The first article was Medication For Autism, by Healthwise Staff, Primary Medical Reviewer John Pope, MD - Pediatrics, Specialist Medical Reviewer Fred Volkmar, MD - Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. This article was about the different types of medicines that could help prevent self-injury and other behaviors that are causing difficulty. There is no standard medicine for the cure of autism, to conclude The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) are targeting the main problem behaviors for autism and putting research into the medicines they are prescribing. Medicines that are used to treat behavioral problems with Autism are selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and antipsychotic medicines. (SSRIs) include citalopram, fluoxetine, and
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This article was about the many medications used to help with behavioral behaviors in autism many are off- label meaning they have not been approved by the FDA. Meanwhile, the doctors will still prescribe it if he or she feels its nescessary for your child. There is still many reseach and further investigation to ensure not only the efficacy but the safety of psychotropic agents used in the treatment of children and adolescents. In 2004 The FDA adopted a black box warning label on all antidepressent medicines to alert the public about the risk and dangers and increased suicidal thoughts or attemps in people taking antidepressents. A black box warning label is the most serious type of warning on prescription drug label. The warning emphasis that the patiests should be closly monitored or any unusual changes in behavior such as sleeplessness, agitation, or withdrawal from normal social situations. Antiphyscotic medicines have been provened to help people with severe behavioral problems. These mediicines work by reducing the activity in the brain but the side effects are sedation, muscle stiffness, and abnormal movements. Seizures are found in one in four persons with autism spectrum disorders (ASD), most often in those who have low IQ or are mute. They are treated with more stronger medications such as ¨carbamazepine (Tegretol®), lamotrigine (Lamictal®), topiramate (Topamax®), and valproic acid (Depakote®)¨ The level in the blood with using these medication should always be montiroed carefully, these meds also help limit the number of seizures but it does not take them
This article was about the many medications used to help with behavioral behaviors in autism many are off- label meaning they have not been approved by the FDA. Meanwhile, the doctors will still prescribe it if he or she feels its nescessary for your child. There is still many reseach and further investigation to ensure not only the efficacy but the safety of psychotropic agents used in the treatment of children and adolescents. In 2004 The FDA adopted a black box warning label on all antidepressent medicines to alert the public about the risk and dangers and increased suicidal thoughts or attemps in people taking antidepressents. A black box warning label is the most serious type of warning on prescription drug label. The warning emphasis that the patiests should be closly monitored or any unusual changes in behavior such as sleeplessness, agitation, or withdrawal from normal social situations. Antiphyscotic medicines have been provened to help people with severe behavioral problems. These mediicines work by reducing the activity in the brain but the side effects are sedation, muscle stiffness, and abnormal movements. Seizures are found in one in four persons with autism spectrum disorders (ASD), most often in those who have low IQ or are mute. They are treated with more stronger medications such as ¨carbamazepine (Tegretol®), lamotrigine (Lamictal®), topiramate (Topamax®), and valproic acid (Depakote®)¨ The level in the blood with using these medication should always be montiroed carefully, these meds also help limit the number of seizures but it does not take them