Re: Help for 12 year old son

[Guest guest]

If you decide to take your son off the drugs you can look here

www.alternativementalhealth.com for a practitioner that will help

you gently do that.

From my observations people who come off of any mind altering

drug get worse before they get better so be aware of that potential

when doing that if you so choose.

People that I have talked to that followed through when things got

rough got their child back. People that I know that did not have

continued problems with their child.

There is a great psychiatrist in Dallas that uses natural treatments and

looks for allergies, metal toxicity etc and from the stories I hear would

usually take the patient off the meds to see what was going on. The one girl

I know that was on all sorts of meds starting with Paxil was fine once withdrawn

from all the drugs. You need someone like that. sadly most psychiatrists do not

think

like that and will continue to juggle drugs and and treat symptoms intstead of

heal the

body.

Best,

Jim

Recently coming off of MY SSRI roller coaster, my 12 year son remains

on his SSRI meds. At age 6, he was having difficulties getting to

sleep/remaining asleep. One hour of sleep a night was not a healthy

amount for anyone. An appointment was made with his GP and he was

diagnosed with anxiety/depression. He has since been seen by a

psychiatrist, which I do not feel has shined any light on the

situation other than to medicate and ignore.

My immediate concern is my son's behavior. Over the course of the last

3 years, his behavior has escalated to a point that he has alienated

himself from friends, family, siblings, etc. He has no regard for

authority, including home or school life, he believes that in every

case, he is right and the world is wrong, he has suffered from moments

of what I call hysteria, and manipulates everything to focus around

him, either good or bad. To sum it up, I feel he is very unstable. I

am to the point now that I have been verbally abused long enough, as

have the other siblings that reside in our home. I am aware of the

oppositional defiant disorder traits and feel that his behavior mimics

it. Is his behavior likely to be related to the SSRI's that he has

been taking all of these years?

Although his meds are followed by a psychiatrist (this is all I have

found she is good for), I am currently seeking other means of finding

an answer to this unwarranted behavior. At this point, extensive

inpatient therapy seems to be ideal since he has not applied himself

in weekly counselling sessions. My concern: I do not wish for him to

remain on his current meds, of which have not been approved for use in

children his age, but know that he must be weaned carefully. In

addition to this, I do not want ANY treatment facility to add more

medicines to his body. My son is highly intelligent, as he is doing

college work in the seventh grade, but is failing miserably in his

social activities. Is there anyone out there that may be able to lead

me in the right direction or shine some light on options?

Thanks.

[Guest guest]

If you decide to take your son off the drugs you can look here

www.alternativementalhealth.com for a practitioner that will help

you gently do that.

From my observations people who come off of any mind altering

drug get worse before they get better so be aware of that potential

when doing that if you so choose.

People that I have talked to that followed through when things got

rough got their child back. People that I know that did not have

continued problems with their child.

There is a great psychiatrist in Dallas that uses natural treatments and

looks for allergies, metal toxicity etc and from the stories I hear would

usually take the patient off the meds to see what was going on. The one girl

I know that was on all sorts of meds starting with Paxil was fine once withdrawn

from all the drugs. You need someone like that. sadly most psychiatrists do not

think

like that and will continue to juggle drugs and and treat symptoms intstead of

heal the

body.

Best,

Jim

Recently coming off of MY SSRI roller coaster, my 12 year son remains

on his SSRI meds. At age 6, he was having difficulties getting to

sleep/remaining asleep. One hour of sleep a night was not a healthy

amount for anyone. An appointment was made with his GP and he was

diagnosed with anxiety/depression. He has since been seen by a

psychiatrist, which I do not feel has shined any light on the

situation other than to medicate and ignore.

My immediate concern is my son's behavior. Over the course of the last

3 years, his behavior has escalated to a point that he has alienated

himself from friends, family, siblings, etc. He has no regard for

authority, including home or school life, he believes that in every

case, he is right and the world is wrong, he has suffered from moments

of what I call hysteria, and manipulates everything to focus around

him, either good or bad. To sum it up, I feel he is very unstable. I

am to the point now that I have been verbally abused long enough, as

have the other siblings that reside in our home. I am aware of the

oppositional defiant disorder traits and feel that his behavior mimics

it. Is his behavior likely to be related to the SSRI's that he has

been taking all of these years?

