Defiant issues with my son...

[Chemar]

It's interesting that Chemar's doc chose "Luvox" for her son...that one was actually taken off the market for several years. b/c one of the Columbine shooters was on it.

 

my son was put on Luvox because it was considered safer than prozac/zoloft etc at the time for kids

 

he was on it during 2001 BEFORE it was taken off market

 

the doc who continued him on it was Dr Murphy................................................

and one of her interns helped us wean him off it eventually

 

The FDA warning applies to *all* SSRI antidepressants in young people

http://www.fda.gov/CDER/Drug/antidepressan...RIPHA200410.htm

[EAMom]

Yes, the story on Luvox is interesting. The drug was taken off the market in 2002 after sales dropped b/c of the 1999 Columbine shooting. Acccording to wikipedia it was put back on the market in 2007 (different manufacturer?)....

 

My daughter got more aggressive/irritable (and the PANDAS made her irritable too...it was hard to figure out what was causing what!) on the higher dose of Lexapro so I can definitely see how a SSRI could push someone over the edge (increased anger and/or decreased inhibition). Their were 2 good things that came from the Lexapro 1) it helped her eat when she really needed to eat 2) she lost enough inhibition to finally work up the courage to ride her bike without training wheels.

[airbucket]

Pat:

 

I was slacked jawed reading your post. You describe my son to a T. The only difference being that my son has always has these tendencies/behaviors. At home he is the same way, yet at school, mostly, he is behaved very well, etc. Now this is not to say he is not happy, because he is a happy child, but he gets what i describe as shadows or layers of negativity, mood and hyperness that increase as the day goes on. for us this happens on the weekends too. I know the structure in his classroom is something he loves and does very well with.

 

Mine is very OCD at home, he will "talk back" or tell us to be quiet, we are getting time out, etc., when he is upset. and the sensory issues are horrible! But they always have been, but now it does somehow seem interconnected with the aggressiveness, as though he is on alert inside and that is when he is most "sensory". And also, the very same with the example of taking a slight like someone bumping in to you and not saying sorry, my son wil be reduced to a fury sometimes or just plain sadness. One thing we try and do is a "reality check" when my son is misperceiving someones reaction or how "things should be" - i explain very factually what actually happened and he usually comes around to seeing that no one meant him personal offence. we also remember that the only things anyone really needs to "worry" about is shelter, food and water. That usually causes him to kind of "snap out of it" for a minute. We do have though, extreme hypersensitivity, both internally and externally, sensory.

 

How ar your sons tics? What are they like?

 

Right now i am on the quest of my life so far to get to the root of some of these wierd symptoms that just dont seem right. I just hope it ALL doesnt boil down to "brain chemicals."

 

There is lots you can do and remember as far as the behavior is concerned, modifying it and dealing with it. With that area i am pretty well equiped with plans and strategies. It is so important to be very neutral and limit your talking when you are handing out a consequence or disciplining, and do it quickly. A positive approach from you and implementing natural and logical consequences are all good things to try. Feel free to message me if you want to talk about any of this! my son is very overbearing and forceful and misunderstands how to emotionally react to things. I am determined to try and figure this out,

 

good luck.

 

In general my son is a well behave child, sensitive and mild manner and more of an introvert, not particularly friendly with other kids unless he really knows you. He does not cause any trouble and have no behavior issues in school, and teachers always comment that he is mature for his age.

 

However, when we are at home. He is the glass half empty. He holds on to negative thoughts and makes negative comments. Worse of all, he is oppositional and defiant. For example, if i am disciplining him about his bad behavior, he would talk back and say he is not and go on and accuse me of being bad and start arguing. He also likes to say things to embarrass you and laugh about it. I know kids can be naughty and negative at times, but for him is most of the times. For example, he remembers bad things some kid did to him a year or so ago and still talks about it. He is always complaining about how kids in his class are not nice to him. And i think is because his preception is distorted and hypersensitive. For example, if someone run by and accidentally bum him w/o saying sorry. My son would say he is so rude and be upset by it.

 

My son has sensory issues, so i am not sure if this defiant issues is related to sensory or tics, as these neurological issues are comorbid conditions.

 

Can anyone relate and what can i do about it? He is just overbearing to be with at times. I've been working on positive reinforcements, have him write about things he is grateful for and things he likes about a particular person when he start to say bad things about that person, and he is still the glass half empty!

 

Pat