/Marjorie's DH

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<<So my question is, is any one's child who is on Lexapro, putting on

more weight compared to other meds? Also, if they've been on Prozac

and swithed to lexapro did it have the same effect. >>

Hi, Everyone.......Your DH sounds like mine... " experimenting " with

meds. A psychiatrist once told me that each med that is out there (Luvox,

Prozac, Risperdal, etc.) only works on 10-15% of the population. That is why

there are so many meds and that is why you have to keep changing to find the

one

that is right. I have to change Gareth's SSRI drugs every 9-12 months

because they just stop working and he can not tolerate the increase dosages.

That

acceptance came from years of trial and errors. Currently he alternates 3

SSRI drugs for his OCD/anxiety issues.....Prozac (least effective, Luvox (best

for him), and Lexapro....second best. The Lexapro was good but increased

his stuttering (which is already bad) and increased his sensitivity to lights.

Marjorie's DH...... These meds are chemicals that are trying to fix a

chemical imbalance in the brain. Not every person has the same chemical

imbalance.

We are not trying to turn our kids into zombies!!! Gareth is the same

happy, go lucky kid he was before the autism turned him into a raging, angry,

OCD, monster tornado. We just want the ability to connect with them in order to

get some positive behavioral changes. If Charlie was a diabetic, would you

deny him his insulin? If he was asthmatic, would you deny him an inhaler?

Modern medicine knows that there are chemical imbalances in the brain.....we're

just trying to help our kids. Wouldn't you feel better sitting down with

Charlie at night and engaging him in a game, book or puzzle instead of cleaning

up from his latest storm through the house or fixing something he broke?

Two months on the right meds is all you need to see a change.

Take care, Everyone.

Margaret