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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 227560" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>I would go back to NO medications at all, not even Ritalin. Then you can see how your son really is. Bet you don't even remember. I know how THAT goes. Zoloft, Prozac, Paxil, Celexa, and Lexapro and all antidepressants have a vile and rabid withdrawal syndrome that doctors don't tell us about. I found out by accident (I have been on Paxil for fifteen years). Has he been put on medications than pulled off quickly? Also, in my opinion, he's on too many medications. Zoloft 100 mgs? I flipped out on 50 mgs. and I'm an adult. Geodon? I wouldn't let any psychiatrist put my kid on the combinatinon that yours is on. JMO.</p><p> Back to the original issues: I would NEVER let a teacher influence the medications I give my kids. They have NO clue about medications and some (not all) think the answer to everything is "more medications." Also, I question a psychiatrist who gave you "more medications" just because you wanted them. Didn't he evaluate your child at all? </p><p>Unfortunately, unless he always had signs of Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD), it doesn't just develop when he is 12. Did he have symptoms before? It COULD just be the crazy medications and the amount of them and a psychiatrist that isn't all that great. But...</p><p>It could be a mental illness that is rearing it's ugly head now--it is common for that to pop out during the teen years. Is there anything on the family tree? Frankly, I'd dump the psychiatrist. He seems to have a one track mind and think "This child has ADHD" and just keeps putting him on medications that make him worse. If you can, I'd get him evaluated by a neuropsychologist.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 227560, member: 1550"] I would go back to NO medications at all, not even Ritalin. Then you can see how your son really is. Bet you don't even remember. I know how THAT goes. Zoloft, Prozac, Paxil, Celexa, and Lexapro and all antidepressants have a vile and rabid withdrawal syndrome that doctors don't tell us about. I found out by accident (I have been on Paxil for fifteen years). Has he been put on medications than pulled off quickly? Also, in my opinion, he's on too many medications. Zoloft 100 mgs? I flipped out on 50 mgs. and I'm an adult. Geodon? I wouldn't let any psychiatrist put my kid on the combinatinon that yours is on. JMO. Back to the original issues: I would NEVER let a teacher influence the medications I give my kids. They have NO clue about medications and some (not all) think the answer to everything is "more medications." Also, I question a psychiatrist who gave you "more medications" just because you wanted them. Didn't he evaluate your child at all? Unfortunately, unless he always had signs of Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD), it doesn't just develop when he is 12. Did he have symptoms before? It COULD just be the crazy medications and the amount of them and a psychiatrist that isn't all that great. But... It could be a mental illness that is rearing it's ugly head now--it is common for that to pop out during the teen years. Is there anything on the family tree? Frankly, I'd dump the psychiatrist. He seems to have a one track mind and think "This child has ADHD" and just keeps putting him on medications that make him worse. If you can, I'd get him evaluated by a neuropsychologist. [/QUOTE]
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