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Mental Health Support

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GreenPartyVoter

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Mon Oct 15, 2012, 07:25 PM Oct 2012

YoungerGreenKid is doing well on his Prozac. Added Focalin a couple of weeks ago. Not [View all]

sure if it's making a difference or not. Hard to say where he only just started the Prozac in Augusts. On the plus side, no aggressive or manic behavior, which suggests this med fits his ADHD. School is going so well, his case has been sort of backburnered until we see a drop in focus and completion of work. But I plan to keep meeting with teachers every few months so that there is a record when he goes off to high school.

He has lost 3lbs since summer, but he was weighed on 2 different scales so I am not going to panic. (He is already a little guy, and really needs to grow. I am hoping the "stifles growth" side effect doesn't show up for him. Ditto with the heart attacks and strokes!)

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