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<blockquote data-quote="pepperidge" data-source="post: 58032" data-attributes="member: 2322"><p>With my oldest, who has some major anxiety/depressive tendencies, disklike of school etc but would also have some very silly periods, we tried Prozac. Even at low doses (5 mg) we saw more disinhibition in behavior. </p><p></p><p>Actually my son had a good reaction to a very low dose of Adderall. It makes him much more cooperative, emphathetic. But it was when we finally hit on the combo of Lamictal and Risperdal (along with low dose Adderall) that we saw a major lifting of moods, much less anxiety.</p><p></p><p>Interestingly, Abilify seemed to have little effect on him, also tried Wellbutrin.</p><p></p><p>Don't know if this helps give you some perspective or not. I would definitely be on the lookout for disinhibited behavior--in my son's case, it involved shoplifting, greater silliness etc. When we stopped the Prozac, those issues stopped. He had also been on Lexapro (a normal dose) and flipped out after a couple of days. When we went to the Prozac, we didn't really see a strong improvement in mood or anxiety, and the other side effects were not worth it. Not saying it won't work for your child--I hope it does--just try to assess right now through note taking what his baseline state is so you can compare if you suspect side effects. </p><p></p><p>good luck.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pepperidge, post: 58032, member: 2322"] With my oldest, who has some major anxiety/depressive tendencies, disklike of school etc but would also have some very silly periods, we tried Prozac. Even at low doses (5 mg) we saw more disinhibition in behavior. Actually my son had a good reaction to a very low dose of Adderall. It makes him much more cooperative, emphathetic. But it was when we finally hit on the combo of Lamictal and Risperdal (along with low dose Adderall) that we saw a major lifting of moods, much less anxiety. Interestingly, Abilify seemed to have little effect on him, also tried Wellbutrin. Don't know if this helps give you some perspective or not. I would definitely be on the lookout for disinhibited behavior--in my son's case, it involved shoplifting, greater silliness etc. When we stopped the Prozac, those issues stopped. He had also been on Lexapro (a normal dose) and flipped out after a couple of days. When we went to the Prozac, we didn't really see a strong improvement in mood or anxiety, and the other side effects were not worth it. Not saying it won't work for your child--I hope it does--just try to assess right now through note taking what his baseline state is so you can compare if you suspect side effects. good luck. [/QUOTE]
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