Re: Pyscotropic Drugs & Supplements

[Guest guest]

Hi my daughter is on risperdal should i give her the zoloft and the

fish oil pills? I have a problem with her bowel movements she only

has a movement maybe once week,but its more every two weeks and i

know thats not normal.Thats my biggest worry.And her screaming at me

when i say hi are i can just say payton and she yells at me.I would

love the info. Thanks Tootie

>

> lynn-sorry to start a new post!

> You mentioned not to give a supplement for anxiety if was

still

> on Risperdal (and it was so kind of you to remember). We got her

down

> to .25 and another half, and 1/4 of another half. Like a little

more

> than .37 something (math is not my forte). Is that Still a hazard,

even

> tho it's such a minimal amount? The reason I stopped was that the

last

> 1/4 I decreased was so hard for her-probably because of puberty

also,

> so I was afraid, with her anxiety to take her down anymore, for

now.

> She's also on 10mg of Lexapro, and I've been taking her down from

that

> (caused incontinence) but I stopped once she became Diabetic from

the

> Risperdal, hoping if we took her off that we could reverse the

Diabetes.

> I have taken her down Verrrry slowly, but these drugs are so

powerful,

> it's been a difficult and frightening process. that's why now,

> especially, at puberty when parents buckle and try drugs to help

the

> kids, I know it's not a good time to take the remaining Risperdal

away,

> yet she really needs something for anxiety. So I shouldn't give her

the

> Destress or any supplement with even a minimal dose of Risperdal?

Also,

> is the Lexapro a problem to add a supplent with? Many, many thanks,

> lynn-I'm sorry this is so lengthy, but I'm very concerned-

Kathy

> will tell me " Mama, I'm so sad, " and she'll cry. I know she needs

help,

> but I'm SO nervous about any more meds!! Also, should I use Cod

Liver

> oil, or fish oil tablets? I'm never sure...does it depend on their

> diets, and whether an individual gets enough EPA or DHA...sorry

about

> the spelling! Many thanks and best wishes to all~ Joan-'s mom

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Joan,

The DeStress is fine to give with any meds. The Neu-BeCalm'd is the

one I would avoid with what is taking, and other things like

St. 's Wort or 5-HTP. Those you have to be very careful with

drug interactions. As far as the Lexapro, it's fine with anti-

psychotics such as Risperdal and Seroquel.

I would try the cod liver oil, as our kids usually need the vitamin D

which is found in CLO, in addition to DHA and EPA. We use Blue Ice

and it comes in several flavors and also gel caps if she can swallow

them. takes it right off the spoon no problem.

Take care,

> lynn-sorry to start a new post!

> You mentioned not to give a supplement for anxiety if was still

> on Risperdal (and it was so kind of you to remember). We got her down

> to .25 and another half, and 1/4 of another half. Like a little more

> than .37 something (math is not my forte). Is that Still a hazard,

> even

> tho it's such a minimal amount? The reason I stopped was that the last

> 1/4 I decreased was so hard for her-probably because of puberty also,

> so I was afraid, with her anxiety to take her down anymore, for now.

> She's also on 10mg of Lexapro, and I've been taking her down from that

> (caused incontinence) but I stopped once she became Diabetic from the

> Risperdal, hoping if we took her off that we could reverse the

> Diabetes.

> I have taken her down Verrrry slowly, but these drugs are so powerful,

> it's been a difficult and frightening process. that's why now,

> especially, at puberty when parents buckle and try drugs to help the

> kids, I know it's not a good time to take the remaining Risperdal

> away,

> yet she really needs something for anxiety. So I shouldn't give her

> the

> Destress or any supplement with even a minimal dose of Risperdal?

> Also,

> is the Lexapro a problem to add a supplent with? Many, many thanks,

> lynn-I'm sorry this is so lengthy, but I'm very concerned-Kathy

> will tell me " Mama, I'm so sad, " and she'll cry. I know she needs

> help,

> but I'm SO nervous about any more meds!! Also, should I use Cod Liver

> oil, or fish oil tablets? I'm never sure...does it depend on their

> diets, and whether an individual gets enough EPA or DHA...sorry about

> the spelling! Many thanks and best wishes to all~ Joan-'s mom

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Tootie,

You can give those together. SSRI's and anti-psychotics are very

often given together. The fish oil can be given with any meds and

supplements.

