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<blockquote data-quote="Andy" data-source="post: 229010" data-attributes="member: 5096"><p>I love this thread. Can we add the diagnosis that the specific medication was for (especially if difficult child has more than one diagnosis)? I think it does make a difference in how/why it was diagnosis.</p><p></p><p>My difficult child was diagnosis with deep anxiety Fall of 2007. He was prescribed Flouxetine (prozac) and Clonazepam.</p><p></p><p>Flouxetine (prozac)- was our wonder medication for difficult child. We have not had any problems with this medication. Even the withdrawing process was very smooth. One of the doctor's success stories of prozac which I understand isn't very often for the difficult child's on this board? One of those strange medications that cause the symptoms it is suppose to help. My son has self harm thoughts and you want to give him a medication that can cause suicidal thoughts? YIKES!!! Maybe some of his symptoms were from the prozac but the tools he learned kept them in control? I don't know but I have been very happy with the success we have had with this medication. It is good for my difficult child.</p><p></p><p>Clonazepam - given as a short term to "take the edge" off the anxiety. We tried to take him off last December but his anxiety rose too fast so kept him on throughout the school year. This was the medication we ended up with problems - while it helped control the anxiety level, it became a disinhibitive. difficult child became very mean and disrespectful. It was described that the clonazepam took away the natural fear of authority or consequences so he was not afraid to be in trouble. I had to make the decision of allowing his mean behavior to continue or taking him off and having him not be able to navigate the school year. I kept him on and when Summer started and his stress of school issues were gone, then we took him off. His behavior turned around completely. His classmates say his is back to his old self again. He has his friends back.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Andy, post: 229010, member: 5096"] I love this thread. Can we add the diagnosis that the specific medication was for (especially if difficult child has more than one diagnosis)? I think it does make a difference in how/why it was diagnosis. My difficult child was diagnosis with deep anxiety Fall of 2007. He was prescribed Flouxetine (prozac) and Clonazepam. Flouxetine (prozac)- was our wonder medication for difficult child. We have not had any problems with this medication. Even the withdrawing process was very smooth. One of the doctor's success stories of prozac which I understand isn't very often for the difficult child's on this board? One of those strange medications that cause the symptoms it is suppose to help. My son has self harm thoughts and you want to give him a medication that can cause suicidal thoughts? YIKES!!! Maybe some of his symptoms were from the prozac but the tools he learned kept them in control? I don't know but I have been very happy with the success we have had with this medication. It is good for my difficult child. Clonazepam - given as a short term to "take the edge" off the anxiety. We tried to take him off last December but his anxiety rose too fast so kept him on throughout the school year. This was the medication we ended up with problems - while it helped control the anxiety level, it became a disinhibitive. difficult child became very mean and disrespectful. It was described that the clonazepam took away the natural fear of authority or consequences so he was not afraid to be in trouble. I had to make the decision of allowing his mean behavior to continue or taking him off and having him not be able to navigate the school year. I kept him on and when Summer started and his stress of school issues were gone, then we took him off. His behavior turned around completely. His classmates say his is back to his old self again. He has his friends back. [/QUOTE]
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