Seven Year Old with Extreme Anger

[helpless36]

Child was on Strettera 40 mg. and Risperdol 0.5 ml twice a day.  He was putting on way too much weight.  Went from a size 6 pant to a size 14 in less than 6 months.  But behaviours were better.

Spoke with Dr. and he recommended we ween off risperdol and change to seroquel.  We have just regressed by one year.  This child cannot sit still, verbally abusive, easily agitated at school and home.  He has been on Seroquel for approx. 2 weeks taking 50mg. twice a day along with 60 mg. Strettera.  Any answer for me.  I am a stressed out Grandmother trying to do my best with the situation.
Helpless36

[Shawnsarah]

I am a 42 year old woman... I started taking Xanax after my first daughter was born .. I had extreme panick attacks ( which now I know they were hormones) .:: so eventually after having 2 kids my anxiety got worse more like a social anxiety... I had to take my Xanax or a few drinks before I went out etc..: so for 20 years my doctor has prescribed me Xanax and leaxapro for social anxiety..... 20 years!!! Never once did I abuse my Xanax. I needed it I needed it to be me... Xanax was my morning pill to face the world for days at a time! I became addicted..:: obviously I was clueless after 20 years because I told my doctor they don't work they make me LAZY! So he took me off them::: I couldn't go a day! The withdrawl is so severe and last for ever !
I couldn't function , could not hold a job... My life is depressing
I can't go to work without popping a Xanax .. I hate myself for it

[Nanc1970]

Dear grandmother,

First, watch out for the Strattera...my daughter was on it until the doctor told me there were health risks they found with it and she would have to have her blood checked and liver frequently....I took her off immediately.  My son was on Seroquel, and Concerta, and some other mood stabilizer (can't remember)...but anyhow, he was on these meds and they were making him worse.  I took him off all meds the end of 2nd grade when I pulled him out of school to homeschool him...which I did for a year.  To much grief from his dad about it.  If I could afford to homeschool him I would still.  Taking him off all the meds for almost 2 years now was the best thing I could have done.  He takes a natural remedy (Evening Primrose Oil, 1000mg) once a day and it helps a bit with his aggitation, but he is still getting the anger outbursts...I am looking into more natural alternatives for him and having him reevaluated since I think he was misdiagnosed when he was 5.  I am going to have him check by a regular M.D. to rule out any chemical imbalances in his body or any other type of symptoms that could be bringing this on.  I just know the ADHD meds never worked for him.  When they wore off it was like dealing with a child having a major drug withdrawal...which I couldn't deal with anylonger.  I am a stressed mother and I feel for you.  I take Wellbutrin to help with my nerves...It's not easy...I've been dealing with it for almost 10 years now...8 of them alone.  Keep your chin up and never give up....try finding some books on anger management that may help with ways to cope with it...I am looking into that myself.  One that was recommended by the doctor on this site was SOS: Help for Parents by Lynn Clark  I am going to check it out...couldn't hurt.

Good luck, be patient and God Bless....If I find any real good solutions to the anger problems I will be sure to post them on this site.  Anything to help all of us who deal with it.

Nanc1970