ativan

I am putting this update here after the last post was moved here. If it should be in watercooler please move it. Jessie's shaking is not better. The neurologist finally rx'd lorazepam (ativan) to be taken ever 4-6 hours. NO WHERE does it say that she should only take 2 tablets a day. No...

What do you think. Several years ago when difficult child had been on Lamictal for 3 years we tried lexapro. Ten mg. difficult child didn't sleep for days. Then psychiatrist added remeron (sp?). Then he was so totally messed up we had to start from scratch. He started back on Lamictal - his request last fall. Not...

difficult child is trying Prozac/fluoxetine. The psychiatrist insisted that it was chemically dissimilar enough from Zoloft that he wouldn't get the awful reactions he got last time. She instructed us to dissolve a 20 mg tablet into about 8 oz. of cranberry juice, and have him sip some every day, to get the...

Nothing like feeling like a guppy out of water everywhere I go, I swear the heat and humidity is an indicator plus the mother load of stress I've been under this past month. D/H still has not gone back to work, and yesterday he finally went to Dr. and his blood pressure was through the roof, so...

I generally don't talk about the medications I try because there are always tons of bad experiences out there and I want to keep an open mind about our trial. So we are trying zoloft to see if it won't take the edge off of the anxiety and ocdness. It's been about 4 weeks now. I have decided today...

Hello there, I am on cipralex/lexapro for depression/stress and also on ativan for sleep (I DON'T SLEEP WELL.) The ativan doesn't seem to be helping. Is there any prescription medications you have taken to help you sleep THROUGHT THE NIGHT and do not make you feel tired through the day? Thanks.

difficult child is worrying non stop that he is dying. From his headaches to any ache or pain he is convinced he is dying. Today when we saw the plane down, husband and I looked at each other with the same thing in mind. (yes - we did connect on this one thought). They are flying to Pittsburgh in a month...

Well, difficult child and I got into it again today. Seems as if both of us just blow our tops. Maybe more me. He sent me a message at work today saying he broke his Wii (game system) controller. He threw it against the wall because he was getting beat. This is a common behavior forever. He cannot...

Has anyone tried gluten free diets for ODD. My son is up to 3/4 Lexapro a day and 1/4 ativan 3 times a day. We see the MD for medication check up and the counselor for anger management. Things have seemed to get worse though. He cannot control his anger. If we do not give him what he wants he throws a...

difficult child has finally seen the need to go back on her AD (lexapro 10 mg) all by herself with no world war III. Big relief. So, I go to refill the prescription and now the insurance is wanting prior approval from the doctor and may make her try something else. This just really annoys me because she...

What I have written below is just a huge rant that I will just send as is, because if I try to edit it...I will just end up giving up so I apologise for the drama...but I am desperate like I have never been...and am open to any ideas at all. THANKS! I will not give a ton of history...but just...

I haven't been here for a while as 15 yr old difficult child was actually doing well for a while. Well hush my mouth and call me stupid! The last few months have been agony!!!! She is now diagnosed with general anxiety disorder and possibly Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). She is afraid to socialize to the point that she just doesn't...

Hi everyone: Been a while since I've been on since it's been so hectic at home and work. I thought the best way to do this would be an update and then list my questions. Overall, difficult child continues to do "OK"; basically he stays away from anything that will remotely cause him stress or make him...

Hi there, Went to the docs. She suggested I stop using Ativan and placed me on CLONAZEPAM (to help with my sleep deprevation). Has anyone had any experince with this drug? Thank you.

Bureaucracies really burn my toast. Fortunately, I expected this because it's already happened to many parents in IL. Quick history - IL has a unique grant program for severely mentally ill children. It pays for both community-based services (but not medications/therapist/psychiatrist or hospitalizations) and...

I noticed that a few of your difficult children take Lexapro for anxiety. I have posted a few times about my difficult child and his behaviors lately. I believe the Zoloft simply has to go. I called the psychiatrist's office yesterday about my concerns. I described the suspension for taking a knife to school, the slicing our...

Arrrgggghhhhhhh............ I am a mess. difficult child is manic - he missed his medications twice this week at his dads - consquently........... He is grandiose~ Creating a zillion projects, issues, and dramatic events. Talking non stop....will he ever quit? Aggressive and argumentative one second~ Flying...

now it looks like difficult child 2 has a movement disorder -- a "chorea" of some type. He's getting an MRI and bloodwork next week to rule out things like Wilson disease, Sydenham's chorea, cerebellar lesions to name a few. He's always had problems with jerky hand motions -- even back to when he was in...

My son was prescribed Flouxetine (30 mg per day) and Clonazepam (.75 mg 3X per day) when he was admitted to psychiatric hospital. He had never been medicated before and these two medications have worked very well for him. I get the feeling that his peds doctor isn't thrilled about the clonazepam, however, when you...

I am a dad with a wonderful 7 y.o. son who early on had strong tantrums of frustration-intolerance kind, then was bugging other kids so as to get kicked out of a couple of preschools. Not much of impulse control, though observes his own safety. Never anger problems, an easy smile and has a good...