Guest guest Posted February 25, 2011 Report Share Posted February 25, 2011 we use risperedone and really like it for the aggressive behavior. Sycamore Art StudiosSycamore Art SchoolDeborah GustlinGraphic & Web DesignArt classes for K-12www.sycamoreartstudios.comwww.sycamoreartschool.comHome: 408-710-0892 Business: 408-710-6070From: ennisdanielle75 <ennisdanielle75@...> Sent: Fri, February 25, 2011 10:51:24 AMSubject: ( ) teenager w asperger My son is 14 and was bullied most of his life now he has become popular and a regular teen with raging hormones and explosive emotions. He is on abilify and prozac. Does prozac effect irrritability because he just got put on this med? He stormed off from the principle and demanded to go home today because he was angry. Yesterday he punched a door because he was angry. Doeas anyone have any suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 25, 2011 Report Share Posted February 25, 2011 Prozac is suppose to reduce compulsive behaviors in autism spectrum kids. It alone can decrease or increase aggressiveness depending on how the child responds. But if he has been on it a long time it is unlikely the source of the outbursts. Prozac at 20mg is a standard dose for a kid your son's age. What is he on, how much? Some kids do well on less 8mg. Some do well on more 40mg. The Abilify is suppose to reduce irritable and aggressive behaviors. It improves serotonin levels as does Prozac and acts to also balance dopamine levels. If prozac is too activating, zoloft may not be. But for aggressiveness and anger in ASD kids they usually look to the anti-psychotic drugs such as Abilfy. Rispedal is used with young kids but often puts on weight. If these drugs are not working the psychiatrist may start looking at mood stabizers in the anti-convulsant drug class. They often are helpful too and affect other neurtransmitters in the brain than the anti-psychotic drugs. I hope your son's psychistrist can help figure this out. How long has he been stable on prozac and Abilify? Sometimes kids with ASD are so sensitive that medications can't be increased too far, so another drug is added in instead. Best of luck trying to figure this out. Pam You can read about all this in " Clinical Treatment of Autism " by Hollander at Mount Sinai Autism Center in NYC. I ordered the book off Amazon.com it is very helpful I think to understanding medication and how to trial them. > > My son is 14 and was bullied most of his life now he has become popular and a regular teen with raging hormones and explosive emotions. He is on abilify and prozac. Does prozac effect irrritability because he just got put on this med? He stormed off from the principle and demanded to go home today because he was angry. Yesterday he punched a door because he was angry. Doeas anyone have any suggestions? > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 27, 2011 Report Share Posted February 27, 2011 Recently the doctor put our ds 10 on prozac. It made him very irritable. Our normally happy son was angry and irritable most of the time. He also had more " blow ups " . We finally took him off and after the meds wore off our happy albeit anxious son was back. I know meds are different for everyone but I hope this helps. > > My son is 14 and was bullied most of his life now he has become popular and a regular teen with raging hormones and explosive emotions. He is on abilify and prozac. Does prozac effect irrritability because he just got put on this med? He stormed off from the principle and demanded to go home today because he was angry. Yesterday he punched a door because he was angry. Doeas anyone have any suggestions? > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 27, 2011 Report Share Posted February 27, 2011 My son will be 14 in a few days and zoloft for anxiety and depression with resperidom for aggression has worked best. Sent from my Verizon Wireless Phone Deborah Gustlin <sycamorestudios@...> wrote: >we use risperedone and really like it for the aggressive behavior. > > Sycamore Art Studios >Sycamore Art School >Deborah Gustlin >Graphic & Web Design >Art classes for K-12 >www.sycamoreartstudios.com >www.sycamoreartschool.com >Home: 408-710-0892 >Business: 408-710-6070 > > > > > >________________________________ >From: ennisdanielle75 <ennisdanielle75@...