Guest guest Posted June 25, 2006 Report Share Posted June 25, 2006 My now 14 year old started into the severe anxiety when he was 11. He was on Lexapro at the time and had been on Risperadal with Paxil before the Lexapro. We took him off the Paxil and Risperadal and he was on the Lexapro when the anxiety peaked. He was placed on Geodon. Which seemed to amplify the symptoms. We changed psych's because all the psych was doing is changing the meds left and right. He had also given us Xanax to help him when he was really badly off. (Many a midnight run to the hospital where he was given Adivan, and by the time we got back home, he was as bad off as when we'd left for the hospital.) He spent 2 months waiting to get into the new psych's office and came off all meds. When we got to the new psych, he was placed on Prozac (5 mg) and then increased to 10. A difference in night and day! He still has some anxiety, but he'll express it in a question for reassurance, and once I tell him he's okay, he's fine. He was up to 15 mg, but the dosage hadn't changed in over a year, so with his growth, he's probably weaned himself down to a lower dose. We just changed doctors again, and he wants us to try and wean him off the med completely. So he's down to 10 mg a day and seems to be doing okay. They hope to have him off it completely before school starts. But if not, that's okay. We can live with it. Melinda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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