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<blockquote data-quote="smallworld" data-source="post: 239007" data-attributes="member: 2423"><p>Terry, there's a difference between SSRI activation and SSRI-induced mania. Mania typically occurs at the 3-week or 3-month mark and involves intense anger and aggression. When it's mania, the anger and agression do not go away when the medication is discontinued.</p><p> </p><p>Activation typically occurs early on in treatment and is related to the medication or the dose. It looks like agitation and hyperactivity, but it generally does not have anger as a driving force behind it. From your description, it doesn't sound as if your difficult child had a true manic reaction to Zoloft. </p><p> </p><p>From what you say, your difficult child was doing better when he was rxed Adderall, Clondine and Vistaril after his psychiatric hospital stay. You swapped out the Clonidine for the Zoloft, but when you dropped the Zoloft, you didn't go back to the Clonidine. You may be aware that Clonidine is useful for calming and sleep purposes. Your difficult child may be having problems sleeping because he doesn't have Clonidine, along with the Vistaril, in him.</p><p> </p><p>Is there any chance of going back to the Clonidine now instead of having to wait for the psychiatrist appointment in two weeks?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="smallworld, post: 239007, member: 2423"] Terry, there's a difference between SSRI activation and SSRI-induced mania. Mania typically occurs at the 3-week or 3-month mark and involves intense anger and aggression. When it's mania, the anger and agression do not go away when the medication is discontinued. Activation typically occurs early on in treatment and is related to the medication or the dose. It looks like agitation and hyperactivity, but it generally does not have anger as a driving force behind it. From your description, it doesn't sound as if your difficult child had a true manic reaction to Zoloft. From what you say, your difficult child was doing better when he was rxed Adderall, Clondine and Vistaril after his psychiatric hospital stay. You swapped out the Clonidine for the Zoloft, but when you dropped the Zoloft, you didn't go back to the Clonidine. You may be aware that Clonidine is useful for calming and sleep purposes. Your difficult child may be having problems sleeping because he doesn't have Clonidine, along with the Vistaril, in him. Is there any chance of going back to the Clonidine now instead of having to wait for the psychiatrist appointment in two weeks? [/QUOTE]
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