Posted by jasmineneroli on November 20, 2004, at 0:59:10
In reply to Son and Celexa, posted by msurtees on November 19, 2004, at 21:50:33
Hi
Until very recently I worked in the school system with kids with behavioural and psychiatric problems.
I've experienced many with the Tourrettes/ADHD/Anxiety triad. My heart goes out to you and your son.
Although he's young, it's not at all unusual to combine a stimulant like Strattera or Ritalin with an SSRI in a low dose, like 10mg Celexa. He may get a little worse in anxiety at first as he adjusts to it. Just monitor him carefully.
Some things to note:
1) If the drugs to appear to work, DON'T take weekend or vacation "holidays" off them. I dealt with many boys who had "re-bound" crashes and terrible behaviour etc. They need to be taken consistently.
2) Don't make your son responsible for taking his own meds. I saw that all too often with disastrous results.
3) Consider a part time schedule at his school, if that's at all workable. These kids find a busy school with constant changes of activity and routine, very very stressful. The more stress they're exposed to, the worse their symptoms become. A shorter school day, at this point in his education, might be very helpful. If his meds get sorted out, and adjusted for increasing body weight (& puberty -yikes!!)and he has a GOOD school experience now, his Middle School/High School years will be much more successful.
Best of luck to you both :)
Jas
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