Re: medication for anxiety?

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I don't know if this will help you, but my ds who is the same age as your child has moderate anxiety issues and he takes buspar for it. Once he got on the right dosage it really seemed to help. Tammy <vitzie@...> wrote: Can anyone recommend a medication for anxiety for a child? (7yrs)Something similar to Xanax maybe, but for a child if there is such a thing. I read most of the ADHD medications have anxiety as a side effect, also insomnia and reduced appetite, we already have problems in these 3

areas. Any advise would help Thanks Tammy

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From: Tammy <vitzie@...>

Date: 2007/06/04 Mon PM 06:49:53 CDT

Subject: ( ) medication for anxiety?

The ONLY approved drug for anxiety in children right now is Prozac. That is what

most psychs will prescribe..10 mg. a day. I think it might be okay with a truly

anxious/wallflower type kid (even though I don't like SSRIs)but my daughter is

very bold and was having aggression and I felt it made her worse. It is true

that Ritalin and such can make kids more anxious....we found that to be true as

her tantrums went down 80% when we took her off the Ritalin. She is on Risperdal

which is supposed to have a calming effect, but again a heavy duty drug.

xanax, ativan and valium are all super addicting and I doubt any doc would

prescribe them for a child.

Can anyone recommend a medication for anxiety for a child? (7yrs)

Something similar to Xanax maybe, but for a child if there is such a

thing. I read most of the ADHD medications have anxiety as a side

effect, also insomnia and reduced appetite, we already have problems

in these 3 areas. Any advise would help Thanks Tammy

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--- Tammy <vitzie@...> wrote:

> Can anyone recommend a medication for anxiety for a

> child? (7yrs)

> Something similar to Xanax maybe, but for a child if

> there is such a

> thing. I read most of the ADHD medications have

> anxiety as a side

> effect, also insomnia and reduced appetite, we

> already have problems

> in these 3 areas. Any advise would help Thanks

> Tammy

Tammy,

We had to give Xanax to get him to go to

school. But there were times where I wondered if we'd

given him a sugar pill or placebo if it would have had

the same effect.

's anxiety, however was due to OCD. He was

afraid of germs and getting sick and die. It was

awful. He didn't want to do anything because he was

afraid of everything. We did notice the hand-washing

was pretty dominant as well. Wouldn't shake hands with

people-including his grandfather.

We had switched psych's then, and he put him on Prozac

(started on 5mg and then 10 and we are now set at 15

for a very long time). This helped tremendously for

him. I know each med is different for each child.

Again, 's anxiety ended up being OCD related.

And the Prozac has worked wonders. He still asks

questions about things-if they are going to make him

die.... but he is able to do things he couldn't do

before (get dirty!)

-Melinda

Mom to , (15 years old in 2 weeks!), AS, ADHD,

OCD

Casey, 12 going on 15!!!!! NT

, 6 years, speech delay and possibly more

delays

Zac, 6 months-who is named " Happy Feet! "

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When my son was on meds he took Paxil for anxiety, and he was only

10. He also took Risperdal, but that was supposedly for something

else. From all I've read, it's not a good thing to be putting in your

child. But, before people start jumping down my throat...whatever

works for your child is right. Meds were just NOT good for mine.

>

> From: Tammy <vitzie@...>

> Date: 2007/06/04 Mon PM 06:49:53 CDT

>

> Subject: ( ) medication for anxiety?

>

> The ONLY approved drug for anxiety in children right now is Prozac.

That is what most psychs will prescribe..10 mg. a day. I think it

might be okay with a truly anxious/wallflower type kid (even though I

don't like SSRIs)but my daughter is very bold and was having

aggression and I felt it made her worse. It is true that Ritalin and

such can make kids more anxious....we found that to be true as her

tantrums went down 80% when we took her off the Ritalin. She is on

Risperdal which is supposed to have a calming effect, but again a

heavy duty drug.

> xanax, ativan and valium are all super addicting and I doubt any

doc would prescribe them for a child.

