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<blockquote data-quote="pepperidge" data-source="post: 159549" data-attributes="member: 2322"><p>Karen</p><p></p><p>I just something in your post that jumped out at me. You say he is on Zoloft and the problems started shortly after that. Be aware that anti-depressants can have major side effects, inlcuding disinhibtion. My son after a few days on Lexapro went wild in class turning over desks. Subsequently we started him on a lower dose of Prozac (stupid me,but that's another story), on which he started stealing and even set a small fire. This was not his typical behavior. He got quite silly. when we d/c it the issues stopped cold.</p><p></p><p>If he is not in the care of a competent child psychiatrist I would really urge you to find one. The bad medication decisions we made were when my son was under the care of his pediatrician. In many places where child psychiatrists are few and far between they prescribe to psychiatric conditions, but sometimes it is a disaster. It seems like he has a psychiatrist so maybe that is not an issue. How long has he been on Concerta? that can also cause aggression. We found that we really had to up my son's Adderall when he was on SSRI's to deal with the disinhibition. </p><p></p><p>So please question the choice of a SSRI. That might be part of the problem.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pepperidge, post: 159549, member: 2322"] Karen I just something in your post that jumped out at me. You say he is on Zoloft and the problems started shortly after that. Be aware that anti-depressants can have major side effects, inlcuding disinhibtion. My son after a few days on Lexapro went wild in class turning over desks. Subsequently we started him on a lower dose of Prozac (stupid me,but that's another story), on which he started stealing and even set a small fire. This was not his typical behavior. He got quite silly. when we d/c it the issues stopped cold. If he is not in the care of a competent child psychiatrist I would really urge you to find one. The bad medication decisions we made were when my son was under the care of his pediatrician. In many places where child psychiatrists are few and far between they prescribe to psychiatric conditions, but sometimes it is a disaster. It seems like he has a psychiatrist so maybe that is not an issue. How long has he been on Concerta? that can also cause aggression. We found that we really had to up my son's Adderall when he was on SSRI's to deal with the disinhibition. So please question the choice of a SSRI. That might be part of the problem. [/QUOTE]
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