Clonidine for conduct disorder
Common Questions and Answers about Clonidine for conduct disorder
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We could not get ahold of anyone for 5 days because mother went to jail for domestic violence fighting over the child. A neighbor had him for those 5 days while we lost our minds. The army was even looking for him. This child has never been disciplined properly in his life!!!! Well unless you classify mental abuse as discipline. It is not just his biological parents that mentally abuse him it is anyone in contact with him for long period of time.
Clonidine was initially used as an antihypertensive but it has come to be used to treat a variety of behavioral disorders including tics, symptoms of ADHD, aggression, PTSD, anxiety, panic disorder, or sleep problems. Medication of this sort can be helpful and has shown to be most effective in conjunction with systematic behavioral programming.
m on 120m Diltiazem 3x, .1 Clonidine 2x and .2 Clonidine at bedtime. BP is still high. More Clonidine (i.5-2) during the day will drop it to120/80 or below, but it drops my heartbeat to 40-50 an dI'll fall asleep. My heartrate otherwise is 56-62. I'm at the point where I really don't care much anymore. If I check my BP it just makes my BP go higher because I feel it's futile. Got a suggestion?
My family has a life threatening genetic heart disorder, that was fatal for several members of the family, for which one of the few symptoms is syncope. Years before being diagnosed this fainting was dismissed as being just one of those things and nothing to be concerned about. I think because of this, I have a hard time not knowing the exact cause of his shudders, like its cause from a deficiency of what every.
He has been diagnosed with conduct and another disorder that is close with conduct but can't remember the name at the moment. I've had him see a psychologist and a psychiatrist but was told everything was in my head and he was fine. I just don't know where or what to do and am tired of trying and being told the same things that it's all me when I know it's not.
Zolpidem (Ambien), Methylphenidate (Concerta), Clonidine, and Strattera. First, I do not believe my son should have ever been diagnosed w/ ADHD, I have done the research and written a paper as well as currently going through a publication on an article with my wife (not my son's mother) who is an assistant professor of counseling mental health.
2 clonidine at night to help sleep. He also has ODD, my question is what medication can we try him on now that will MAYBE help with both? We have tried the Tenex smallest dose possiblr 1/4 pill in am. And he just could not function. I was wondering about Vyvanse or Focalin XR what is actualy know about the benefits ( if any) for treating someone with ADHD & ODD. Any imput would be helpful.
Has opiate use during pregnancy been linked to conduct disorders in children, specifically oppositional defiance disorder? If so, are any specific drugs, narcotics associated with this? What are the long term effects? How is ODD treated in young children?
Clonidine (which I take but for a different disability) has mood stabilization properties as well (it works in this regard for myself even though it is prescribed for me to control dystonic spasms). Adderal is of course used for ADHD but it can sometimes cause agitation so if his behavior became worse since he started taking it you need to call that to their attention. If nothing is helping you should consult with a child psychiatrist who has specific understanding in this area.
I am taking clonidine for my Subutex withdrawal. It has definetly helped with the anxious creepy crawly feeling. It also helped with hot flashes.
I wasn't given any info on not to mix it with pain meds, but you may want to call you doctor to find out. Or even a pharmacist might be able to tell.
good luck!
He also held off on actually giving us a diagnosis so he could be e evaluated for other conditions and disabilities without the ADHD diagnosis influencing their determination. Basically he was screened for autism because he didn't start walking or talking until 18 months. It wasn't because he couldn't tho, he simply couldn't stay focused long enough to learn they thought he had weak fine motor skills, but they caught his attention long enough to see hr could do it perfectly.
1mg at 10am, 4 pm since i started and trazodone 100mg at night for sleep... anyone have experience with these? ive heard clonidine if you just stop taking it it can spike your blood pressure... and trazodone is addictive? i dunno.... anyway any comments would help.. i was gonna start today by reducing the trazodone in half and tomorrow cut back to just one clonidine a day for 3 more days... sound alright?
But in order to be excepted for the internship I first have to hand in my own research paper. Part of my paper is about the corelation between normal people with insomnia vs insmonia with a psychiatric disorder.
So people with out a psych history,if you can awnser these few question I will forever be gratefull.
1. At what time do you go to bed?
2. At what time do you get up?
3. How long have you had insomnia?
4. Do you wake up during the night and
If yes, how much and how far between
5.
It is likely your daughter displays either Bipolar Disorder or a serious conduct disorder/personality disorder. If she displays Bipolar Disorder she will require medication as well as therapy. You have to set a firn limit on aggression. If you 'allow' yourself to be mistreated the way you do, the behavior will not stop. At the first sign of aggression you should summon the police.
Stealing and lying could be signs of conduct disorder, oppositional defiant disorder, drug use...the key is to get him to a counselor or therapist. If he is physically violent or a danger to himself, you should probably take him to a mental health facility that is willing to do free evaluations. It is hard to determine without more info.
You don't say why you are taking Clonidine? Because of your age, I'm going to guess that it's for attention-deficit disorder. One of the side effects of Clonidine can be a sense of shortness of breath.
Vyvanse, another med for ADHD, can also cause shortness of breath.
There is no medication with the name 'dextromaphane,' but there is Dextroamphetamine. Is this what you are taking? It also is used to treat ADHD.
Although you may have some symptoms of anti-social personality disorder (sociopath) it would be diagnosed as conduct disorder at your age. Rarely does a psychopath or sociopath have enough insight to seek help for their symptoms. They usually think all is fine and dandy. If you are having unusual thoughts ask your parents to make you an appointment or maybe a school counselor.
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