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What Is The Best Medicine For Depression For My 11 Year Old Son ?
Hi , my son 11 was prescribed with clomipramine 10mg for having panic attacks , and mood swings for a year now , nowadays he is on a tapering off process feeling much better now , but at night time he gets a bit aggressive. What is the best way for tapering off anti-depressants please help. I have consulted with his GP , and he says this is part of the withdrawal . Thank You for everyone s advice, God Bless.
Wed, 6 Apr 2011
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Dr. Abhijeet Deshmukh,
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Different anti-depressants need different taper strategies. You can taper off Clomipramine over a period of 3-4 weeks. His symptoms may need monitoring during the taper. If needed, the taper period can be prolonged further. If you feel the aggressiveness at night is a bit too much to handle, you can think about continuing with 10mg for a week or so and then trying the taper again. Hope this helps.
Abhijeet Deshmukh, MD
Different anti-depressants need different taper strategies. You can taper off Clomipramine over a period of 3-4 weeks. His symptoms may need monitoring during the taper. If needed, the taper period can be prolonged further. If you feel the aggressiveness at night is a bit too much to handle, you can think about continuing with 10mg for a week or so and then trying the taper again. Hope this helps.
Abhijeet Deshmukh, MD
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