Re: Re: Question about psychiatrist meds suggestion - rispe...

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Walter,

Your psychiatrist may be worried that your child has a mood disorder, and

therefore shouldn't be on an SSRI, but I would hope that he would explain

that to you if that's the case. He may also be thinking that Luvox is not the

right SSRI for your child - some children react very badly to one or more of

these drugs, but eventuallly find " the one " that works for them. Luvox, for

example, made my daughter impossible in every way. No other SSRI did that to

her. I

would ask the doctor to explain his reasoning to you. SSRIs really are the

standard pharmocological treatment, often with an antipsychotic added to reduce

anger or tics.

As any rate, you should certainly get a full explanation for the

psychiatrist's decisions. If he doesn't explain, then I'd look for a different

doc

(easier said than done, I know).

in NV