Do you have behaviour modification programmes in place?
They worked so well with my son and we were able to avoid medication.
Here is Austria a 5 year old would never ever be given these drugs, and we have an excellent health care system.
I mean how come we have no children on these drugs here and we have a much lower rate of adolescent crime etc, we have a safe society? We use other therapies and intesive work with these kids as a team.
Zoloft is an SSRI that is typically used in treating anxiety and Metadate is, actually, an extended-release version of methylphenidate, which is Ritalin. A primary concern that I have is that you do not seem comfortable with the psychiatrist treating him. There are a number of meds that have been used as treatment for the symptoms of the disorders you describe, but your psychiatrist should be willing to sit down with you, describe all of the options, and make a case for why he or she believes that a particular medication is the best choice. You and your psychiatrist should also have a plan for evaluation of the medications including developing criteria for when doses will be increased or decreased and when a change from one drug to another is called for. If you are not comfortable with the decision making of the psychiatrist or if you feel that you are not being sufficiently incorporated into the decision making process, find a new psychiatrist. I would also like to recommend, given the severity of the behavior problems that you are describing and because you are concerned about sending him to school because of them, that you seek out a behavior analyst in your area with experience treating children who display behavior problems similar to you son’s. While medication can help with behavior problems, research has shown that medication combined with behavioral treatment is more effective.