Lorazepam and Prozac

[MMC]

Local ped prescribed .5mg Lorazepam (ativan) for anxiety, since mouth tic will not subside. We gave one pill early afternoon, and now DS14 is acting really strange. Would this med have a psychotic effect? Or opposite effect in PANDAS kids? What would you suggest for lessening of OCD symptoms?

 

This mouth tic he has will not stop, he is biting the inside of his cheek...also has what looks like thrush on his tongue and Dr prescribed Clotrimazole 10mg lozenges...(I wanted diflucan, but did not get it).

 

Also, dr prescribed Prozac 10mg and said he can start taking it now with the Lorazepam. We are just worried about all this new medication and what it will do, but this mouth tic has to stop. Dentist said the ulcer will not heal until he can stop biting it, will take 7 days. I think the open ulcer is allowing yeast in from the thrush!! We are in a very bad place, worse than ever.

 

**Actually, my wife told me he was acting strange before taking the new meds today...so, we need to try and see if meds help, hopefully will. He is constantly asking for pain meds b/c his cheek hurts to bad...we hardly know what to do, but hope thrush/yeast will be rid and he can get better.

Edited April 19, 2013 by MMC

[Hopeny]

So sorry you are going through this. Do you have a psychiatrist you are working with? That would seem important to manage the effects of these meds. I don't have personal experience but I understand that Ativan works very quickly. If there are concerning symptoms I would probably stop and contact the prescribing doctor.

[MMC]

Thanks for those thoughts Hopeny, we may have to seek a psychiatrist. We are just concerned b/c he's never had many psych symptoms, but this open wound in his mouth and really caused some issues. He seems a little hyper at the moment, but makes sense when he talks...but still has some weird behavior.

[Mayzoo]

Once you get the thrush under control, ask your dentist for a script for Peridex mouth wash. It is an antibacterial that heals mouth ulcers fairly quickly. It stings when you first use it, but the ulcer begins to feel better the next day.