I'm very concerned about the bowel movement situation, though. She

really needs to have an x-ray to see what's going on. My daughter

used to have very serious constipation issues, but adding lots of

vitamin C and magnesium and getting regular vigorous exercise has

allowed to her be very regular. No doubt your daughter is

experiencing discomfort and auto-intoxication from lack of proper

elimination and this is likely contributing to her screaming and over-

sensitivity. Can you get her to a pediatric gastroenterologist, or

at least see your regular doctor for a referral? Has she had any

blood work or other tests done? You can greatly improve her mood and

behaviors if you get to the bottom of some of her physical problems.

> Hi my daughter is on risperdal should i give her the zoloft and the

> fish oil pills? I have a problem with her bowel movements she only

> has a movement maybe once week,but its more every two weeks and i

> know thats not normal.Thats my biggest worry.And her screaming at me

> when i say hi are i can just say payton and she yells at me.I would

> love the info. Thanks Tootie

>

>

[Guest guest]

-- In Autism_in_Girls , cathylynn2

wrote:

>

> Hi Joan,

>

> The DeStress is fine to give with any meds. The Neu-BeCalm'd is

the

> one I would avoid with what is taking, and other things like

> St. 's Wort or 5-HTP. Those you have to be very careful with

> drug interactions. As far as the Lexapro, it's fine with anti-

> psychotics such as Risperdal and Seroquel.

>

> I would try the cod liver oil, as our kids usually need the vitamin

D

> which is found in CLO, in addition to DHA and EPA. We use Blue

Ice

> and it comes in several flavors and also gel caps if she can

swallow

> them. takes it right off the spoon no problem.

>

> Take care,

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

> > lynn-sorry to start a new post!

> > You mentioned not to give a supplement for anxiety if was

still

> > on Risperdal (and it was so kind of you to remember). We got her

down

> > to .25 and another half, and 1/4 of another half. Like a little

more

> > than .37 something (math is not my forte). Is that Still a

hazard,

> > even

> > tho it's such a minimal amount? The reason I stopped was that the

last

> > 1/4 I decreased was so hard for her-probably because of puberty

also,

> > so I was afraid, with her anxiety to take her down anymore, for

now.

> > She's also on 10mg of Lexapro, and I've been taking her down from

that

> > (caused incontinence) but I stopped once she became Diabetic from

the

> > Risperdal, hoping if we took her off that we could reverse the

> > Diabetes.

> > I have taken her down Verrrry slowly, but these drugs are so

powerful,

> > it's been a difficult and frightening process. that's why now,

> > especially, at puberty when parents buckle and try drugs to help

the

> > kids, I know it's not a good time to take the remaining

Risperdal

> > away,

> > yet she really needs something for anxiety. So I shouldn't give

her

> > the

> > Destress or any supplement with even a minimal dose of

Risperdal?

> > Also,

> > is the Lexapro a problem to add a supplent with? Many, many

thanks,

> > lynn-I'm sorry this is so lengthy, but I'm very concerned-

Kathy

> > will tell me " Mama, I'm so sad, " and she'll cry. I know she

needs

> > help,

> > but I'm SO nervous about any more meds!! Also, should I use Cod

Liver

> > oil, or fish oil tablets? I'm never sure...does it depend on their

> > diets, and whether an individual gets enough EPA or DHA...sorry

about

> > the spelling! Many thanks and best wishes to all~ Joan-'s

mom

> >

>

Many, many thanks, !! Doctors should check this site out,

regularly... I can't seem to find DeStress online. Do you, or anyone

know how (where) to order or buy it?

Prayers for all of you! Joan-'s mom

[Guest guest]

-- In Autism_in_Girls , cathylynn2

wrote:

>

> Hi Joan,

>

> The DeStress is fine to give with any meds. The Neu-BeCalm'd is

the

> one I would avoid with what is taking, and other things like

> St. 's Wort or 5-HTP. Those you have to be very careful with

> drug interactions. As far as the Lexapro, it's fine with anti-

> psychotics such as Risperdal and Seroquel.

>

> I would try the cod liver oil, as our kids usually need the vitamin

D

> which is found in CLO, in addition to DHA and EPA. We use Blue

Ice

> and it comes in several flavors and also gel caps if she can

swallow

> them. takes it right off the spoon no problem.

>

> Take care,

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

> > lynn-sorry to start a new post!

