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re: Any pharmacists or child psychologists in the house? Question re: Lexapro
Posted on 8/16/18 at 10:31 pm to dcbl
Posted on 8/16/18 at 10:31 pm to dcbl
Im a pharmacist. I don't think you're overreacting one bit. I think 8 years old is way too young to diagnose any child with a mental disorder. I feel like "autism" is the hot thing right now, and everyone is getting diagnosed with some degree of it. Hell, sometimes I think I'm autistic. Let your kid be a kid. She is going through a lot of changes and needs emotional support way more than any drug can give them. Make sure that she has plenty of avenues to exert her energy on something productive.
Unless they are a danger to themselves or others, I DO NOT recommend initiating any psychoactive drugs. Once they're started, it's usually a lifelong commitment. Not fun, trust me.
Unless they are a danger to themselves or others, I DO NOT recommend initiating any psychoactive drugs. Once they're started, it's usually a lifelong commitment. Not fun, trust me.
Posted on 8/16/18 at 10:33 pm to dcbl
Lea pro makes lots of first time users feel suicidal..........for a few weeks.
Posted on 8/16/18 at 10:43 pm to dboy8713
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I think 8 years old is way too young to diagnose any child with a mental disorder. I feel like "autism" is the hot thing right now
So if a kid only knows 10 words by age 8, you would just “wait for him to grow out of it” since autism is the new hip diagnosis?
Posted on 8/16/18 at 10:44 pm to dboy8713
quote:
Hell, sometimes I think I'm autistic.
Youu have issue recognizing social cues from other people?
You don't return a smile?
Generally just apathetic towards anything?
Posted on 8/16/18 at 10:45 pm to dcbl
Asbergers Autisum more diagnosis more diseases what exactly are you wanting to change.?
Posted on 8/16/18 at 10:49 pm to Bmath
Yep, been medicated since 10. Will likely never know what my true personality is. Just kinda numb to everything.
Posted on 8/16/18 at 10:56 pm to dcbl
dcbl:
I am going to attempt to answer while making some assumptions.
1. If your little girl has been diagnosed and seen the MD at Mitchell's place (Dr. P?) then She has probably had extensive testing to confirm high functioning Autism.
2. Given the extent and intensity of self stimulatory behaviors you describe (some of which is masturbatory) this is not a casual or cultural diagnosis because of some mild social anxiety.
3. If you have gone through enough behavioral evaluation/intervention and ABA therapy and not had the success you are looking for - medication intervention is the next logical step.
4. Most meds (not all) have a proven track record of both safety and efficacy in kids as young as 3 yrs of age.
5. Given the fact that she is not likely to be highly verbal - don't settle for anyone other than a child psychiatrist managing her meds.
6. Lexapro and most SSRI's are very safe and have virtually no long term side effects. But you need to know what specific behavior or symptom you are targeting and an exit strategy once her symptoms are better.
7. Children develop very rapidly and often can stop medications as quickly as 6 months after their symptoms have been effectively controlled. If the symptoms return, you can restart the medication and it will likely work again.
8. There are other classes of meds that have a higher likelihood of success but have increased side effects as well.
TL;DR version - Lexapro is one of the safest choices out there. Best of luck with the trial!
I am going to attempt to answer while making some assumptions.
1. If your little girl has been diagnosed and seen the MD at Mitchell's place (Dr. P?) then She has probably had extensive testing to confirm high functioning Autism.
2. Given the extent and intensity of self stimulatory behaviors you describe (some of which is masturbatory) this is not a casual or cultural diagnosis because of some mild social anxiety.
3. If you have gone through enough behavioral evaluation/intervention and ABA therapy and not had the success you are looking for - medication intervention is the next logical step.
4. Most meds (not all) have a proven track record of both safety and efficacy in kids as young as 3 yrs of age.
5. Given the fact that she is not likely to be highly verbal - don't settle for anyone other than a child psychiatrist managing her meds.
6. Lexapro and most SSRI's are very safe and have virtually no long term side effects. But you need to know what specific behavior or symptom you are targeting and an exit strategy once her symptoms are better.
7. Children develop very rapidly and often can stop medications as quickly as 6 months after their symptoms have been effectively controlled. If the symptoms return, you can restart the medication and it will likely work again.
8. There are other classes of meds that have a higher likelihood of success but have increased side effects as well.
TL;DR version - Lexapro is one of the safest choices out there. Best of luck with the trial!
Posted on 8/16/18 at 11:11 pm to SECdragonmaster
quote:God bless you,
SECdragonmaster
Yes,it is a Dr P, guy seems pretty solid, just met him today at his office in Homewood
I'm still upset and nervous, but Your info makes me feel a little better...
Thank you
This post was edited on 8/16/18 at 11:12 pm
Posted on 8/16/18 at 11:16 pm to dcbl
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I'm still upset and nervous
Good. Don’t ever lose that feeling. The plan for every medication should be to get off that medication as soon as clinically possible.
Don’t ever get comfortable with it and don’t ever go more than a year without trying to reduce or stop the dose.
That does not mean the meds are unsafe, it just means they are not curative and we should always be stopping meds to see if the kids have outgrown their more severe symptoms. Just like kids outgrowing seizures and kids outgrowing asthma, kids can outgrow some of their severe symptoms that require meds (even though they don’t outgrow autism or MR).
Adult mediation management is a slightly different approach but has a similar basic undercurrent.
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