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<blockquote data-quote="SRL" data-source="post: 34686" data-attributes="member: 701"><p>I am not a parent to jump quickly to medications, nor are many parents here. But the fact of the matter is that both of your son's diagnoses frequently require a combination of medications and therapy to treat. Prozac is an SSRI medication that targets both depression and anxiety and has been approved for use in children, and in fact is the one medication that has been used in children for the longest period. </p><p></p><p>Many other medications are being used off label with children successfully, both in mental as well as other medical issues. Is it anyone's top choice to medicate their children with such medications? Of course not. But when it gets down to the point that a child and family cannot function many of us start making some hard choices. My son's anxiety was so severe and everything we'd tried in terms of non-medication interventions failed so we went with a medication trial. While there were side effects it also nipped the anxiety long enough for him to develop some coping skills for those particular issues. The anxiety returned when he hit the next roadblock but we did have some short term success and gave him some much needed relief. Most of us wouldn't leave a child in extreme physical pain if we had access to a medication that had worked successfully in adults but wasn't yet tested in children, but we stop when it comes to children in extreme emotional pain.</p><p></p><p>Again, this is a very personal choice but when nothing else is working it's time to change the plan. He will have a much better chance at a stable, funcitonal life if you can get him stablized before the teen years hit and your time is running short. </p><p></p><p>Did your son have an IEP in school?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SRL, post: 34686, member: 701"] I am not a parent to jump quickly to medications, nor are many parents here. But the fact of the matter is that both of your son's diagnoses frequently require a combination of medications and therapy to treat. Prozac is an SSRI medication that targets both depression and anxiety and has been approved for use in children, and in fact is the one medication that has been used in children for the longest period. Many other medications are being used off label with children successfully, both in mental as well as other medical issues. Is it anyone's top choice to medicate their children with such medications? Of course not. But when it gets down to the point that a child and family cannot function many of us start making some hard choices. My son's anxiety was so severe and everything we'd tried in terms of non-medication interventions failed so we went with a medication trial. While there were side effects it also nipped the anxiety long enough for him to develop some coping skills for those particular issues. The anxiety returned when he hit the next roadblock but we did have some short term success and gave him some much needed relief. Most of us wouldn't leave a child in extreme physical pain if we had access to a medication that had worked successfully in adults but wasn't yet tested in children, but we stop when it comes to children in extreme emotional pain. Again, this is a very personal choice but when nothing else is working it's time to change the plan. He will have a much better chance at a stable, funcitonal life if you can get him stablized before the teen years hit and your time is running short. Did your son have an IEP in school? [/QUOTE]
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