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<blockquote data-quote="TeDo" data-source="post: 556603"><p>What is your son's diagnosis(es)? Your comment about "issues(sensory, misunderstanding social/pragmatics, etc) has me wondering.</p><p></p><p>As for the monitoring, it depends on the medications. I have no direct experience with the ones you've mentioned so I don't know. I know when difficult child 1 was on Depakote, blood testing needed to be done at least annually. His Strattera causes low calcium levels so he takes a calcium supplement. His Tenex is actually a blood pressure medication so that is monitored at each visit. You need to find out what "systems" the medications might affect and go from there. One thing you need to watch for is called paradoxical reactions. difficult child 1 had those with 2 different medications in 2 different classes and while they seemed to work for what they were prescribed for, he became increasingly violent which was very out of character. I know that some kids on the Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) spectrum have adverse effects from SSRIs.</p><p></p><p>Welcome to our little corner of the world. IC is right, you need to find out WHY the behavior is occurring in the first place. My son being on the spectrum makes anxiety a given but his goes above and beyond what is "typical" for the diagnosis. Your energies would be well spent finding out the why's. Does your son get Occupational Therapist (OT) at school or outside for his sensory issues? That would be a big help with the anxiety also IF you can find a GOOD Occupational Therapist (OT).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TeDo, post: 556603"] What is your son's diagnosis(es)? Your comment about "issues(sensory, misunderstanding social/pragmatics, etc) has me wondering. As for the monitoring, it depends on the medications. I have no direct experience with the ones you've mentioned so I don't know. I know when difficult child 1 was on Depakote, blood testing needed to be done at least annually. His Strattera causes low calcium levels so he takes a calcium supplement. His Tenex is actually a blood pressure medication so that is monitored at each visit. You need to find out what "systems" the medications might affect and go from there. One thing you need to watch for is called paradoxical reactions. difficult child 1 had those with 2 different medications in 2 different classes and while they seemed to work for what they were prescribed for, he became increasingly violent which was very out of character. I know that some kids on the Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) spectrum have adverse effects from SSRIs. Welcome to our little corner of the world. IC is right, you need to find out WHY the behavior is occurring in the first place. My son being on the spectrum makes anxiety a given but his goes above and beyond what is "typical" for the diagnosis. Your energies would be well spent finding out the why's. Does your son get Occupational Therapist (OT) at school or outside for his sensory issues? That would be a big help with the anxiety also IF you can find a GOOD Occupational Therapist (OT). [/QUOTE]
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