removing ssri's ...just leaving tennex for hyper child (pretty low verbal ability)

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Has anyone ever taken their child off of all of the ssri's and just left tennex

in place with good results? I have a hyper child, with difficulty focusing. He's

been on several different ssri's for years now, and I wonder if I wean him off

will he be a more alert child?

appreciate any input you can provide. thanks

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You know I have wondered alot lately about this myself. Which SSRIs

have you been on, and which one are you on now? Have you done a

neurospect and when?

On kind of a related note....my son had a neurospect in Jan....showed

increased blood flow to the frontal lobes. Dr G started him on

Wellbutrin along with the Prozac he was already on....we have seen

amazing things...better focus and attention, increased awareness of

the world (best way I can explain it), better expressive language. I

wonder if/how long he would be on both....I do not understand how they

work together, does anyone know?

>

> Has anyone ever taken their child off of all of the ssri's and just

left tennex in place with good results? I have a hyper child, with

difficulty focusing. He's been on several different ssri's for years

now, and I wonder if I wean him off will he be a more alert child?

>

> appreciate any input you can provide. thanks

>

>

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Wellbutrin or Bupropion works on three neurotransmitters - norepinephrine,

serotonin and dopamine by mildly inhibiting the reuptake of these, whereas

SSRI's work on Serotonin only. Wellbutrin has the same active ingredient as

Zyban, a drug used as an aid to smoking cessation treatment. Effexor, though

a different composition also targets these three neurotransmitters. We have

used an SSRI plus wellbutrin, and then after a year, shifted to a

combination of an SSRI plus effexor. Blood perfusion to the frontal lobes

was increased as shown in our son's neurospect of 01/2002. We have now

reduced the Effexor dose to 1/4 of the full dose and look to eliminate it,

as it appears to have worked through its usefulness. We have introduced

Tenex at low doses which assists blood flow evening (reduces pressure

slightly). It has taken a while to fine tune, but now, a combination of

Paxil (Seroxat), lower dose effexor and tenex seems to work. Wellbutrin is

always there as a choice should it be needed. Last year, the second

neurospect we had done showed " restoration of blood flow to the left

temporal lobe " while there was still some elevation in the frontal lobes.

Glad you are seeing good results with this choice. Dr G will start to change

or reduce these meds as is necessary - depending on progress.

It is a bit complicated I know...but it does work!

Best

Re: removing ssri's ...just leaving tennex for hyper child

(pretty low verbal ability)

You know I have wondered alot lately about this myself. Which SSRIs

have you been on, and which one are you on now? Have you done a

neurospect and when?

On kind of a related note....my son had a neurospect in Jan....showed

increased blood flow to the frontal lobes. Dr G started him on

Wellbutrin along with the Prozac he was already on....we have seen

amazing things...better focus and attention, increased awareness of

the world (best way I can explain it), better expressive language. I

wonder if/how long he would be on both....I do not understand how they

work together, does anyone know?

>

> Has anyone ever taken their child off of all of the ssri's and just

left tennex in place with good results? I have a hyper child, with

difficulty focusing. He's been on several different ssri's for years

now, and I wonder if I wean him off will he be a more alert child?

>

> appreciate any input you can provide. thanks

>

>

> ---------------------------------

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>

[Guest guest]

Thanks ....very helpful.

>

> Wellbutrin or Bupropion works on three neurotransmitters -

norepinephrine,

> serotonin and dopamine by mildly inhibiting the reuptake of

these, whereas

> SSRI's work on Serotonin only. Wellbutrin has the same active

ingredient as

> Zyban, a drug used as an aid to smoking cessation treatment.

Effexor, though

> a different composition also targets these three

neurotransmitters. We have

> used an SSRI plus wellbutrin, and then after a year, shifted to a

> combination of an SSRI plus effexor. Blood perfusion to the

frontal lobes

> was increased as shown in our son's neurospect of 01/2002. We have

now

> reduced the Effexor dose to 1/4 of the full dose and look to

eliminate it,

> as it appears to have worked through its usefulness. We have

introduced

> Tenex at low doses which assists blood flow evening (reduces

pressure

> slightly). It has taken a while to fine tune, but now, a

combination of

> Paxil (Seroxat), lower dose effexor and tenex seems to work.

Wellbutrin is

> always there as a choice should it be needed. Last year, the second

> neurospect we had done showed " restoration of blood flow to the

left

> temporal lobe " while there was still some elevation in the frontal

lobes.

>

> Glad you are seeing good results with this choice. Dr G will start

to change

> or reduce these meds as is necessary - depending on progress.

>

> It is a bit complicated I know...but it does work!

>

> Best

>

>

> Re: removing ssri's ...just leaving tennex for

hyper child

> (pretty low verbal ability)

>

> You know I have wondered alot lately about this myself. Which

SSRIs

> have you been on, and which one are you on now? Have you done a

> neurospect and when?

