child may not work for another. It is trial and error on the part of the

parents and doctors. Risperdal is not for OCD.....it is used for

aggressiveness, SIB, and other behavioral issues.....as a last resort. Some of

the

SSRI's are for OCD. Paxil made Gareth more autistic with increased growling,

aggressiveness, rocking and decreased what little speech he had. Prozac did

nothing but he became aggressive on the increased dosage. That is why I

always stress to keep charts on meds, their dosages, and the combo you are

using.

Take care, Everyone.

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Margaret, so Gareth was on Lexapro? We are having problems with Maddie.

Major obsessing and becoming aggressive about it. Teachers are getting

frustrated and it's interfering with Maddie's ability to do work. This has

been about 2 weeks now, and there's nothing new or different going on.

mentioned Lexapro. He suggests some testing before either upping her

abilify and/or adding Lexapro, but I want to act SOON. It's so easy to

spiral out, and then it can take FOREVER to get Maddie back.

D

In a message dated 3/11/2009 9:13:30 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,

mfroof@... writes:

Hi, Everyone....Hi, Everyone....<WBR>.First off, I am not a doctor so please

do

formal knowledge. Since Gareth has been on meds for years and we have tried

numerous times to go off them, we have learned a lot about what works and

what

doesn't for him. I think a lot of times, docs just hand over the script, the

parents give the meds, and nothing happens or behaviors get worse. Once

Gareth started on Risperdal, the negative behaviors ceased but the

anxiety/Dr J

Mr H personality continued. Fortunately, we had a good child psych who told

us why we needed to add X drug in order to make Y drug work better. I read

many times about kids going on Risperdal and parents dropping it for one

reason or another. Risperdal doesn't change all behaviors --- it is for the

negative ones. Anxiety and mood issues need to be addressed separately with

an

SSRI med or similar med. I hope that makes sense since a combo of meds

usually

works better.

I also told a psych once how guilty I felt because we had tried a med that

really made matters worse and he asked me 'what my problem was?' If my son

had diabetes or any other chronic disease, meds are in order. If your kid

has

a chemical imbalance in their brain, then meds are in order. There is still

so much stigma attached to mental illnesses and, God forbid, if you ask for

help because then you are a *mental case*. Most of our kids can't

communicate and meds opened up that pathway for Gareth, allowing us to teach

him how to

handle situations and behavioral issues. I can't imagine my life with him

off meds --- I was ready for the loony farm before he started.

Here is the reason I tell everyone to keep a chart if you go the med route.

As for the meds from long ago, I know that Adderall and Ritalin were a major

NO NO. This has been shown to be true for many autistic kids --- no

stimulant drugs. Effexor (a med like Risperdal) made him very belligerent

and

worsened the head banging. Zyprexa (like Risperdal) cause hallucinations.

Lexapro & Luvox (both SSRI's) work great in conjunction with Risperdal but

Paxil

(also an SSRI) increased the autistic behaviors (stimming, rocking,

dangling,

etc). Zoloft caused asthma, Clonodine made him into a zombie, Cylert had no

affect. I hope you understand what I am trying to convey!!! When an SSRI

stops working (usually after 12-18 months) we switched to another. The two

that

work best for Gareth are the Lexapro and Luvox with 1 mg of Risperdal.

Meds turned our son around, made our lives livable, and allowed us have a

public life without the meltdowns and the flop/drop syndrome. You don't want

meds to take away all the behaviors (your child's personality) but lessen

them

to the point where they are tolerable for all in the family. Meds aren't to

make your child a compliant zombie. Sorry this got so long........ma

Take care, Everyone.

Margaret

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