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<blockquote data-quote="Andy" data-source="post: 366316" data-attributes="member: 5096"><p>My difficult child was older (11 years old) when he was diagnosed with Anxiety Disorder. His issues went into deep self-harm thoughts that although not suicidal could have found him dead if he followed through with them. His anxiety was so prominent that nothing else was diagnosed at the time. Prozac was a miracle drug for him. I refused to look at Zoloft because a friend of ours with a child the same age became suicidal on Zoloft and because his pediatrician was too quick for us to try it with a "Hmmm, I don't know what this is. I THINK it is anxiety. Here, have him take Zoloft as I direct and everything will be fine." Hmm, nope, not giving any child a medication like Zoloft based on a "I don't know, I think." Anyway, you have heard others here who have had success with it and maybe it would have been o.k. for my difficult child. </p><p> </p><p>Our goal from the very beginning was to become medication free. difficult child needed to learn tools to control his anxiety but needed medication until he could handle them. He is still on an anxiety medication but we just reduced the dosage - his psychiatrist believes the symptoms he is starting to display is an indication that the medication is at too high of a dose - difficult child is not needing it. We will see! </p><p> </p><p>Each medication affects each person so differently. What works so well for one will not work on another. Thus the difficulty in finding the right one. We have been fortunate that each medication given has been what difficult child needed for the time (even one that did become a disinhibitent which I kept him on for just a few months to get him through school our first year of he!!).</p><p> </p><p>Take what everyone has said, do your research, and ask for the one that seems the best for your child. I do not know Remeron but if others have had success in kids with sleeping problems, that might be my choice for your child though I don't know enough about him to even begin to choose.</p><p> </p><p>It is scary to start your child on a new medication. However, if the doctor does it well and you are very alert to changes in your child's behavior, it will be o.k. My difficult child's doctor will start my difficult child out on a lower dose just to look for side effects and slowly increase it until it is where we need to be. Sometimes I have asked for an increase before the alloted time always with difficult child and the doctor's blessings. If you doctor does this and asks you to report back in one or two weeks, do not hesitate to call back even sooner if you see ANYTHING that you are not comfortable with. Just be aware that any medication given can change over time (increase dosage or become ineffective causing you to look at a different medication).</p><p> </p><p>Having a doctor who will work with you is so important. Your difficult child's doctor must listen to your concerns since you really do know your child better. My difficult child has since been put on a medication that decreases his appetite. That was a concern to me because he does not need to start loosing weight. His psychiatrist listened to my concerns and we discussed options around it. It puts me at ease knowing that difficult child is really the top priority for psychiatrist's input.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Andy, post: 366316, member: 5096"] My difficult child was older (11 years old) when he was diagnosed with Anxiety Disorder. His issues went into deep self-harm thoughts that although not suicidal could have found him dead if he followed through with them. His anxiety was so prominent that nothing else was diagnosed at the time. Prozac was a miracle drug for him. I refused to look at Zoloft because a friend of ours with a child the same age became suicidal on Zoloft and because his pediatrician was too quick for us to try it with a "Hmmm, I don't know what this is. I THINK it is anxiety. Here, have him take Zoloft as I direct and everything will be fine." Hmm, nope, not giving any child a medication like Zoloft based on a "I don't know, I think." Anyway, you have heard others here who have had success with it and maybe it would have been o.k. for my difficult child. Our goal from the very beginning was to become medication free. difficult child needed to learn tools to control his anxiety but needed medication until he could handle them. He is still on an anxiety medication but we just reduced the dosage - his psychiatrist believes the symptoms he is starting to display is an indication that the medication is at too high of a dose - difficult child is not needing it. We will see! Each medication affects each person so differently. What works so well for one will not work on another. Thus the difficulty in finding the right one. We have been fortunate that each medication given has been what difficult child needed for the time (even one that did become a disinhibitent which I kept him on for just a few months to get him through school our first year of he!!). Take what everyone has said, do your research, and ask for the one that seems the best for your child. I do not know Remeron but if others have had success in kids with sleeping problems, that might be my choice for your child though I don't know enough about him to even begin to choose. It is scary to start your child on a new medication. However, if the doctor does it well and you are very alert to changes in your child's behavior, it will be o.k. My difficult child's doctor will start my difficult child out on a lower dose just to look for side effects and slowly increase it until it is where we need to be. Sometimes I have asked for an increase before the alloted time always with difficult child and the doctor's blessings. If you doctor does this and asks you to report back in one or two weeks, do not hesitate to call back even sooner if you see ANYTHING that you are not comfortable with. Just be aware that any medication given can change over time (increase dosage or become ineffective causing you to look at a different medication). Having a doctor who will work with you is so important. Your difficult child's doctor must listen to your concerns since you really do know your child better. My difficult child has since been put on a medication that decreases his appetite. That was a concern to me because he does not need to start loosing weight. His psychiatrist listened to my concerns and we discussed options around it. It puts me at ease knowing that difficult child is really the top priority for psychiatrist's input. [/QUOTE]
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