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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 463766" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>My concern, if this were my child, is that he is on (in my opinion) too many medications. What doses does he take?</p><p></p><p>Focalin and Intuniv...are they not both stimulants? Who needs two stimulants? I think that could make a kid really manicky. Celexa is nothing tame either. My TEENAGE daughter couldn't handle it...it made her hyper and nervous and she refused to continue it. </p><p></p><p>I really wonder why doctors give so much medication. My own experience with medications is that the right medication can do the trick without adding another medication for every single symptom. It is impossible to medicate away every symptom. I'm wondering if he is reacting badly to the interaction between three stimulating medications. Antidepressants do tend to stimulate. Young kids have small bodies. Do they really need the same amount of drugs some adults can't tolerate? </p><p></p><p>I always quit any medication that seemed to make my child worse. Not telling YOU to do what I did, but I didn't even bother with waiting for a doctor's ok. If I thought it was doing my child harm, into the trash it went.</p><p></p><p>Keep us posted.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 463766, member: 1550"] My concern, if this were my child, is that he is on (in my opinion) too many medications. What doses does he take? Focalin and Intuniv...are they not both stimulants? Who needs two stimulants? I think that could make a kid really manicky. Celexa is nothing tame either. My TEENAGE daughter couldn't handle it...it made her hyper and nervous and she refused to continue it. I really wonder why doctors give so much medication. My own experience with medications is that the right medication can do the trick without adding another medication for every single symptom. It is impossible to medicate away every symptom. I'm wondering if he is reacting badly to the interaction between three stimulating medications. Antidepressants do tend to stimulate. Young kids have small bodies. Do they really need the same amount of drugs some adults can't tolerate? I always quit any medication that seemed to make my child worse. Not telling YOU to do what I did, but I didn't even bother with waiting for a doctor's ok. If I thought it was doing my child harm, into the trash it went. Keep us posted. [/QUOTE]
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