>

> On kind of a related note....my son had a neurospect in

Jan....showed

> increased blood flow to the frontal lobes. Dr G started him on

> Wellbutrin along with the Prozac he was already on....we have seen

> amazing things...better focus and attention, increased awareness

of

> the world (best way I can explain it), better expressive

language. I

> wonder if/how long he would be on both....I do not understand how

they

> work together, does anyone know?

>

>

>

> --- In , catherine quinn <quinn.cat1968@>

wrote:

> >

> > Has anyone ever taken their child off of all of the ssri's and

just

> left tennex in place with good results? I have a hyper child, with

> difficulty focusing. He's been on several different ssri's for

years

> now, and I wonder if I wean him off will he be a more alert child?

> >

> > appreciate any input you can provide. thanks

> >

> >

> > ---------------------------------

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> >

[Guest guest]

Wow! Thanks everyone for the input....I have been questioning the effectiveness

of Effexor, to me he looks to zoned, but worry about his hyperness at reducing.

Did your son have migranes when you eliminated the Effexor?

I forgot about Paxil, I thought they took it off the market.

cat

meljackmom <meljackmom@...> wrote:

Thanks ....very helpful.

>

> Wellbutrin or Bupropion works on three neurotransmitters -

norepinephrine,

> serotonin and dopamine by mildly inhibiting the reuptake of

these, whereas

> SSRI's work on Serotonin only. Wellbutrin has the same active

ingredient as

> Zyban, a drug used as an aid to smoking cessation treatment.

Effexor, though

> a different composition also targets these three

neurotransmitters. We have

> used an SSRI plus wellbutrin, and then after a year, shifted to a

> combination of an SSRI plus effexor. Blood perfusion to the

frontal lobes

> was increased as shown in our son's neurospect of 01/2002. We have

now

> reduced the Effexor dose to 1/4 of the full dose and look to

eliminate it,

> as it appears to have worked through its usefulness. We have

introduced

> Tenex at low doses which assists blood flow evening (reduces

pressure

> slightly). It has taken a while to fine tune, but now, a

combination of

> Paxil (Seroxat), lower dose effexor and tenex seems to work.

Wellbutrin is

> always there as a choice should it be needed. Last year, the second

> neurospect we had done showed " restoration of blood flow to the

left

> temporal lobe " while there was still some elevation in the frontal

lobes.

>

> Glad you are seeing good results with this choice. Dr G will start

to change

> or reduce these meds as is necessary - depending on progress.

>

> It is a bit complicated I know...but it does work!

>

> Best

>

>

> Re: removing ssri's ...just leaving tennex for

hyper child

> (pretty low verbal ability)

>

> You know I have wondered alot lately about this myself. Which

SSRIs

> have you been on, and which one are you on now? Have you done a

> neurospect and when?

>

> On kind of a related note....my son had a neurospect in

Jan....showed

> increased blood flow to the frontal lobes. Dr G started him on

> Wellbutrin along with the Prozac he was already on....we have seen

> amazing things...better focus and attention, increased awareness

of

> the world (best way I can explain it), better expressive

language. I

> wonder if/how long he would be on both....I do not understand how

they

> work together, does anyone know?

>

>

>

> --- In , catherine quinn <quinn.cat1968@>

wrote:

> >

> > Has anyone ever taken their child off of all of the ssri's and

just

> left tennex in place with good results? I have a hyper child, with

> difficulty focusing. He's been on several different ssri's for

years

> now, and I wonder if I wean him off will he be a more alert child?

> >

> > appreciate any input you can provide. thanks

> >

> >

> > ---------------------------------

> > Brings words and photos together (easily) with

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> >

[Guest guest]

just a thought for you: about the SSRI's has your son tried Prozac?

this is what my son is on and it is working really well with no side

effects. Good luck.

Bekki

catherine quinn <quinn.cat1968@...> wrote:

Wow! Thanks everyone for the input....I have been questioning the

effectiveness of Effexor, to me he looks to zoned, but worry about his hyperness

at reducing. Did your son have migranes when you eliminated the Effexor?

I forgot about Paxil, I thought they took it off the market.

cat

meljackmom <meljackmom@...> wrote:

Thanks ....very helpful.

>

> Wellbutrin or Bupropion works on three neurotransmitters -

norepinephrine,

> serotonin and dopamine by mildly inhibiting the reuptake of

these, whereas

> SSRI's work on Serotonin only. Wellbutrin has the same active

ingredient as

> Zyban, a drug used as an aid to smoking cessation treatment.