> > You mentioned not to give a supplement for anxiety if was

still

> > on Risperdal (and it was so kind of you to remember). We got her

down

> > to .25 and another half, and 1/4 of another half. Like a little

more

> > than .37 something (math is not my forte). Is that Still a

hazard,

> > even

> > tho it's such a minimal amount? The reason I stopped was that the

last

> > 1/4 I decreased was so hard for her-probably because of puberty

also,

> > so I was afraid, with her anxiety to take her down anymore, for

now.

> > She's also on 10mg of Lexapro, and I've been taking her down from

that

> > (caused incontinence) but I stopped once she became Diabetic from

the

> > Risperdal, hoping if we took her off that we could reverse the

> > Diabetes.

> > I have taken her down Verrrry slowly, but these drugs are so

powerful,

> > it's been a difficult and frightening process. that's why now,

> > especially, at puberty when parents buckle and try drugs to help

the

> > kids, I know it's not a good time to take the remaining

Risperdal

> > away,

> > yet she really needs something for anxiety. So I shouldn't give

her

> > the

> > Destress or any supplement with even a minimal dose of

Risperdal?

> > Also,

> > is the Lexapro a problem to add a supplent with? Many, many

thanks,

> > lynn-I'm sorry this is so lengthy, but I'm very concerned-

Kathy

> > will tell me " Mama, I'm so sad, " and she'll cry. I know she

needs

> > help,

> > but I'm SO nervous about any more meds!! Also, should I use Cod

Liver

> > oil, or fish oil tablets? I'm never sure...does it depend on their

> > diets, and whether an individual gets enough EPA or DHA...sorry

about

> > the spelling! Many thanks and best wishes to all~ Joan-'s

mom

> >

>

Many, many thanks, !! Doctors should check this site out,

regularly... I can't seem to find DeStress online. Do you, or anyone

know how (where) to order or buy it?

Prayers for all of you! Joan-'s mom

[Guest guest]

-- In Autism_in_Girls , cathylynn2

wrote:

>

> Hi Joan,

>

> The DeStress is fine to give with any meds. The Neu-BeCalm'd is

the

> one I would avoid with what is taking, and other things like

> St. 's Wort or 5-HTP. Those you have to be very careful with

> drug interactions. As far as the Lexapro, it's fine with anti-

> psychotics such as Risperdal and Seroquel.

>

> I would try the cod liver oil, as our kids usually need the vitamin

D

> which is found in CLO, in addition to DHA and EPA. We use Blue

Ice

> and it comes in several flavors and also gel caps if she can

swallow

> them. takes it right off the spoon no problem.

>

> Take care,

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

> > lynn-sorry to start a new post!

> > You mentioned not to give a supplement for anxiety if was

still

> > on Risperdal (and it was so kind of you to remember). We got her

down

> > to .25 and another half, and 1/4 of another half. Like a little

more

> > than .37 something (math is not my forte). Is that Still a

hazard,

> > even

> > tho it's such a minimal amount? The reason I stopped was that the

last

> > 1/4 I decreased was so hard for her-probably because of puberty

also,

> > so I was afraid, with her anxiety to take her down anymore, for

now.

> > She's also on 10mg of Lexapro, and I've been taking her down from

that

> > (caused incontinence) but I stopped once she became Diabetic from

the

> > Risperdal, hoping if we took her off that we could reverse the

> > Diabetes.

> > I have taken her down Verrrry slowly, but these drugs are so

powerful,

> > it's been a difficult and frightening process. that's why now,

> > especially, at puberty when parents buckle and try drugs to help

the

> > kids, I know it's not a good time to take the remaining

Risperdal

> > away,

> > yet she really needs something for anxiety. So I shouldn't give

her

> > the

> > Destress or any supplement with even a minimal dose of

Risperdal?

> > Also,

> > is the Lexapro a problem to add a supplent with? Many, many

thanks,

> > lynn-I'm sorry this is so lengthy, but I'm very concerned-

Kathy

> > will tell me " Mama, I'm so sad, " and she'll cry. I know she

needs

> > help,

> > but I'm SO nervous about any more meds!! Also, should I use Cod

Liver

> > oil, or fish oil tablets? I'm never sure...does it depend on their

> > diets, and whether an individual gets enough EPA or DHA...sorry

about

> > the spelling! Many thanks and best wishes to all~ Joan-'s

mom

> >

>

Many, many thanks, !! Doctors should check this site out,

regularly... I can't seem to find DeStress online. Do you, or anyone

know how (where) to order or buy it?

Prayers for all of you! Joan-'s mom