Although his meds are followed by a psychiatrist (this is all I have

found she is good for), I am currently seeking other means of finding

an answer to this unwarranted behavior. At this point, extensive

inpatient therapy seems to be ideal since he has not applied himself

in weekly counselling sessions. My concern: I do not wish for him to

remain on his current meds, of which have not been approved for use in

children his age, but know that he must be weaned carefully. In

addition to this, I do not want ANY treatment facility to add more

medicines to his body. My son is highly intelligent, as he is doing

college work in the seventh grade, but is failing miserably in his

social activities. Is there anyone out there that may be able to lead

me in the right direction or shine some light on options?

Thanks.

[Guest guest]

If you decide to take your son off the drugs you can look here

www.alternativementalhealth.com for a practitioner that will help

you gently do that.

From my observations people who come off of any mind altering

drug get worse before they get better so be aware of that potential

when doing that if you so choose.

People that I have talked to that followed through when things got

rough got their child back. People that I know that did not have

continued problems with their child.

There is a great psychiatrist in Dallas that uses natural treatments and

looks for allergies, metal toxicity etc and from the stories I hear would

usually take the patient off the meds to see what was going on. The one girl

I know that was on all sorts of meds starting with Paxil was fine once withdrawn

from all the drugs. You need someone like that. sadly most psychiatrists do not

think

like that and will continue to juggle drugs and and treat symptoms intstead of

heal the

body.

Best,

Jim

Recently coming off of MY SSRI roller coaster, my 12 year son remains

on his SSRI meds. At age 6, he was having difficulties getting to

sleep/remaining asleep. One hour of sleep a night was not a healthy

amount for anyone. An appointment was made with his GP and he was

diagnosed with anxiety/depression. He has since been seen by a

psychiatrist, which I do not feel has shined any light on the

situation other than to medicate and ignore.

My immediate concern is my son's behavior. Over the course of the last

3 years, his behavior has escalated to a point that he has alienated

himself from friends, family, siblings, etc. He has no regard for

authority, including home or school life, he believes that in every

case, he is right and the world is wrong, he has suffered from moments

of what I call hysteria, and manipulates everything to focus around

him, either good or bad. To sum it up, I feel he is very unstable. I

am to the point now that I have been verbally abused long enough, as

have the other siblings that reside in our home. I am aware of the

oppositional defiant disorder traits and feel that his behavior mimics

it. Is his behavior likely to be related to the SSRI's that he has

been taking all of these years?

Although his meds are followed by a psychiatrist (this is all I have

found she is good for), I am currently seeking other means of finding

an answer to this unwarranted behavior. At this point, extensive

inpatient therapy seems to be ideal since he has not applied himself

in weekly counselling sessions. My concern: I do not wish for him to

remain on his current meds, of which have not been approved for use in

children his age, but know that he must be weaned carefully. In

addition to this, I do not want ANY treatment facility to add more

medicines to his body. My son is highly intelligent, as he is doing

college work in the seventh grade, but is failing miserably in his

social activities. Is there anyone out there that may be able to lead

me in the right direction or shine some light on options?

Thanks.

[Guest guest]

If you decide to take your son off the drugs you can look here

www.alternativementalhealth.com for a practitioner that will help

you gently do that.

From my observations people who come off of any mind altering

drug get worse before they get better so be aware of that potential

when doing that if you so choose.

People that I have talked to that followed through when things got

rough got their child back. People that I know that did not have

continued problems with their child.

There is a great psychiatrist in Dallas that uses natural treatments and

looks for allergies, metal toxicity etc and from the stories I hear would

usually take the patient off the meds to see what was going on. The one girl

I know that was on all sorts of meds starting with Paxil was fine once withdrawn

from all the drugs. You need someone like that. sadly most psychiatrists do not

think

like that and will continue to juggle drugs and and treat symptoms intstead of

heal the

body.

Best,

Jim

Recently coming off of MY SSRI roller coaster, my 12 year son remains

on his SSRI meds. At age 6, he was having difficulties getting to

sleep/remaining asleep. One hour of sleep a night was not a healthy

amount for anyone. An appointment was made with his GP and he was

diagnosed with anxiety/depression. He has since been seen by a

psychiatrist, which I do not feel has shined any light on the

situation other than to medicate and ignore.

