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Posted by RoseMB on October 23, 2001, at 4:06:49
MY SON IS 12 YRS. OLD::::
Doc just put him on EFFEXOR XR. along with
taking CLONIDINE,RISPERDAL, DEPAKOTE
WAS WONDERING IF THIS WOULD BE OK???
MEDS SCARE ME BUT MY SON IS VERY HYPER,
Threatening People,Attention Span is like 2 sec.
( hes allergic to ritilin)
Here is his med list:::::::::::::::
HE TAKES THESE at 6 am : 1-125MG sprinkle cap
DEPAKOTE,RISPERDAL 1-0.5MG,CLONIDINE HCL 1-0.1MGHis NOON MEDS are as follows 1-125 MG DEPAKOTE,
1-0.5MG RISPERDAL,1-0.1MG CLONIDINEThen he takes 1-0.1MG CLONIDINE, 2-0.5MG RISPERDAL
at bedtime.MY MAIN CONCERN IS Doc put him on
CLONIDINE along with the EFFEXOR XR.
Also This much meds in AM & AT NOON worry me.Does anyone Elses Children take these meds at
same time as EFFEXOR XR?? AND Does it help them???
Posted by Mitch on October 23, 2001, at 10:21:10
In reply to CHILDREN AND EFFEXOR XR/ ADHD/BIPOLOR, posted by RoseMB on October 23, 2001, at 4:06:49
> MY SON IS 12 YRS. OLD::::
> Doc just put him on EFFEXOR XR. along with
> taking CLONIDINE,RISPERDAL, DEPAKOTE
> WAS WONDERING IF THIS WOULD BE OK???
> MEDS SCARE ME BUT MY SON IS VERY HYPER,
> Threatening People,Attention Span is like 2 sec.
> ( hes allergic to ritilin)
> Here is his med list:::::::::::::::
> HE TAKES THESE at 6 am : 1-125MG sprinkle cap
> DEPAKOTE,RISPERDAL 1-0.5MG,CLONIDINE HCL 1-0.1MG
>
> His NOON MEDS are as follows 1-125 MG DEPAKOTE,
> 1-0.5MG RISPERDAL,1-0.1MG CLONIDINE
>
> Then he takes 1-0.1MG CLONIDINE, 2-0.5MG RISPERDAL
> at bedtime.
>
> MY MAIN CONCERN IS Doc put him on
> CLONIDINE along with the EFFEXOR XR.
> Also This much meds in AM & AT NOON worry me.
>
> Does anyone Elses Children take these meds at
> same time as EFFEXOR XR?? AND Does it help them???
Rose,The one thing that seems to concern me is why is your son taking Effexor if he is bipolar? Effexor is a very potent antidepressant and can *cause* hypomania/mania. I am BPII and also have been dx'ed with ADHD. Effexor made me very hypomanic and hostile. Adderall *didn't*. You mentioned him being allergic to Ritalin, has he been tried on Adderall or dexedrine??
Mitch
Posted by donnaw on October 1, 2006, at 12:21:33
In reply to Re: CHILDREN AND EFFEXOR XR/ ADHD/BIPOLOR » RoseMB, posted by Mitch on October 23, 2001, at 10:21:10
your child needs to be seen by a childrens hospital doctor near you so he can get extensive studies on him .the meds he is on are to dangerious for him at his age and can damage his liver and he needs to be monitered closely. i'm sure they will take him off alot of the meds he is on now.these are meds. for an adult and the dosages are way hi for his age. they can be counter acting each other and makeing him worst. take him ASAP . my child sees doctors at our childrens hospital here in alabama and they deal with things like this all the time. that is the problem with alot of family doctors and peds. doctors they try and treat kids for add/adhd with a 15 min. apointment and never really do any major testing on them. i'm a nurse and in my opion that is what you need to do . any ?'s feel free ot e-mail me at midnightlady871@yahoo.com
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