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What Is The Treatment For Mild Asperger's And Bad Anger?
I have a 12 y/o with Dx of Asperger's ( mild) & a very bad anger problem. She is on Zoloft 100mg, in AM along with Risperidone 0.5 mg. Seroquel 100 mg @ HS. She falls asleep in school. My question is are these the medications used to treat this? 2 Antidepressants & a antipsychotic starting when she was 6 y/o
She has had other wicked medication & one not recommend for people under 18 y/o. She is not allow to talk to the Doctor without Mother present & she does all the talking. As her Grandmother, I fear for her & the long term effects of these medications. She recieves no theraphy just medications. There is also a Family Hx on her Mother's side of Drug & Alcholol addiction.
She has had other wicked medication & one not recommend for people under 18 y/o. She is not allow to talk to the Doctor without Mother present & she does all the talking. As her Grandmother, I fear for her & the long term effects of these medications. She recieves no theraphy just medications. There is also a Family Hx on her Mother's side of Drug & Alcholol addiction.
Fri, 13 Jun 2014
Hi, Thanks for asking. In my opinion she requires more of counselling sessions for anger management. In such sessions the counsellor tackles with the anger issues and provides her with the alternative ways to vent her anger which does not harm her or anyone else. In my opinion she does not require any anti depressants but the dose of risperodone can be increased up to 2 mg. But she will do best with an anger management program.
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