My immediate concern is my son's behavior. Over the course of the last

3 years, his behavior has escalated to a point that he has alienated

himself from friends, family, siblings, etc. He has no regard for

authority, including home or school life, he believes that in every

case, he is right and the world is wrong, he has suffered from moments

of what I call hysteria, and manipulates everything to focus around

him, either good or bad. To sum it up, I feel he is very unstable. I

am to the point now that I have been verbally abused long enough, as

have the other siblings that reside in our home. I am aware of the

oppositional defiant disorder traits and feel that his behavior mimics

it. Is his behavior likely to be related to the SSRI's that he has

been taking all of these years?

Although his meds are followed by a psychiatrist (this is all I have

found she is good for), I am currently seeking other means of finding

an answer to this unwarranted behavior. At this point, extensive

inpatient therapy seems to be ideal since he has not applied himself

in weekly counselling sessions. My concern: I do not wish for him to

remain on his current meds, of which have not been approved for use in

children his age, but know that he must be weaned carefully. In

addition to this, I do not want ANY treatment facility to add more

medicines to his body. My son is highly intelligent, as he is doing

college work in the seventh grade, but is failing miserably in his

social activities. Is there anyone out there that may be able to lead

me in the right direction or shine some light on options?

Thanks.

[Guest guest]

Jim,

Thank you for directing me to the alternative mental health website.

Upon entering the site, I was immediately drawn to the fact that it

clearly states the no-drug approach to mental health issues. Sounds

like this is what I have been waiting for! I have chosen a practioner

of interest and look forward to speaking with her and scheduling an

appointment. Again, thank you!

>

> If you decide to take your son off the drugs you can look here

> www.alternativementalhealth.com for a practitioner that will help

> you gently do that.

>

> From my observations people who come off of any mind altering

> drug get worse before they get better so be aware of that potential

> when doing that if you so choose.

>

> People that I have talked to that followed through when things got

> rough got their child back. People that I know that did not have

> continued problems with their child.

>

> There is a great psychiatrist in Dallas that uses natural treatments and

> looks for allergies, metal toxicity etc and from the stories I hear

would

> usually take the patient off the meds to see what was going on. The

one girl

> I know that was on all sorts of meds starting with Paxil was fine

once withdrawn

> from all the drugs. You need someone like that. sadly most

psychiatrists do not think

> like that and will continue to juggle drugs and and treat symptoms

intstead of heal the

> body.

>

> Best,

>

> Jim

>

>

> Recently coming off of MY SSRI roller coaster, my 12 year son remains

> on his SSRI meds. At age 6, he was having difficulties getting to

> sleep/remaining asleep. One hour of sleep a night was not a healthy

> amount for anyone. An appointment was made with his GP and he was

> diagnosed with anxiety/depression. He has since been seen by a

> psychiatrist, which I do not feel has shined any light on the

> situation other than to medicate and ignore.

>

> My immediate concern is my son's behavior. Over the course of the last

> 3 years, his behavior has escalated to a point that he has alienated

> himself from friends, family, siblings, etc. He has no regard for

> authority, including home or school life, he believes that in every

> case, he is right and the world is wrong, he has suffered from moments

> of what I call hysteria, and manipulates everything to focus around

> him, either good or bad. To sum it up, I feel he is very unstable. I

> am to the point now that I have been verbally abused long enough, as

> have the other siblings that reside in our home. I am aware of the

> oppositional defiant disorder traits and feel that his behavior mimics

> it. Is his behavior likely to be related to the SSRI's that he has

> been taking all of these years?

>

> Although his meds are followed by a psychiatrist (this is all I have

> found she is good for), I am currently seeking other means of finding

> an answer to this unwarranted behavior. At this point, extensive

> inpatient therapy seems to be ideal since he has not applied himself

> in weekly counselling sessions. My concern: I do not wish for him to

> remain on his current meds, of which have not been approved for use in

> children his age, but know that he must be weaned carefully. In

> addition to this, I do not want ANY treatment facility to add more

> medicines to his body. My son is highly intelligent, as he is doing

> college work in the seventh grade, but is failing miserably in his

> social activities. Is there anyone out there that may be able to lead

> me in the right direction or shine some light on options?

>

> Thanks.

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Jim,

Thank you for directing me to the alternative mental health website.

