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<blockquote data-quote="smallworld" data-source="post: 132634" data-attributes="member: 2423"><p>Hi Jannie, I have two kids with the diagnosis of Mood Disorder-not otherwise specified. A can tolerate Lexapro (although we're in the process of reducing her from 7.5 mg to 5 mg because of excessive morning talkativeness), but Lexapro pushed J over into mania, even with a mood stabilizer on board. As you well know, it's really a roll of the dice whether your difficult child 1 will be able to tolerate Lexapro and whether it will help his behavior. I will say that low frustration tolerance, rigid thinking and emotional shutdown remind me very much of how J behaves. Seroquel has really targeted those behaviors for J, and he's doing better all around.</p><p> </p><p>If you are going to try Lexapro, I'd recommend buying a pill splitter, cutting a 5 mg tablet in half and starting with 2.5 mg for a couple of weeks. It made me feel safer to start out this way with both kids.</p><p> </p><p>Hugs to you!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="smallworld, post: 132634, member: 2423"] Hi Jannie, I have two kids with the diagnosis of Mood Disorder-not otherwise specified. A can tolerate Lexapro (although we're in the process of reducing her from 7.5 mg to 5 mg because of excessive morning talkativeness), but Lexapro pushed J over into mania, even with a mood stabilizer on board. As you well know, it's really a roll of the dice whether your difficult child 1 will be able to tolerate Lexapro and whether it will help his behavior. I will say that low frustration tolerance, rigid thinking and emotional shutdown remind me very much of how J behaves. Seroquel has really targeted those behaviors for J, and he's doing better all around. If you are going to try Lexapro, I'd recommend buying a pill splitter, cutting a 5 mg tablet in half and starting with 2.5 mg for a couple of weeks. It made me feel safer to start out this way with both kids. Hugs to you! [/QUOTE]
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