>

>

>

> Can anyone recommend a medication for anxiety for a child? (7yrs)

> Something similar to Xanax maybe, but for a child if there is such

a

> thing. I read most of the ADHD medications have anxiety as a side

> effect, also insomnia and reduced appetite, we already have

problems

> in these 3 areas. Any advise would help Thanks Tammy

>

>

>

>

>

> Heard from the TV

> Of the latest bombing

> The girls were dancing

> She was coming of age

>

> Shells fired out

> Flowers mowed down

> Innocence targeted

> Whose God is this?

> Wish that she had one more day

>

> There at the seaside

> 5th of december

> We chased the tide

> As her treasures

> Were gathered

> I had to laugh

> As she gave sand a bath

>

> Jangle jangle

> Jingle jangle

> Jangle and circle again (Seaside) Tori Amos

>

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We used Zoloft (liquid) for my son for his severe anxiety. It worked very well. Unfortunately, he began refusing to take the medication (could detect the taste in his juicebox). Although there has been significant improvements with his anxiety unmedicated, it would still help him to take something. Every time we visit our psychiatrist I ask him about whether the meds are available in patch form. I do recommend that anyone thinking about meds and children on the spectrum, seek out a very experienced child psychiatrist, one that has extensive experience with children and the autism spectrum. Pam :)See what's free at AOL.com.

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Has neurofeedback or stress reduction techniques (like yoga, meditating) been suggested? Pam :)See what's free at AOL.com.

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Hi, everyone. This is my 1st time writing -I normally read from the

group and get help this way. -Thanks!

My 15 year old daughter has Aspergers along with Perseveration

(continuous worrying) and also has OCD.

She's taken alot of different medications over the years to try to

help her with her stress disorders: her worrying and OCD -and nothing

has helped her. She's taken Paxil, Prozac, Clonazapam, BuSpar, etc.

Currently, she is on Lexapro 40 mg and Clonazepam 1 mg. But, these 2

drugs are not helping her either! At night, she takes Geodon 160 mg

off-label, to stablize her moods and it does help her to a limited

degree on this. But, it doesn't do anything for her continuous

worrying -nothing has helped this.Her doctor is a Psychiatrist who

prescribes the medications.

I tried Homeopathy and the Homeopath tried 3 different Remedies for

the stress and none of them worked for my daughter, .

Does anyone out there have any help for my poor daughter with her

chronic stress? Thank you for all replies!! Irene

>

> --- Tammy <vitzie@...> wrote:

>

> > Can anyone recommend a medication for anxiety for a

> > child? (7yrs)

> > Something similar to Xanax maybe, but for a child if

> > there is such a

> > thing. I read most of the ADHD medications have

> > anxiety as a side

> > effect, also insomnia and reduced appetite, we

> > already have problems

> > in these 3 areas. Any advise would help Thanks

> > Tammy

>

>

> Tammy,

>

> We had to give Xanax to get him to go to

> school. But there were times where I wondered if we'd

> given him a sugar pill or placebo if it would have had

> the same effect.

>

> 's anxiety, however was due to OCD. He was

> afraid of germs and getting sick and die. It was

> awful. He didn't want to do anything because he was

> afraid of everything. We did notice the hand-washing

> was pretty dominant as well. Wouldn't shake hands with

> people-including his grandfather.

>

> We had switched psych's then, and he put him on Prozac

> (started on 5mg and then 10 and we are now set at 15

> for a very long time). This helped tremendously for

> him. I know each med is different for each child.

> Again, 's anxiety ended up being OCD related.

> And the Prozac has worked wonders. He still asks

> questions about things-if they are going to make him

> die.... but he is able to do things he couldn't do

> before (get dirty!)

>

> -Melinda

> Mom to , (15 years old in 2 weeks!), AS, ADHD,

> OCD

> Casey, 12 going on 15!!!!! NT

> , 6 years, speech delay and possibly more

> delays

> Zac, 6 months-who is named " Happy Feet! "

>

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My daughter takes Lexapro. She does also take Concerta

for ADHD. We decreased her Concerta when we added the Lexapro, and that

has helped greatly to ease her anxiety. She hates when we alter

medication because she says we are treating her like a lab animal, always

experimenting with dosages & what not. But unfortunately, there is no magic

answer with these drugs. By the way, one time when she freaked out in the

doctor’s office over a shot, he gave her .25 mg of Xanax.