Upon entering the site, I was immediately drawn to the fact that it

clearly states the no-drug approach to mental health issues. Sounds

like this is what I have been waiting for! I have chosen a practioner

of interest and look forward to speaking with her and scheduling an

appointment. Again, thank you!

>

> If you decide to take your son off the drugs you can look here

> www.alternativementalhealth.com for a practitioner that will help

> you gently do that.

>

> From my observations people who come off of any mind altering

> drug get worse before they get better so be aware of that potential

> when doing that if you so choose.

>

> People that I have talked to that followed through when things got

> rough got their child back. People that I know that did not have

> continued problems with their child.

>

> There is a great psychiatrist in Dallas that uses natural treatments and

> looks for allergies, metal toxicity etc and from the stories I hear

would

> usually take the patient off the meds to see what was going on. The

one girl

> I know that was on all sorts of meds starting with Paxil was fine

once withdrawn

> from all the drugs. You need someone like that. sadly most

psychiatrists do not think

> like that and will continue to juggle drugs and and treat symptoms

intstead of heal the

> body.

>

> Best,

>

> Jim

>

>

> Recently coming off of MY SSRI roller coaster, my 12 year son remains

> on his SSRI meds. At age 6, he was having difficulties getting to

> sleep/remaining asleep. One hour of sleep a night was not a healthy

> amount for anyone. An appointment was made with his GP and he was

> diagnosed with anxiety/depression. He has since been seen by a

> psychiatrist, which I do not feel has shined any light on the

> situation other than to medicate and ignore.

>

> My immediate concern is my son's behavior. Over the course of the last

> 3 years, his behavior has escalated to a point that he has alienated

> himself from friends, family, siblings, etc. He has no regard for

> authority, including home or school life, he believes that in every

> case, he is right and the world is wrong, he has suffered from moments

> of what I call hysteria, and manipulates everything to focus around

> him, either good or bad. To sum it up, I feel he is very unstable. I

> am to the point now that I have been verbally abused long enough, as

> have the other siblings that reside in our home. I am aware of the

> oppositional defiant disorder traits and feel that his behavior mimics

> it. Is his behavior likely to be related to the SSRI's that he has

> been taking all of these years?

>

> Although his meds are followed by a psychiatrist (this is all I have

> found she is good for), I am currently seeking other means of finding

> an answer to this unwarranted behavior. At this point, extensive

> inpatient therapy seems to be ideal since he has not applied himself

> in weekly counselling sessions. My concern: I do not wish for him to

> remain on his current meds, of which have not been approved for use in

> children his age, but know that he must be weaned carefully. In

> addition to this, I do not want ANY treatment facility to add more

> medicines to his body. My son is highly intelligent, as he is doing

> college work in the seventh grade, but is failing miserably in his

> social activities. Is there anyone out there that may be able to lead

> me in the right direction or shine some light on options?

>

> Thanks.

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Jim,

Thank you for directing me to the alternative mental health website.

Upon entering the site, I was immediately drawn to the fact that it

clearly states the no-drug approach to mental health issues. Sounds

like this is what I have been waiting for! I have chosen a practioner

of interest and look forward to speaking with her and scheduling an

appointment. Again, thank you!

>

> If you decide to take your son off the drugs you can look here

> www.alternativementalhealth.com for a practitioner that will help

> you gently do that.

>

> From my observations people who come off of any mind altering

> drug get worse before they get better so be aware of that potential

> when doing that if you so choose.

>

> People that I have talked to that followed through when things got

> rough got their child back. People that I know that did not have

> continued problems with their child.

>

> There is a great psychiatrist in Dallas that uses natural treatments and

> looks for allergies, metal toxicity etc and from the stories I hear

would

> usually take the patient off the meds to see what was going on. The

one girl

> I know that was on all sorts of meds starting with Paxil was fine

once withdrawn

> from all the drugs. You need someone like that. sadly most

psychiatrists do not think

> like that and will continue to juggle drugs and and treat symptoms

intstead of heal the

> body.

>

> Best,

>

> Jim

>

>

> Recently coming off of MY SSRI roller coaster, my 12 year son remains

> on his SSRI meds. At age 6, he was having difficulties getting to

> sleep/remaining asleep. One hour of sleep a night was not a healthy

> amount for anyone. An appointment was made with his GP and he was

> diagnosed with anxiety/depression. He has since been seen by a

> psychiatrist, which I do not feel has shined any light on the

> situation other than to medicate and ignore.

