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<blockquote data-quote="Steely" data-source="post: 54155" data-attributes="member: 3301"><p>I am so glad the dr is taking him off the Zoloft....that is good news. My son, and a lot of these kids cannot tolerate the SSRI anti-depressants. They just activate their brains too much, and make them highly impulsive. A lot of these kids cannot tolerate the stimulant medications either, so if the behavior still is not where you want it you might talk to the dr about removing those as well. My child takes Clonidine for ADD which is not a stimulant, and it works very well - you could ask about that.</p><p></p><p>I have found in my years of doing this, that often I have to be the one that suggests different medications to the dr that I have done research on. I know what groups of medications have worked in the past, and which have not - and I am very picky about which ones I will allow my son to be on. I make sure that I know as much info as possible in order to best help my son, and I do not hesitate to be a bossy, opinionated mom (thankfully our dr doesn't mind). Bottom line - feel empowered! </p><p></p><p>Overall it sounds like you have a great direction going - and that your son is making progress. Again, welcome to the board!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Steely, post: 54155, member: 3301"] I am so glad the dr is taking him off the Zoloft....that is good news. My son, and a lot of these kids cannot tolerate the SSRI anti-depressants. They just activate their brains too much, and make them highly impulsive. A lot of these kids cannot tolerate the stimulant medications either, so if the behavior still is not where you want it you might talk to the dr about removing those as well. My child takes Clonidine for ADD which is not a stimulant, and it works very well - you could ask about that. I have found in my years of doing this, that often I have to be the one that suggests different medications to the dr that I have done research on. I know what groups of medications have worked in the past, and which have not - and I am very picky about which ones I will allow my son to be on. I make sure that I know as much info as possible in order to best help my son, and I do not hesitate to be a bossy, opinionated mom (thankfully our dr doesn't mind). Bottom line - feel empowered! Overall it sounds like you have a great direction going - and that your son is making progress. Again, welcome to the board! [/QUOTE]
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