Re: change of medication and dealing with school

[Guest guest]

We have been on so many different SSRI's and OCD medication it isn't funny.

He responds to all of them the same way. He does great when you first start

out outside of tics then he starts to put on weight and then it doesn't work

anymore. We increase the dosage to 10 and we start to see major side affects

such as severe behavior problems. He constantly argues with us and everyone, he

is hyper and can't stay on task. I am trying to hang in for the six to

twelve week mark hoping it will gets better. I just am trying not to LOOSE it

and

PRAYING that it gets better!!!!!!!!

Sheree

[Guest guest]

Hi Sheree, we haven't had to switch around on meds, luckily, but

others here have and I hope they see your note! Many have kids with

ADD/ADHD too.

I *think* I'd wait out this week and see and then call the

prescribing doc if things stay bad if he was OK on the 5mg. If he was

already getting problems on that amount, I'd call the doctor about it

now and see what he/she suggests. May have to try another med!

Why'd they switch medication for his OCD?

Here's info on the medications and side effects and treating with

meds in general:

http://www.ocfoundation.org/ocd-medication-children.html

>

> I Hate changing my son's medication. During the weeks the

medication is

> kicking in my son is just impossible to deal with. His behavior

goes down hill. I

> can't get him to stay still and stay focused. He starts to decline

at school.

> He also has ADHD with his OCD and I guess the Lexapro doesn't help

with the

> ADHD and I am trying to get his class work done with him but by

evening he

> can't sit still long enough to do it, and I get so frustrated! His

teacher is

> already sending me notes that he isn't behaving at school and

doesn't have all

> his homework in that he missed on the day he was sick. UGH I just

wish they

> could get his medication right. He is at the fourth week of taking

the

> Lexapro with risperdal. He was already on the risperdal. They

changed it from

> anaphranil (spelling?) to Lexapro. Should he be showing he is

getting better at

> this point? If so he isn't!!! Any advice?? He just switch from 5

to 10 mg this

> week and it is worse. He also is having trouble relaxing to fall

asleep at

> night because he is so wound up. Is this a bad or good sign this

medication is

> going to work? He also is showing a blinking the eye tick. Don't

know what

> to do?

>

> Sheree

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi SHeree:

My son Tommy had a similar reaction to Paxil a number of years ago.He has

taken Prozac for the better part of the last 8 years. He also has AD/HD and a

few other things floating around besides OCD.

You may want to consider calling the prescribing physician because of the side

effects you are seeing. It sounds like things are sort of unmanageable for you

and your son. A different SSRI may need to be prescribed, unfortunately.

in Southeastern PA

Skbradfield@... wrote:

I Hate changing my son's medication. During the weeks the medication is

kicking in my son is just impossible to deal with. His behavior goes down hill.

I

can't get him to stay still and stay focused. He starts to decline at school.

He also has ADHD with his OCD and I guess the Lexapro doesn't help with the

ADHD and I am trying to get his class work done with him but by evening he

can't sit still long enough to do it, and I get so frustrated! His teacher is

already sending me notes that he isn't behaving at school and doesn't have all

his homework in that he missed on the day he was sick. UGH I just wish they

could get his medication right. He is at the fourth week of taking the

Lexapro with risperdal. He was already on the risperdal. They changed it from

anaphranil (spelling?) to Lexapro. Should he be showing he is getting better at

this point? If so he isn't!!! Any advice?? He just switch from 5 to 10 mg this

week and it is worse. He also is having trouble relaxing to fall asleep at

night because he is so wound up. Is this a bad or good sign this medication is

going to work? He also is showing a blinking the eye tick. Don't know what

to do?

Sheree

[Guest guest]

Hi my son has been on Prozac for 9 weeks now. Last week it was raised

to 60 mg. There has been no change in his obsessive thoughts at all,

other than his marks has dropped from mid 60 " s to mid 50 " s. Since he

has come off the Seroquel, he is no longer zombie like and more

active, but he keeps hearing voices, his thoughts that he thinks

outloud. He still has minor OCD like banging the mouse on computer and

haveing to have his meet cut first before anything else goes on his

plate. He is 16 and drives OK. But if we don't see a change by the 12

weeks mark, I think I may ask for a change because we should have seen

something by now. His Dr has called him a puzzle, the third Dr to do

this.

Rose

[Guest guest]

Hi my son has been on Prozac for 9 weeks now. Last week it was raised

to 60 mg. There has been no change in his obsessive thoughts at all,

other than his marks has dropped from mid 60 " s to mid 50 " s. Since he

has come off the Seroquel, he is no longer zombie like and more

active, but he keeps hearing voices, his thoughts that he thinks

outloud. He still has minor OCD like banging the mouse on computer and

haveing to have his meet cut first before anything else goes on his

plate. He is 16 and drives OK. But if we don't see a change by the 12

weeks mark, I think I may ask for a change because we should have seen

something by now. His Dr has called him a puzzle, the third Dr to do

this.

