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In SSRI medications , " guineapig2long "

<guineapig2long@...> wrote:

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

been taking all of these years? " .........

In a nutshell

YES

>

> 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]

In SSRI medications , " guineapig2long "

<guineapig2long@...> wrote:

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

been taking all of these years? " .........

In a nutshell

YES

>

> 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]

In SSRI medications , " guineapig2long "

<guineapig2long@...> wrote:

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

been taking all of these years? " .........

In a nutshell

YES

>

> 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]

In SSRI medications , " guineapig2long "

<guineapig2long@...> wrote:

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

been taking all of these years? " .........

In a nutshell

YES

>

> 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]

In a nutshell, I appreciate the fact that you have confirmed what I

already suspected about the SSRI use, however, I failed to receive the

rest of the post that should have included any suggestions that would

be helpful in getting us from where we are to where we need to be. If

you don't mind reposting again.

> >

> > 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]

In a nutshell, I appreciate the fact that you have confirmed what I

already suspected about the SSRI use, however, I failed to receive the

rest of the post that should have included any suggestions that would

be helpful in getting us from where we are to where we need to be. If

you don't mind reposting again.

> >

> > 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]

In a nutshell, I appreciate the fact that you have confirmed what I

already suspected about the SSRI use, however, I failed to receive the

rest of the post that should have included any suggestions that would

be helpful in getting us from where we are to where we need to be. If

you don't mind reposting again.

> >

> > 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]

In a nutshell, I appreciate the fact that you have confirmed what I

already suspected about the SSRI use, however, I failed to receive the

rest of the post that should have included any suggestions that would

be helpful in getting us from where we are to where we need to be. If

you don't mind reposting again.

> >

> > 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]

"

helpful in getting us from where we are to where we need to be. "

Look out for s group @

Withdrawal_and_Recovery/

Regards

> > >

> > > 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]

"

helpful in getting us from where we are to where we need to be. "

Look out for s group @

Withdrawal_and_Recovery/

Regards

> > >

> > > 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]

"

helpful in getting us from where we are to where we need to be. "

Look out for s group @

Withdrawal_and_Recovery/

Regards

> > >

> > > 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]

"

helpful in getting us from where we are to where we need to be. "

Look out for s group @

Withdrawal_and_Recovery/

Regards

> > >

> > > 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.

> > >

> >

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