Re: clonidine/atypical antipsychotics

[Guest guest]

Actually my dd has been on Risperdal, Abilify, Geodon, Seroquel at different

times and she had different reactions to all of them. For her, Geodon is her

best one and she is still on it. Risperdal worked well as well. Abilify and

Seroquel were bad for her. So, I definitely think you can't get different

responses to them. Stormy

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Sent: Tue, July 12, 2011 12:33:39 AM

Subject: clonidine/atypical antipsychotics

I basically refused the other atypical antipsychotics after our horrible

experience with Geodon. Has anyone else had a bad experience with one atypical

antipsychotic, but then improvement with another one?

[Guest guest]

Actually my dd has been on Risperdal, Abilify, Geodon, Seroquel at different

times and she had different reactions to all of them. For her, Geodon is her

best one and she is still on it. Risperdal worked well as well. Abilify and

Seroquel were bad for her. So, I definitely think you can't get different

responses to them. Stormy

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To: " " < >

Sent: Tue, July 12, 2011 12:33:39 AM

Subject: clonidine/atypical antipsychotics

I basically refused the other atypical antipsychotics after our horrible

experience with Geodon. Has anyone else had a bad experience with one atypical

antipsychotic, but then improvement with another one?

[Guest guest]

Clonidine can cause anxiety and irritability as can Tenex (another

antihypertensive used for the same indications as Clonidine). We had the same

experience that you are having on it.

I would disagree with the doctor about the effectiveness of SSRI's - I think the

response is really varied and dependent upon other comorbidities, ect...

As far as antipsychotics go, we have had very different responses on various

ones and often the side effects were dose related. I think it may be worth it

to try a different one.

Good luck,

Bonnie

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> Anybody here whose child is on clonidine?  My son has been on it now for 2

weeks, in addition to Luvox.  It's not really for OCD, more for ADD, but since

I've wondered if he could have that, too, we thought we'd try it and see if it

helped at all.  He does seem calmer and a bit more focused, but cranky!  He has

been irritable, much more so than his normal, since the day he began taking it.

The OCD seems worse.  He says it doesn't make him feel weird (like the Geodon

did) and the psychiatric nurse practitioner who suggested it says it has few

side effects.  I basically refused the other atypical antipsychotics after our

horrible experience with Geodon.  Has anyone else had a bad experience with one

atypical antipsychotic, but then improvement with another one?  She said she

wanted to stay with the Luvox, because he did get improvement on it, and a

30-50% reduction in symptoms or their " volume " is all you can really expect from

the SSRI.  We go

> back to see her again Wed.  I am open to any suggestions!  Thanks for

listening. 

>

>

[Guest guest]

Our daughter (6) has been on clonidine for a year. It has really helped

calm her evening rages.

Best of luck!

> Anybody here whose child is on clonidine?  My son has been on it now for 2

> weeks, in addition to Luvox.  It's not really for OCD, more for ADD, but

> since I've wondered if he could have that, too, we thought we'd try it and

> see if it helped at all.  He does seem calmer and a bit more focused, but

> cranky!  He has been irritable, much more so than his normal, since the

> day he began taking it. The OCD seems worse.  He says it doesn't make him

> feel weird (like the Geodon did) and the psychiatric nurse practitioner

> who suggested it says it has few side effects.  I basically refused the

> other atypical antipsychotics after our horrible experience with Geodon. 

> Has anyone else had a bad experience with one atypical antipsychotic, but

> then improvement with another one?  She said she wanted to stay with the

> Luvox, because he did get improvement on it, and a 30-50% reduction in

> symptoms or their " volume " is all you can really expect from the SSRI.  We

> go

> back to see her again Wed.  I am open to any suggestions!  Thanks for

> listening. 

>

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