Rose

[Guest guest]

Hi Sheree. My son is also going through a medication change similar

to your sons. He was taking anafranil and prozac togeather. He has

switched to cipralex which from what I understand is the same as

lexapro. He's on been on it for three weeks now and has not yet got

any better. I have read that it usually works faster that the other

ssri's, which can be up to 12 weeks. My son just had his dosage

upped to 30mgs, which I believe is the highest dosage he can take.

I guess that because he has already taken the top dosages of 3 other

meds they decided to just just get the dosage up as quick as

possible. Luckily we don't have any other disorders to make the med

harder. My son also has trouble doing homework but the teachers

only mark him on what he gets done. We don't even try to do

homework in the evenings. He does get up a half hour early every

morning to give it a try though. Mornings are his best time. Does

your son have an IEP at school?

>

> I Hate changing my son's medication. During the weeks the

medication is

> kicking in my son is just impossible to deal with. His behavior

goes down hill. I

> can't get him to stay still and stay focused. He starts to decline

at school.

> He also has ADHD with his OCD and I guess the Lexapro doesn't

help with the

> ADHD and I am trying to get his class work done with him but by

evening he

> can't sit still long enough to do it, and I get so frustrated!

His teacher is

> already sending me notes that he isn't behaving at school and

doesn't have all

> his homework in that he missed on the day he was sick. UGH I just

wish they

> could get his medication right. He is at the fourth week of

taking the

> Lexapro with risperdal. He was already on the risperdal. They

changed it from

> anaphranil (spelling?) to Lexapro. Should he be showing he is

getting better at

> this point? If so he isn't!!! Any advice?? He just switch from 5

to 10 mg this

> week and it is worse. He also is having trouble relaxing to fall

asleep at

> night because he is so wound up. Is this a bad or good sign this

medication is

> going to work? He also is showing a blinking the eye tick. Don't

know what

> to do?

>

> Sheree

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

No he has a 504 at school that it seems like no one pays attention to. In

order to go under special education he has to be labeled under ED which I feel

is too harsh. Homework time is terrible. By the time he gets home from school

he is over it. I have been getting notes from the teacher that she is

frustrated with the fact he doesn't turn in all his work. It is really hard to

make

the teachers understand his disorder. He has been on the Risperdal .5 mg and

Lexapro 5mg for three weeks and for over one week the Lexapro has been

increased to 10mg. Since he has started on the Lexapro he has gained weight and

is

constantly eating. He had ticks which aren't as bad the last few day. What I

noticed the most is he is hyper, and constantly arguing and he can't stay

focused. We meet his new Psychologist in a few weeks who says he specializes in

anxiety disorders, He will go back to the Psychiatrist next week. I just

pray that at the end of the six to twelve weeks he is MUCH BETTER!

Sheree

[Guest guest]

>If 504 isn't working - you can request Student Success Team meeting,

or start with meeting with principal and teachers first. Without

going the " ED " route, you can also have an IEP for " Other health

Impaired " - OCD, Tourette's, etc. qualifies under IEP as a medical

condition that " interferes with learning " .

> Hi ,

>

> No he has a 504 at school that it seems like no one pays attention

to. In

> order to go under special education he has to be labeled under ED

which I feel

> is too harsh. Homework time is terrible. By the time he gets home

from school

> he is over it. I have been getting notes from the teacher that she

is

> frustrated with the fact he doesn't turn in all his work. It is

really hard to make

> the teachers understand his disorder. He has been on the

Risperdal .5 mg and

> Lexapro 5mg for three weeks and for over one week the Lexapro has

been

> increased to 10mg. Since he has started on the Lexapro he has

gained weight and is

> constantly eating. He had ticks which aren't as bad the last few

day. What I

> noticed the most is he is hyper, and constantly arguing and he

can't stay

> focused. We meet his new Psychologist in a few weeks who says he

specializes in

> anxiety disorders, He will go back to the Psychiatrist next week.

I just

> pray that at the end of the six to twelve weeks he is MUCH BETTER!

>

> Sheree

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Sheree. Are you sure the weight gain is from the Lexapro? My daughter has

gained a lot of weight on .75 of Risperdal. It is such a shame because the

Risperdal, along with Zoloft, is working great, but the weight gain has been

huge. I think we are going to have to make a change because we can't get the

weight gain to stop. For her, it isn't that she is eating constantly either, she

is

just gaining weight. Kim

In a message dated 4/20/2006 11:01:24 PM Central Standard Time,

Skbradfield@... writes:

He has been on the Risperdal .5 mg and

Lexapro 5mg for three weeks and for over one week the Lexapro has been

increased to 10mg. Since he has started on the Lexapro he has gained weight

and is

constantly eating.