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<blockquote data-quote="buddy" data-source="post: 479192" data-attributes="member: 12886"><p>Hi from ANOTHER mom to an Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) child! You get the point now??? you are so not alone! (huge smile and hug)</p><p></p><p>We are doing the medication dance at our house too. It is very tricky because the weight gain can also make the medication effectiveness change of course. TeDo and I and many others (and many before us) are going through the puberty growth phase which really adds a "whole nother" dimension to this dance. My son is on Prozac too and it has not treated the anxiety it was meant to treat, but did help him access his emotions more appropriately (before that didn't sincerely hug, say I love you, etc...it was kind of rote). But as his aggression has changed lately I am wondering about whether or not we need to ditch it to see if it would help. Can always go back on it if we need to. Some medications you risk not getting as good of a response if you go back on. I haven't heard that about SSRI's but maybe others here have. It does happen with AP's and seizure medications for some. </p><p></p><p>Your post says to me that you are very in touch with your difficult child which makes his chances of going through these rougher patches and coming out the other side in a better place, so much better. I know for me, even though I know it is a rollercoaster ride, and there has always been UPS after the downs....I am always afraid that "this time" the roller coaster ride will be come a little train going around the park....in circles. I do a lot of self talk, and have really learned in just a couple of months that it is OK to ask for support from this board. I can't tell you enough how happy I am you are here and hope this place will be as valuable as it is to me.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="buddy, post: 479192, member: 12886"] Hi from ANOTHER mom to an Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) child! You get the point now??? you are so not alone! (huge smile and hug) We are doing the medication dance at our house too. It is very tricky because the weight gain can also make the medication effectiveness change of course. TeDo and I and many others (and many before us) are going through the puberty growth phase which really adds a "whole nother" dimension to this dance. My son is on Prozac too and it has not treated the anxiety it was meant to treat, but did help him access his emotions more appropriately (before that didn't sincerely hug, say I love you, etc...it was kind of rote). But as his aggression has changed lately I am wondering about whether or not we need to ditch it to see if it would help. Can always go back on it if we need to. Some medications you risk not getting as good of a response if you go back on. I haven't heard that about SSRI's but maybe others here have. It does happen with AP's and seizure medications for some. Your post says to me that you are very in touch with your difficult child which makes his chances of going through these rougher patches and coming out the other side in a better place, so much better. I know for me, even though I know it is a rollercoaster ride, and there has always been UPS after the downs....I am always afraid that "this time" the roller coaster ride will be come a little train going around the park....in circles. I do a lot of self talk, and have really learned in just a couple of months that it is OK to ask for support from this board. I can't tell you enough how happy I am you are here and hope this place will be as valuable as it is to me. [/QUOTE]
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