medication for anxiety

[graciela]

HI, I really need help!! :huh: I have a five year old son that has HFA and he has anxiety, especially with chages. The pediatrician recomended already two types of medication but they did not work for him. The first one was phencor and he got very hiper, the second one was celexa and it did nothing really. Of course it was in really small doses, but still, I guess he is very sensible. Had anyone used medication for anxiety before? what experiences did you have with medicacion? The ABA terapist told me that if I can help my son to cop with the anxiety it would be better in the long ron. My son is becoming more verbal and she said that that would help too. But the doctor said that the medication would help him especially at school. I don't know... :confused:

[Lisa S]

Hi Graciela,
I know how scary it is to give medication to a kid. What else does the pediatrician suggest? Have you thought about taking your son to a child psychiatrist who has more experience with kids with autism? They know a lot about the different medicines used for anxiety. My daughter takes medication but not for anxiety. Another thought would be to continue with the brushing for a few weeks to see if that helps the anxiety. Also picture schedules can be helpful so he can see what will happen next. This helps my daughter a lot.
Lisa

[graciela]

Yes,We are trying the broshing and we had see some good chages but this is only the first week. I am going to see, like you said, a psychiatrist to check on the medication. And yes, :huh: it is hard to take these kind of decitions; especially for my child that is only five. I really tank you for the advice.

[Jemi]

I agree you need to try to find a good psychiatrist that will help you we are in nebraska and ours is excellent. Kane takes Risperdal and strattera but most important have you tried vitamins kanes takes spectrum complete from kirkman labs and we have recently started on vit. b-6 they help so much the risperdal helps mostly with aggression but does aid in the anxiety. does your aba program have a anxiety goal. like love pat's or or anxiety redirection with body parts. this works great for Kane. hope this helps. I have some infor on the aba and vitamins on my web site www.autismkanesworld.zoomshare.com Jemi

[sabrina dreams]

my daughter is pddnos but is more hig functioning. Does you child like sweets or jumping or pressure seeking items or actives. Try having him swinging or jumping. do some pressure seeking thing.See aot therpy she can help with that. play rough with them before bed and get a mushroom chair at target to watch tv in . keep toys they like out and near them or ablanket something they like. It helps calm them.find out what is causing itMy ot did abehavior program to read my daughter before it becomes out of control .And workied on it in baby steps, man did it help . I was able to do more with her. do more night time walks and exploring at night out side my daughter love it. meds really control the area not help them over come it and you don't know what it is doing to your children nerous system either.

[mothersvox]

HI, I really need help!! :huh: I have a five year old son that has HFA and he has anxiety, especially with chages. The pediatrician recomended already two types of medication but they did not work for him. The first one was phencor and he got very hiper, the second one was celexa and it did nothing really. :

When my daughter was five she started taking Paxil for her anxiety and OCD-type behavior, including panic and rage attacks. It worked extremely well for about 2 years. The only caveat I would offer is that in the liquid formula (a suspension rather than a solution) we had some problems with consistent dosing. (That is, we could not get the suspension to re-suspend evenly no matter now much we shook the bottle.) But when we were getting it well-mixed from the local pharmacy, it was a miracle Rx for her.

You might want to ask your doctor about it.