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5 year old about to be medicated, I think
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<blockquote data-quote="smallworld" data-source="post: 55017" data-attributes="member: 2423"><p>Welcome! I'm glad you found us.</p><p></p><p>Before saying what medications you will or won't accept, I strongly recommend a thorough evaluation with a developmental pediatrician or a neuropsychologist, or a multidisciplinary evaluation through a children's or university teaching hospital. Honestly, it is pointless to guess what medications will or will not work without having a better idea of what you're treating. Many childhood disorders can resemble one another, and the treatment is different depending on the disorder.</p><p></p><p>I also want to make the point that just because your son had a bad reaction to Zoloft does not necessarily mean he will have a bad reaction to Prozac. I recently had an opportunity to talk with a child psychiatrist who researches childhood anxiety and bipolar disorder at NIMH in Bethesda, MD. I specifically asked him about SSRI (the class of medication both Zoloft and Prozac are in) reactions, of which he said there are 3 types: First, the child becomes impulsive within days of starting the medication. This reaction is related to medication/dose and stops when the medication is discontinued. Second, the child experiences hallucinations or delusions within days of starting the medication. This reaction is also related to medication/dose and stops when the medication is discontinued. Third, the child becomes manic within 3 weeks to 3 months of starting the medication, and the reaction does not stop when the medication is discontinued. In this last case, this psychiatrist treats the child with mood stabilizers as if he has bipolar disorder.</p><p></p><p>by the way, my 8-year-old daughter takes Prozac for anxiety, and she's doing great.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="smallworld, post: 55017, member: 2423"] Welcome! I'm glad you found us. Before saying what medications you will or won't accept, I strongly recommend a thorough evaluation with a developmental pediatrician or a neuropsychologist, or a multidisciplinary evaluation through a children's or university teaching hospital. Honestly, it is pointless to guess what medications will or will not work without having a better idea of what you're treating. Many childhood disorders can resemble one another, and the treatment is different depending on the disorder. I also want to make the point that just because your son had a bad reaction to Zoloft does not necessarily mean he will have a bad reaction to Prozac. I recently had an opportunity to talk with a child psychiatrist who researches childhood anxiety and bipolar disorder at NIMH in Bethesda, MD. I specifically asked him about SSRI (the class of medication both Zoloft and Prozac are in) reactions, of which he said there are 3 types: First, the child becomes impulsive within days of starting the medication. This reaction is related to medication/dose and stops when the medication is discontinued. Second, the child experiences hallucinations or delusions within days of starting the medication. This reaction is also related to medication/dose and stops when the medication is discontinued. Third, the child becomes manic within 3 weeks to 3 months of starting the medication, and the reaction does not stop when the medication is discontinued. In this last case, this psychiatrist treats the child with mood stabilizers as if he has bipolar disorder. by the way, my 8-year-old daughter takes Prozac for anxiety, and she's doing great. [/QUOTE]
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