We do try the other stuff for calming at night. Warm

milk actually seems to help. We also have CD’s that she listens to

at night. Some are soft music, others are bedtime stories. All very

soothing. She didn’t like Yoga or breathing exercises.

Tara

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My ds takes 18 mg. of concerta and has so much trouble gaining weight. He is also on buspar, risperdal and depakote. Does anyone have any thoughts on Adderal?Tara Babcock <tlbabcock@...> wrote: My daughter takes Lexapro. She does also take Concerta for ADHD. We decreased her Concerta when we added the Lexapro, and that has helped greatly to ease her anxiety. She hates when we

alter medication because she says we are treating her like a lab animal, always experimenting with dosages & what not. But unfortunately, there is no magic answer with these drugs. By the way, one time when she freaked out in the doctor’s office over a shot, he gave her .25 mg of Xanax. We do try the other stuff for calming at night. Warm milk actually seems to help. We also have CD’s that she listens to at night. Some are soft music, others are bedtime stories. All very soothing. She didn’t like Yoga or breathing exercises. Tara

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Hi Tammy, Sorry to piggy back this on another response, I couldn't find the original! Anxiety is an issue that my son has, too. It's a combo of anxiety and depression. When he was first diagnosed, we had him on Zoloft. As he's gotten older, and more capable of analysing things a bit better, he's had a much better handle on the anxiety issues. He still needs meds, but not as much and not as strong. He's now on 5 mg. of Lexapro, and doing well on that. Finding the right combo of meds can be hell. Dexadrine (a stimulant) worked wonders for DS with the ADHD, but sped up his metabolism (even to the point where he was needing more and more meds because his system was metabolising it so fast) and messed with his appetite. When we transitioned him off of the Dexadrine, though, we had a really tough time finding anything as effective treating the ADD. The increased ADD symptoms increased

his anxiety, so we had fun. I can't say enough how much we LOVE DS's psychiatrist. He seemed to know exactly the right kinds of questions to ask to get to the heart of things. He's now on Straterra (non-stimulant) and the Lexapro and we couldn't be happier. One thing that was recommended to me, especially so once we were working with more than one med, is that we keep a med log. Put down how much and when dosages were given, but also start listing concerns or benefits you see. For example, DS got very fidgety and nervous after going off the dexadrine, but he gained 20 pounds pretty quickly. Keeping track will help you notice any trends (ex. increased headaches, weight gain or loss, sleep issues) and help you remember details for when you go back to the doc. And, if your DS is anything like mine, he's so concrete, that me being able to show him how his meds are helping (ie. he's eating more and not having as

many headaches) or how/why we may need to make changes (he's more irritable, not being able to stay organized, etc.) will get him on board much more quickly. I've had no side affects from the meds he's been on with the exception of the stimulant med's (dexadrine/ritalin).Hall Melinda <mlndhall@...> wrote: --- Tammy <vitzieverizon (DOT) net> wrote:> Can anyone recommend a medication for anxiety for a> child? (7yrs)>

Something similar to Xanax maybe, but for a child if> there is such a > thing. I read most of the ADHD medications have> anxiety as a side > effect, also insomnia and reduced appetite, we> already have problems > in these 3 areas. Any advise would help Thanks> TammyTammy,We had to give Xanax to get him to go toschool. But there were times where I wondered if we'dgiven him a sugar pill or placebo if it would have hadthe same effect. 's anxiety, however was due to OCD. He wasafraid of germs and getting sick and die. It wasawful. He didn't want to do anything because he wasafraid of everything. We did notice the hand-washingwas pretty dominant as well. Wouldn't shake hands withpeople-including his grandfather. We had switched psych's then, and he put him on Prozac(started on 5mg and then 10 and we are now set at 15for a very long time). This

helped tremendously forhim. I know each med is different for each child.Again, 's anxiety ended up being OCD related.And the Prozac has worked wonders. He still asksquestions about things-if they are going to make himdie.... but he is able to do things he couldn't dobefore (get dirty!)-MelindaMom to , (15 years old in 2 weeks!), AS, ADHD, OCDCasey, 12 going on 15!!!!! NT, 6 years, speech delay and possibly more delaysZac, 6 months-who is named "Happy Feet!"

