medications
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>I have wondered if SSRI’s could be used as dosages below the minimum >marketed? >Is it via a liquid or pill spliting?
He takes Effexor in the regular form, NOT XR, the smallest tab is 25 mg, and it can be split. Neurontin (starting recommended dose is quite high, around 900 mg, I believe) comes in capsules as small as 100 mg,) It was difficult to get the insurance to approve the Effexor in this form. Many doctors are beginning to think that "recommended starting doses" are way too high, and should be adjusted for each individual, down miniscule amounts, if necessary. Sara
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Linda wrote: > "Sesgardner" <sesgard…@aol.com> wrote in message > news:20040412130235.25434.00000265@mb-m04.aol.com… >>My son is still on lower than >>recommended starting doses of the meds that he takes. > That’s interesting! > I have wondered if SSRI’s could be used as dosages below the minimum > marketed? > Is it via a liquid or pill spliting?
I have been taking various meds below "clinical dosage" for years now. I make sure to get scored tabs, since it’s not really safe to split unscored ones. -Greg G
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Linda wrote: > "Sesgardner" <sesgard…@aol.com> wrote in message > news:20040412130235.25434.00000265@mb-m04.aol.com… >>My son is still on lower than >>recommended starting doses of the meds that he takes. > That’s interesting! > I have wondered if SSRI’s could be used as dosages below the minimum > marketed? > Is it via a liquid or pill spliting?
I don’t think my kid has ever started a med at the minimum marketed dose. If the medication isn’t in a form which can be easily split, you can get really tiny doses by having a pharmacist compound a liquid suspension.
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Can any one suggest medications that successful treat mild TICS, ADD, and severe ANXIETY? My doctor has me on clonapin but it makes me so tried all the time and we have tried different meds, nothing seems to work that great.
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>Can any one suggest medications that successful treat mild TICS, ADD, and >severe ANXIETY? >My doctor has me on clonapin but it makes me so tried all the time and we >have tried different meds, nothing seems to work that great.
Hi Dave, Welcome to our group. As you may have noticed, we have "other" discussions too, just ignore those! As for medications, it’s mostly trial and error, as each person reacts differently. I’m sure there are folks here with personal experience with different meds, hopefully they will pipe up and tell you their experiences. My son takes Effexor (probably not that good for tics, but tics are not a huge problem for him at the moment), Neurontin and Attarax (for sleep.) All of these have anti-anxiety properties, in addition to other things. We went through many, many drug trials, though, before reaching the right combination. Personally, I’d look for a doctor who would let you take a medication for a relatively short period of time (2 weeks) and if it wasn’t working within that period, prescribe something else. I know that’s a radical opinion, but that’s what worked for us, and allowed us to fairly quickly settle on a combination that has worked for two years. Sara
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>Just another perspective. :-) >Linda
I appreciate that, and it’s definitely good for others to hear another point of view. For my son, it’s history, and I think I’d do it again. He actually didn’t stay on any one medication for longer than 3-4 days, and only one medication at a time. Either it worked or it didn’t. The doctor’s belief was that if it was the correct med it would work almost immediately. I had found this to be the case in my own experiences with medication, and I ran this by the other psychiatrist we were seeing at the time (long story) who agreed 100% with this method. It took only about 2 months to come up with the current medications that still work for him 2 years later. Maybe we just got lucky. Maybe we’ll regret it later, who knows? He only took a handful of other medications before we hit on this combo and only for a few days at a time, so hopefully we haven’t burned any bridges. Sara
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Thanks all But I seem to have a difficult time being treated as an adult. Most tourett specialists treat children and adult and child problems and symptoms very. I was seeing one of the top tourist specialists for 21 years since i was a kid. He just retired and I am lost because the other doctors don’t understand it in dept. My symptoms are getting worse as I get older and I need a tourettt therapist and specialist that accepts medical or works on a sliding scale. Now that I am an adult I feel as I have to attack this on my own and it very difficult. My situation is more delicate and I actually need more help now as an independent adult. Are there help groups for adults only. I went to several and the group was mainly gered towards young touretts under 16, I could not relate as an adult with tourettst. Please advise "dave peters" <kayda…@hooters.com> wrote in message
news:4078d397$0$70207$45beb828@newscene.com… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Can any one suggest medications that successful treat mild TICS, ADD, and > severe ANXIETY? > My doctor has me on clonapin but it makes me so tried all the time and we > have tried different meds, nothing seems to work that great.
