Guest guest Posted December 29, 2006 Report Share Posted December 29, 2006 Trisha, I've have experienced family members who have the same symptoms for many years now. Unfortunately I haven't seen one pill that they know ahead of time will work best, its all try and if not suceed try something else. I dont' think there is a long term issue with any adverse effects that they will have even though I have seen much written about it. I had same worries before I started on an AD a few months ago but not really now any more worries. My wife has gone to many different combinations of these meds and I have not seen any problems with the changes. Anyway, I think for your son its probably a case of just finding the right medicine that will make him manage things well. Mark tampa_tricia <tampa_tricia@...> wrote: Hi, my name is Tricia and my 13 year old son has been on Lexapro for awhile now. He also takes a few more medications for mental disorders that he suffers from. I know that these medications help him but I am concerned about the long term effect that lexapro and these other meds might have on my son. He goes through mood swings and I can't say that this has anything to do with the meds but he can go from extremely high to suicidal low in a blink of an eye. He see's a psychiatrist and I am some what satisfied, I just wish I knew more. I find myself reading anything I can get my hands on about the meds and conditions he has been given. I would appreciate any info anyone could give. Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 29, 2006 Report Share Posted December 29, 2006 hi, im sam, and i am accually 13 too. and i take lexapro, and i take other meds too. i just was wondering, has he recently had a dosage lowered or upped? and when i first started taking 10mg i was fine utill they gave me 20mg and 400mg of deppression medications. it made me jumpy sometimes then i would just be totally mad for the strangest reasons. sometimes it depends on the size of the person, dosage, and the other medications. you might wanna talk to his doctor. is he bipolar? > > Hi, my name is Tricia and my 13 year old son has been on Lexapro for > awhile now. He also takes a few more medications for mental disorders > that he suffers from. I know that these medications help him but I am > concerned about the long term effect that lexapro and these other meds > might have on my son. He goes through mood swings and I can't say that > this has anything to do with the meds but he can go from extremely high > to suicidal low in a blink of an eye. He see's a psychiatrist and I am > some what satisfied, I just wish I knew more. I find myself reading > anything I can get my hands on about the meds and conditions he has > been given. I would appreciate any info anyone could give. Thank you. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 22, 2007 Report Share Posted January 22, 2007 Hi Tricia, Teenagers, especially 13 year olds, have a lot going on in their bodies and brains, even without the extra strain of mental or emotional difficulties. You are wise to ask questions, to be a dedicated student and an absolute expert in your son's behaviors, triggers, med interactions, as well as in all the everyday things 13 year olds go through at school. Having survived 2 of my own through that age who are now 16 and 17, I can tell you without a doubt that this age is very emotional. I wondered many days if my daughter would make it to 14, and with my son when he was 13, I considered reform school! The tide seems to turn to reasonableness at around 15. My kids had and still have various friends who have experienced multiple meds, some with fairly serious problems and home situations. I have talked to some of their moms, and I can tell you that we ALL wonder if our kids' doctors are doing the right thing, prescribing the right meds. Sometimes, the kids get better just by getting older, as my kids did. (I got better as they got older too! that also helps them) but sometimes a kid is misdiagnosed - is later found to be bi-polar or something. As the doctor tries meds for this or that, it could possibly make some things worse. Don't be afraid to keep asking questions with the doc, with other moms, and most importantly, with your son. You sound like a really good mom, your son is blessed. Dana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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