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From: Bonnett <zoemakes5@...>

Date: 2007/06/07 Thu PM 12:01:22 CDT

Subject: Re: ( ) medication for anxiety?

Well, my daughter started on 5mg of Prozac today in addition to her Risperdal.

If the Prozac doesn't calm her down, then we may go to Strattera. I just don't

think she does well on the stimulant type drugs. At least the docs listened to

me.

Hi Tammy, Sorry to piggy back this on another response, I couldn't find the

original!</div> <div>Anxiety is an issue that my son has, too.  It's a combo

of anxiety and depression.  When he was first diagnosed, we had him on

Zoloft.   As he's gotten older, and more capable of analysing things a bit

better, he's had a much better handle on the anxiety issues.  He still needs

meds, but not as much and not as strong.  He's now on 5 mg. of Lexapro, and

doing well on that. Finding the right combo of meds can be hell.  Dexadrine

(a stimulant) worked wonders for DS with the ADHD, but sped up his metabolism

(even to the point where he was needing more and more meds because his system

was metabolising it so fast) and messed with his appetite.  When we

transitioned him off of the Dexadrine, though, we had a really tough time

finding anything as effective treating the ADD.  The increased ADD symptoms

increased his anxiety, so we had fun.  I can't say enough how much we LOVE

DS's psychiatrist.  He seemed to know exactly the right kinds of questions to

ask to get to the heart of things.  He's now on Straterra (non-stimulant) and

the Lexapro and we couldn't be happier.  One thing that was recommended to

me, especially so once we were working with more than one med, is that we keep a

med log.  Put down how much and when dosages were given, but also start

listing concerns or benefits you see.  For example, DS got very fidgety and

nervous after going off the dexadrine, but he gained 20 pounds pretty

quickly.  Keeping track will help you notice any trends (ex. increased

headaches, weight gain or loss, sleep issues) and help you remember details for

when you go back to the doc.   And, if your DS is anything like mine, he's

so concrete, that me being able to show him how his meds are helping (ie. he's

eating more and not having as many headaches) or how/why we may need to make

changes (he's more irritable, not being able to stay organized, etc.)  will

get him on board much more quickly.</div> <div>I've had no side affects from

the meds he's been on with the exception of the stimulant med's

(dexadrine/ritalin).

Hall Melinda <mlndhall@...> wrote:

--- Tammy <vitzie@...> wrote:

> Can anyone recommend a medication for anxiety for a

> child? (7yrs)

> Something similar to Xanax maybe, but for a child if

> there is such a

> thing. I read most of the ADHD medications have

> anxiety as a side

> effect, also insomnia and reduced appetite, we

> already have problems

> in these 3 areas. Any advise would help Thanks

> Tammy

Tammy,

We had to give Xanax to get him to go to

school. But there were times where I wondered if we'd<BR>given him a sugar pill

or placebo if it would have had<BR>the same effect. <BR><BR>'s anxiety,

however was due to OCD. He was

afraid of germs and getting sick and die. It was

awful. He didn't want to do anything because he was<BR>afraid of everything. We

did notice the hand-washing<BR>was pretty dominant as well. Wouldn't shake hands

with

people-including his grandfather.

We had switched psych's then, and he put him on Prozac

(started on 5mg and then 10 and we are now set at 15

for a very long time). This helped tremendously for

him. I know each med is different for each child.

Again, 's anxiety ended up being OCD related.<BR>And the Prozac has worked

wonders. He still asks<BR>questions about things-if they are going to make

him<BR>die.... but he is able to do things he couldn't do

before (get dirty!)

-Melinda

Mom to , (15 years old in 2 weeks!), AS, ADHD,

OCD

Casey, 12 going on 15!!!!! NT

, 6 years, speech delay and possibly more

delays

Zac, 6 months-who is named " Happy Feet! "

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Heard from the TV

Of the latest bombing

The girls were dancing

She was coming of age

Shells fired out

Flowers mowed down

Innocence targeted

Whose God is this?

Wish that she had one more day

There at the seaside

5th of december

We chased the tide

As her treasures

Were gathered

I had to laugh

As she gave sand a bath

Jangle jangle

Jingle jangle

Jangle and circle again (Seaside) Tori Amos