Re: Thanks for replies and medication question

[Guest guest]

I'm not sure what medication he would recommend for a child, but I've been on

several different medications myself for the last 10 years. The most recent

ones have been Celexa for depression and social anxiety, Paxil for the same

thing, Lexapro for the same, and Atavan for anxiety. Not all at the same time.

:-)

I was on Paxil for about 3 years and it worked great. My depression leveled off

and I had no more anxiety attacks. Then developed nasty side effects. It

turned out I wasn't just depressed, but I was manic-depressive and Paxil sent me

into a hyper manic state. I laughed for 3 hours straight, literally. It was

not fun.

Then I went on a mood stabalizer for a while. I hated that. It was Depakote

and I had to have blood draws every other month to check the levels and liver

function, I gained a lot of weight on it, I had no energy for the first 6 months

I was on it, and just felt crappy. I went off of that when the blood tests

started showing problems with my liver.

I went on Celexa after my second daughter was born when PPD hit me really hard.

I did great on that with anxiety and the depression. Then in January my

insurance changed what drugs they cover and they stopped covering Celexa. It

was either change meds or come up with almost $300 a month out of pocket, so I

changed to Lexapro. It's supposed to be the same med with less side effects, and

I like how it handles my depression cycles and levels those out. But it doesn't

do as well with the anxiety. So I'm on atavan for that. That works great. The

down sides of that are that it does make me a little sleepy if I have to double

up a dose (my doc prescribes a very lose dose 2.5 mg so I can double it if it's

a really bad anxiety situation), and the other down side is it can be addicting.

So I watch how much I take and when as much as I can. My doc keeps an eye on it

as well, and he only writes me a script for it and 1 refill. Then he watches to

see when I say I need more or if I call since I only get med checks every 3 or 4

months. So far he doesn't see a problem with it since he wrote my last script

in March for 30 pills and 1 refill, and I'm still on the first 30 pills.

I know my nephew has been on Paxil for about a year now, and he's 11. It does

pretty well for him for his anxiety.

Toni Wells

http://designs.merlins-avalon.com

Thanks for replies and medication question

I do have a serious question regarding medication. We went to a new

dr. last month who is going to see us again next week to prescribe

medication for the first time. Has anyone had any experience

w/medication to treat anxiety and extreme melt-downs. I don't know

what he's going to recommend, but she doesn't have ADHD,ADD or

unmanageable OCD (unless you count the reading). It's mostly just

losing her grip (screaming, hitting, biting) and really getting

anxious about things. I am just curious about other people's

experiences with medication. Does it really help? What side effects

are there? I do realize every person is different and won't react

exactly like another, but I am interested in your opinions.

Thanks in advance. Have a peaceful evening (if possible)

Traci

[Guest guest]

Toni is lexapro addictive?

[Guest guest]

No it isn't.

Toni Wells

http://designs.merlins-avalon.com

Re: Thanks for replies and medication question

Toni is lexapro addictive?

[Guest guest]

My daughter, Ashton (13), has been taking Celexa for the last couple of years

to deal with her high anxiety. She hasn't had any side effects from it and

it seems to lessen her anxiety enough that we can deal with things much better.

It does seem to make her tired so she takes it at night.

Raeline

town, Indiana