Effexor, though

> a different composition also targets these three

neurotransmitters. We have

> used an SSRI plus wellbutrin, and then after a year, shifted to a

> combination of an SSRI plus effexor. Blood perfusion to the

frontal lobes

> was increased as shown in our son's neurospect of 01/2002. We have

now

> reduced the Effexor dose to 1/4 of the full dose and look to

eliminate it,

> as it appears to have worked through its usefulness. We have

introduced

> Tenex at low doses which assists blood flow evening (reduces

pressure

> slightly). It has taken a while to fine tune, but now, a

combination of

> Paxil (Seroxat), lower dose effexor and tenex seems to work.

Wellbutrin is

> always there as a choice should it be needed. Last year, the second

> neurospect we had done showed " restoration of blood flow to the

left

> temporal lobe " while there was still some elevation in the frontal

lobes.

>

> Glad you are seeing good results with this choice. Dr G will start

to change

> or reduce these meds as is necessary - depending on progress.

>

> It is a bit complicated I know...but it does work!

>

> Best

>

>

> Re: removing ssri's ...just leaving tennex for

hyper child

> (pretty low verbal ability)

>

> You know I have wondered alot lately about this myself. Which

SSRIs

> have you been on, and which one are you on now? Have you done a

> neurospect and when?

>

> On kind of a related note....my son had a neurospect in

Jan....showed

> increased blood flow to the frontal lobes. Dr G started him on

> Wellbutrin along with the Prozac he was already on....we have seen

> amazing things...better focus and attention, increased awareness

of

> the world (best way I can explain it), better expressive

language. I

> wonder if/how long he would be on both....I do not understand how

they

> work together, does anyone know?

>

>

>

> --- In , catherine quinn <quinn.cat1968@>

wrote:

> >

> > Has anyone ever taken their child off of all of the ssri's and

just

> left tennex in place with good results? I have a hyper child, with

> difficulty focusing. He's been on several different ssri's for

years

> now, and I wonder if I wean him off will he be a more alert child?

> >

> > appreciate any input you can provide. thanks

> >

> >

> > ---------------------------------

> > Brings words and photos together (easily) with

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[Guest guest]

Yes ... twice....not suited at all to him

Re: removing ssri's ...just leaving tennex for

hyper child

> (pretty low verbal ability)

>

> You know I have wondered alot lately about this myself. Which

SSRIs

> have you been on, and which one are you on now? Have you done a

> neurospect and when?

>

> On kind of a related note....my son had a neurospect in

Jan....showed

> increased blood flow to the frontal lobes. Dr G started him on

> Wellbutrin along with the Prozac he was already on....we have seen

> amazing things...better focus and attention, increased awareness

of

> the world (best way I can explain it), better expressive

language. I

> wonder if/how long he would be on both....I do not understand how

they

> work together, does anyone know?

>

>

>

> --- In , catherine quinn <quinn.cat1968@>

wrote:

> >

> > Has anyone ever taken their child off of all of the ssri's and

just

> left tennex in place with good results? I have a hyper child, with

> difficulty focusing. He's been on several different ssri's for

years

> now, and I wonder if I wean him off will he be a more alert child?

> >

> > appreciate any input you can provide. thanks

> >

> >

> > ---------------------------------

> > Brings words and photos together (easily) with

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> >

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No---but still not elimated yet.... that's why we bring the dose down slowly

Re: removing ssri's ...just leaving tennex for

hyper child

> (pretty low verbal ability)

>

> You know I have wondered alot lately about this myself. Which

SSRIs

> have you been on, and which one are you on now? Have you done a

> neurospect and when?

>

> On kind of a related note....my son had a neurospect in

Jan....showed

> increased blood flow to the frontal lobes. Dr G started him on

> Wellbutrin along with the Prozac he was already on....we have seen

> amazing things...better focus and attention, increased awareness

of

> the world (best way I can explain it), better expressive

language. I

> wonder if/how long he would be on both....I do not understand how

they

> work together, does anyone know?

>

>

>

> --- In , catherine quinn <quinn.cat1968@>

wrote:

> >

> > Has anyone ever taken their child off of all of the ssri's and

just

> left tennex in place with good results? I have a hyper child, with

> difficulty focusing. He's been on several different ssri's for

years

> now, and I wonder if I wean him off will he be a more alert child?

> >

> > appreciate any input you can provide. thanks

> >

> >

> > ---------------------------------

> > Brings words and photos together (easily) with

> > PhotoMail - it's free and works with .

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

my son was hyper with tenex and an ssri and when i weaned him off both, still

hyper (although coming down a notch). my son became more alert without the med.

vicki

removing ssri's ...just leaving tennex for hyper child (pretty

low verbal ability)

Has anyone ever taken their child off of all of the ssri's and just left tennex

in place with good results? I have a hyper child, with difficulty focusing. He's

been on several different ssri's for years now, and I wonder if I wean him off

will he be a more alert child?

appreciate any input you can provide. thanks

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