Prescription Drugs

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Hey everyone,
I'm sure if i'm touching a delicate subject, but i would like to know if any of you has ever found a prescription drug that eases any of the symptoms.
Lately i'm so anxious that i can't think no more.
I have always avoided this kind of solution but i'm feeling quite desperate.
Thanks

isn't it interesting, I am having the same conversation with myself about QUITTING the prescriptions that were prescribed to help my depression and my anxiety and my 'executive function'. I have found myself on a chemical leash and I am desperate enough (not liking myself like I am now) to taper off of them and try my self on my own again.

So no, I am not certain that there are anything that alleviates the symptoms of AS. Just the comorbids. Maybe people that don't have AS go back to 'normal' when their comorbids are managed but we never started out that way in the first place.

Merle

Hey there,

I have always avoided this kind of thing too, there were times where I wanted to quit completely of these kind of pills, most of them didn't do anything for me and one of them (risperidone) even made me feel worst... but getting back to the point, Clonazepam reduced a bit of the anxiety issues I was having however, for a moment there I couldn't stop taking them.... so its kinda your choice if you wanna do it.

I've heard that exercise helps a lot but I've never tried

Good luck.

If you decide to do this be very careful. Meds affect people in differant ways. My son who has AS/NLD was having anxiety and trauma related problems and was perscribed respiridone and remoron. His personality totally changed. He was no longer depressed or anxious in fact the only emotion he had was extreme anger which kept getting worse. He thought the respiridone was helping him and he was afraid to stop taking it. He would panic at the thought of stopping the medicine.
All of the doctors said to raise his dose. Finally I told his doctor that he was getting off the medication and that I would put him in the hospital if I had too. My son didn't want to be in the hospital and stopped taking the medicine last Monday, within two days the anger was gone and he felt great. I found out that it was the combination of the two meds that each produced chemicals that prevented the other from breaking down. Respiridone is a dangerous medicine anyway and I hated it but the doctors kept pushing it. All medicines have side effects. Just be careful and always do your own research.

If anyone wants to taper off their meds, it is a good idea to research methods of tapering. The longer the taper, the lesser the wthdrawal symptoms.

i wish i knew exactly what conditional symptoms you were referring-to. as for my aspie self, when was able to take 'em, i found strattera in combo with a beta blocker ameliorated most of my "symptoms" [intentional tremor, generalized (amorphous) anxiety, rage, disorganized thinking [aka scatterbrains], dysthymia, et al.]
a visit with a medical [mental health therapies] provider would be a good thing to consider. having a head-to-toe physical exam would be wise as well. just my 2-cents' worth.

take care

My son is 18 and an aspie, since he was about 3 doctors have wanted to drug him but I always said well see and he has never taken a drug. anyway i have 2 sisters and a brother so called normal and they have been depressed and axiety drugged for over 15 years and have more problems now and cannot get off them each has tried and failed so please find another way if possible, exercise does help a lot and anxiety is a nomal responce for a lot of things.as long as your not pulling your hair out or screaming out loud your ok try to find somehing you like to do

One thing I would say is that you should avoid taking antipsychotics if at all possible. These drugs can cause permanent damage to your brain and body. The side effects of these drugs are very serious and irreversible!

As far as SSRIs go, don't think twice - go ahead and start one. The potential benefits are enormous and they rarely cause permanent side effects even if taken for a long time.

^ It depends on the person. ome people do well with SSRIs. For me they have been disastrous.

I found that the drugs greatly help my comorbids. Unlike most, I got a HUGE benefit from risperdal, and greatly noticed a BIG increase in agitation when I went off it. I have a number of comorbids, and take a pill for each. Strattera for ADHD (sometimes people can't tolerate this and similar "non-stimulant drugs"), Luvox for OCD, Neurontin for general neurological issues and to help me drive (I live in California, so I HAVE to be able to drive), Haldol/haloperidol for tourettes, and Risperdal for agitation/anger. I also take two different sleeping pills. I have acid reflux, and use papaya enzyme pills that work FAR better than Nexium, and I am anemic and take chelated iron, and CoQ10 for high blood pressure (because I'm fat). So yeah, I'm on a lot of stuff, and it helps. Your mileage may vary.