> > >Sent: Fri, February 25, 2011 10:51:24 AM >Subject: ( ) teenager w asperger > > >My son is 14 and was bullied most of his life now he has become popular and a >regular teen with raging hormones and explosive emotions. He is on abilify and >prozac. Does prozac effect irrritability because he just got put on this med? He >stormed off from the principle and demanded to go home today because he was >angry. Yesterday he punched a door because he was angry. Doeas anyone have any >suggestions? > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 27, 2011 Report Share Posted February 27, 2011 This is very interesting....my son 15 with raging hormones and explosive emotions (mainly at home) is on Prozac too! He has broken his computer because he got angry at a friend and then when suspended...he got angry and threw his phone. It all happens when he get upset ...angry with friends ...he lacks impulse control. His adderall was just increased ...but now I am wondering if the prozac is adding to his irritablity. I think I will email the doctor about this. Jan "In the Midst of Difficulty lies Opportunity" Albert Einstein Success is not measured by one's position but by the obstacles one has overcome to obtain that position From: kristam3kids <kristam3kids@...> Sent: Sun, February 27, 2011 7:26:22 AMSubject: ( ) Re: teenager w asperger Recently the doctor put our ds 10 on prozac. It made him very irritable. Our normally happy son was angry and irritable most of the time. He also had more "blow ups". We finally took him off and after the meds wore off our happy albeit anxious son was back. I know meds are different for everyone but I hope this helps.>> My son is 14 and was bullied most of his life now he has become popular and a regular teen with raging hormones and explosive emotions. He is on abilify and prozac. Does prozac effect irrritability because he just got put on this med? He stormed off from the principle and demanded to go home today because he was angry. Yesterday he punched a door because he was angry. Doeas anyone have any suggestions?> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 27, 2011 Report Share Posted February 27, 2011 My son also takes Prozac and we have had to adjust the dosage on at least one occasion due to increased irritability. From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of rushen janiceSent: Sunday, February 27, 2011 9:46 AM Subject: Re: ( ) Re: teenager w asperger This is very interesting....my son 15 with raging hormones and explosive emotions (mainly at home) is on Prozac too! He has broken his computer because he got angry at a friend and then when suspended...he got angry and threw his phone. It all happens when he get upset ...angry with friends ...he lacks impulse control. His adderall was just increased ...but now I am wondering if the prozac is adding to his irritablity. I think I will email the doctor about this. Jan " In the Midst of Difficulty lies Opportunity " Albert Einstein Success is not measured by one's position but by the obstacles one has overcome to obtain that position From: kristam3kids <kristam3kids@...> Sent: Sun, February 27, 2011 7:26:22 AMSubject: ( ) Re: teenager w asperger Recently the doctor put our ds 10 on prozac. It made him very irritable. Our normally happy son was angry and irritable most of the time. He also had more " blow ups " . We finally took him off and after the meds wore off our happy albeit anxious son was back. I know meds are different for everyone but I hope this helps.>> My son is 14 and was bullied most of his life now he has become popular and a regular teen with raging hormones and explosive emotions. He is on abilify and prozac. Does prozac effect irrritability because he just got put on this med? He stormed off from the principle and demanded to go home today because he was angry. Yesterday he punched a door because he was angry. Doeas anyone have any suggestions?> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 27, 2011 Report Share Posted February 27, 2011 Oh and you may want to start at a very low dose of prozac 2.5mg and increase after one week to 5mg and so on. This is often recommended to use low doses with developmental disorders. Our doctor titrates up too fast. I always start lower than the doctor says ...I follow guidelines in Clinical Treatment of Autism by Hollander rather than guidelines for typical kids. Pam > > My son is 14 and was bullied most of his life now he has become popular and a regular teen with raging hormones and explosive emotions. He is on abilify and prozac. Does prozac effect irrritability because he just got put on this med? He stormed off from the principle and demanded to go home today because he was angry. Yesterday he punched a door because he was angry. Doeas anyone have any suggestions? > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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