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<blockquote data-quote="Sara PA" data-source="post: 151068" data-attributes="member: 1498"><p>I'm going to join Steely and smallworld in questioning the medications. Antidepressants (Zoloft) can cause or worsen the behaviors you describe. Stimulants (Concerta) can cause daily withdrawal symptoms - sometimes called stimulant rebound - which can include mood swings including depression. There really is no medication which can help PTSD and for that (whatever the cause) he needs to be in therapy. </p><p></p><p>I think the clue here is that the ODD is the most recent addition to his diagnosis list. That would be a big red flag that the medications are a part of - if not totally - the cause of his negative behaviors.</p><p></p><p>I'd want a medication wash and about 6 months with no drugs to give the brain time to heal, if it needs to, before considering another drug. Doesn't sound as though things could be worse without the drugs than they are with them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sara PA, post: 151068, member: 1498"] I'm going to join Steely and smallworld in questioning the medications. Antidepressants (Zoloft) can cause or worsen the behaviors you describe. Stimulants (Concerta) can cause daily withdrawal symptoms - sometimes called stimulant rebound - which can include mood swings including depression. There really is no medication which can help PTSD and for that (whatever the cause) he needs to be in therapy. I think the clue here is that the ODD is the most recent addition to his diagnosis list. That would be a big red flag that the medications are a part of - if not totally - the cause of his negative behaviors. I'd want a medication wash and about 6 months with no drugs to give the brain time to heal, if it needs to, before considering another drug. Doesn't sound as though things could be worse without the drugs than they are with them. [/QUOTE]
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