Suggest Treatment For Mood Disoder And Child Hood ADHD

Posted on Mon, 14 Apr 2014

Question: My son is not studying well and using internet more time .when i consulted to a doctor phychiatrist ,he suggested him sizodon 1 mg and said to be used for 1 yr ,he is having mood disoder and child hood ADHD NOT TREATED.is it advisable to give sizodol ,is there any side effects.he is 17 yrs old.When i ask him to stop chatting sometimes he is agressive and will not stop it.2 times in some other occassion during argument he became agrressive and beat me physically.i am his father. he was brought up very strict and his mother used to beat him daily, now my worry is the bad effects of sozodon,is advisable to give.pl suggest me. by XXXXX

Answered by Dr. Manisha Gopal (14 minutes later)

Brief Answer: he will get better with this drug, dont worry Detailed Answer: hello and welcome to hcm! The symptoms of your son which you have mentioned need medicines. It looks like psychosis and he also have ADHD. It is quite commonly seen that people with untreated adhd develop psyhosis. Now regarding the age of your son- he is 18yrs. I want to tell you that the onset of most of psychotic illnesses is in early teens or early adulthood only, the same age in which your son is having it. So, it is not unusual presentation. The drug sizodon is one of the most commonly prescribed first line treatment medicine in psychosis. It is consedered to be quite safe and very effective at the same time. There are some side effects but almost none of them is serious or long lasting. Moreover, by regularly keeping in touch with a psychiatrist one can detect any side effect at early stae and manage it. The side effect also depends on the dosage of sizodon used. It is almost none in low dose ; and low doses are best to start with - as it is quite a potent drug. Please do not fear so much, he needs treatment and the choice is appropriate. Hope the reply is useful for you. please feel free to ask more questions for clarification. Wish you good luck. Dr. Manisha Gopal MD Psychiatry

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Manisha Gopal (18 minutes later)

hi sir my son is 17 years ,the psychiatrist i consulted prescribed this sizon md 1 mg for one month and should continue at least one year. after one month he starts his therapy, he says ,if he starts now ,he will not listen anything and not effective.how does the long term use of this medicine affects him.can he study well.he sggested attetrol 18mg cap also. i am planning to keep him in a hostel ,is it advisable to keep him in hostel or keep him staying with the family.because his mother cannot cotrol him.is the long term use of this medicine make any change in him ,which cause his survival in the community. any thing affects his social life.WHAT HAPPENS IF HE IS NOT TREATED NOW ,IS THIS WILL BE SOLVED WHEN HE BECAME 20 OR 21 YRS

Answered by Dr. Manisha Gopal (49 minutes later)

Brief Answer: giving meds will be more useful for him Detailed Answer: Hello, Firstly, i would never advice any such patient to be kept in hostel. Presently he should be kept under supervision of a trutvworthy family memeber preffrably. Also that when treatment is started there will be a significant improvement in his anger outbursts and irritability. These all will reduce and stop. So, he will not create so much problems. Secondly, he wil be able to study when there is improvement in his mood and concentration.Yes, there is a great difference in performance when the medication is strated. So, you can fairly rely on this thing that with response in his behaviou - his studies will also gradually get better. Thirdly, your doctor has said the right thing that at present he cannot follow any councelling sessions. it will be waste of time , money and effort altogether. There is a suitable time for everything. And at present he needs meds. fourthly, what you desire is very nice on your part being his father & very much understandable that you want to wait and watch if he gets better on his own in few years--- but i want to say that he is 18now and these 2-4 years are very crucial for his studies and carrier. So, it is better to be quick and follow.medical advice. A doctor just wants his patienst's well being. you may take advice form some another expert if you feel like. So, please move forward in managing your child. This will be my sincere advice. Hope this helps your queries. Please feel free to ask.more questions if you have Dr. Manisha Gopal MD Psychiatry

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar