Irene

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<< is on Lexapro 30 mg (an SSRI which he began taking 2 years ago

when he began compulsively scratching his face. Thankfully, it resolved

that problem). He is also on Abilify 3mg. And Ativan .05 mg in the

morning and more if he is in a fearful situation. He also takes Synthroid

1.12mcg. does have low Vitamin D. A recent blood test level

was 32

which they say is normal, but I have read and heard that it is still too

low.Â

He takes 2600 iu's a day.>>

Hi, Everyone....Irene...Wow....sounds like Gareth. He takes Lexapro, 20

mg/day, initially for his OCD, but after his first bout of autoimmune induced

depression, G's doc raised it and won't take him off it because he says

it's the best for OCD/depression. I do know that raising the Lexapro from 10

to 20, initially, made G very agitated and angry. Has A's behavioral chgs

occurred since he started it two yrs ago or are they recent behavioral

chgs? G takes 1 mg Risperdal am/1 mg pm. Next month, his new psych doc

wants to wean him off it and go to Abilify.

I mentioned hips because that is another problem that we had with G. We

found out at age 15 that his right hip socket was completely eroded away

because of his hip dysplasia and rocking his hip bone in and out of socket for

yrs. That was another surgery. Of course, we had no way to know until it

was so bad that he finally started complaining.....doc said a normal

person would have been in a wheel chair a long time before he started

complaining. Chalk that one up to the autism and lack of pain/pain

relating/limited

speech, etc.

What about GERD......SSRI's can cause reflux. G was dx'd at age 10 with

severe GERD but maybe, A has only started recently. It's soooooooo

hard.....we play guessing games all the time. Best of luck to you in finding

the

cause.....if there is any!!! Maybe, he just doesn't want to go to work

anymore!!!

Take care, Everyone.

Margaret