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>the side effects of SSRI’s have been studied by Stahl et al because >effects which are side effects in a person with MDD may have a >therapeutic effect on symptoms in a person.with an entirely different >disorder.
This is interesting. Maybe that is what he was thinking. We don’t see him anymore. He was NOT covered by insurance. And yes, he used VERY minimum doses, usually below recommended minimum starting doses. My son is still on lower than recommended starting doses of the meds that he takes. Sara
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"Sesgardner" <sesgard…@aol.com> wrote in message
news:20040412130235.25434.00000265@mb-m04.aol.com… > My son is still on lower than > recommended starting doses of the meds that he takes.
That’s interesting! I have wondered if SSRI’s could be used as dosages below the minimum marketed? Is it via a liquid or pill spliting?
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On Mon, 12 Apr 2004 23:10:42 GMT, "Linda" <li…@lifenotpsychiatry.comnojunk> wrote – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->"Sesgardner" <sesgard…@aol.com> wrote in message >news:20040412130235.25434.00000265@mb-m04.aol.com… >> My son is still on lower than >> recommended starting doses of the meds that he takes. >That’s interesting! >I have wondered if SSRI’s could be used as dosages below the minimum >marketed? >Is it via a liquid or pill spliting?
You may be interested in this. http://www.socialaudit.org.uk/5111-009.htm Apparently, half of all people on Prozac would benefit from a lower dosage (5mg) but only 20mg tablets are available in the UK. — mike stanton serving neither God nor Mammon on the lonely planet. http://www.mike.stanton.dsl.pipex.com/autism.html
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Hi, my son’s doctor told us that symptoms better be severe and dilapidating to consider risperdal. My son is taking Clonidine and so far so good with no side effects. Joanne "Claptn123" <claptn…@aol.com> wrote in message
news:20021013223753.18496.00001114@mb-fz.aol.com… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> My son’s doctor suggest he take risperdal(sp?). I am very leary of the side > effects mentioned. What do you think?
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My son’s doctor suggest he take risperdal(sp?). I am very leary of the side effects mentioned. What do you think?
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"Claptn123" <claptn…@aol.com> wrote in message
news:20021013223753.18496.00001114@mb-fz.aol.com… > My son’s doctor suggest he take risperdal(sp?). I am very leary of the side > effects mentioned. What do you think?
Hi there. How old is your son? Does he want to take a medication? Has he been on any other medications before? Most of the side-effects listed about drugs are potential side-effects. Most lists of medication side-effects are pretty scary. My son took Risperdal for a while. Worst general side-effect for him was the weight gain, but then again, I know of other people who didn’t have this problem. He’s happy to be well and truly off medications now. Without knowing anything about your son or exactly why the Risperdal has been suggested it’s somewhat difficult to comment really. Please tell us more.
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Claptn123 wrote: > My son’s doctor suggest he take risperdal(sp?). I am very leary of the side > effects mentioned. What do you think?
Seconding what Lara posted … It is hard to weigh any potential benefits of a particular medication versus the possible side effects without knowing more about your son, his age, his symptoms, what else he has tried, how long you’ve known about his diagnosis, what other diagnoses he may have, etcetera … there is no medication that works across the board for all persons with TS without side effects, and each person responds differently, so please tell us more about your son? — Tourette Syndrome – Now What? http://tourettenowwhat.tripod.com