>

> My immediate concern is my son's behavior. Over the course of the last

> 3 years, his behavior has escalated to a point that he has alienated

> himself from friends, family, siblings, etc. He has no regard for

> authority, including home or school life, he believes that in every

> case, he is right and the world is wrong, he has suffered from moments

> of what I call hysteria, and manipulates everything to focus around

> him, either good or bad. To sum it up, I feel he is very unstable. I

> am to the point now that I have been verbally abused long enough, as

> have the other siblings that reside in our home. I am aware of the

> oppositional defiant disorder traits and feel that his behavior mimics

> it. Is his behavior likely to be related to the SSRI's that he has

> been taking all of these years?

>

> Although his meds are followed by a psychiatrist (this is all I have

> found she is good for), I am currently seeking other means of finding

> an answer to this unwarranted behavior. At this point, extensive

> inpatient therapy seems to be ideal since he has not applied himself

> in weekly counselling sessions. My concern: I do not wish for him to

> remain on his current meds, of which have not been approved for use in

> children his age, but know that he must be weaned carefully. In

> addition to this, I do not want ANY treatment facility to add more

> medicines to his body. My son is highly intelligent, as he is doing

> college work in the seventh grade, but is failing miserably in his

> social activities. Is there anyone out there that may be able to lead

> me in the right direction or shine some light on options?

>

> Thanks.

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Jim,

Thank you for directing me to the alternative mental health website.

Upon entering the site, I was immediately drawn to the fact that it

clearly states the no-drug approach to mental health issues. Sounds

like this is what I have been waiting for! I have chosen a practioner

of interest and look forward to speaking with her and scheduling an

appointment. Again, thank you!

>

> If you decide to take your son off the drugs you can look here

> www.alternativementalhealth.com for a practitioner that will help

> you gently do that.

>

> From my observations people who come off of any mind altering

> drug get worse before they get better so be aware of that potential

> when doing that if you so choose.

>

> People that I have talked to that followed through when things got

> rough got their child back. People that I know that did not have

> continued problems with their child.

>

> There is a great psychiatrist in Dallas that uses natural treatments and

> looks for allergies, metal toxicity etc and from the stories I hear

would

> usually take the patient off the meds to see what was going on. The

one girl

> I know that was on all sorts of meds starting with Paxil was fine

once withdrawn

> from all the drugs. You need someone like that. sadly most

psychiatrists do not think

> like that and will continue to juggle drugs and and treat symptoms

intstead of heal the

> body.

>

> Best,

>

> Jim

>

>

> Recently coming off of MY SSRI roller coaster, my 12 year son remains

> on his SSRI meds. At age 6, he was having difficulties getting to

> sleep/remaining asleep. One hour of sleep a night was not a healthy

> amount for anyone. An appointment was made with his GP and he was

> diagnosed with anxiety/depression. He has since been seen by a

> psychiatrist, which I do not feel has shined any light on the

> situation other than to medicate and ignore.

>

> My immediate concern is my son's behavior. Over the course of the last

> 3 years, his behavior has escalated to a point that he has alienated

> himself from friends, family, siblings, etc. He has no regard for

> authority, including home or school life, he believes that in every

> case, he is right and the world is wrong, he has suffered from moments

> of what I call hysteria, and manipulates everything to focus around

> him, either good or bad. To sum it up, I feel he is very unstable. I

> am to the point now that I have been verbally abused long enough, as

> have the other siblings that reside in our home. I am aware of the

> oppositional defiant disorder traits and feel that his behavior mimics

> it. Is his behavior likely to be related to the SSRI's that he has

> been taking all of these years?

>

> Although his meds are followed by a psychiatrist (this is all I have

> found she is good for), I am currently seeking other means of finding

> an answer to this unwarranted behavior. At this point, extensive

> inpatient therapy seems to be ideal since he has not applied himself

> in weekly counselling sessions. My concern: I do not wish for him to

> remain on his current meds, of which have not been approved for use in

> children his age, but know that he must be weaned carefully. In

> addition to this, I do not want ANY treatment facility to add more

> medicines to his body. My son is highly intelligent, as he is doing

> college work in the seventh grade, but is failing miserably in his

> social activities. Is there anyone out there that may be able to lead

> me in the right direction or shine some light on options?

>

> Thanks.

>

>

>

>

>