Gerrie

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Hi, Everyone...Gerrie....Gareth has been on meds since he was 6 y/o.

First, they tried the stimulants for ADD.....they made him more belligerent and

oppositional. Then, he was put on Prozac....which helped a bit with the

anger issues. At age 10, he was put on a Risperdal/Luvox combo and we

haven't looked back. It was a blessing from God!!! His behaviors turned

around, he started talking, we could communicate with him and actually go out

in

public again. I have found that, throughout the yrs, the SSRI's need to be

changed back and forth because they do have a tendency to stop working and

we can't increase the dosage too high. We have been going back and forth

between Luvox and Lexapro for his OCD since age 10. Also, like many of us

have said before, our kids don't need a high dosage of medication to see

the benefits. G's Risperdal level is only 1 mg in the am and 1 mg in the pm

(at 180#), but you sure know he needs that because we have tried so many

time to wean him off it and it's heart breaking to see the ugly monster come

out from him.....even he doesn't like himself that way!!! He takes 75 mg of

Luvox each morning for his OCD.

Take care, Everyone.

Margaret

Mom to Gareth, 22 y/o, DS/ASD/OCD