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[quote=Anonymous]DS is on the spectrum and has really bad anxiety. He's been on Zoloft for going on 4 years and it really helps (especially with his tics which were debilitating b4 the Zoloft). He's also on Seroquel for aggression, to help him get to sleep, and general mood instability. His biggest problem is the aggression which is almost always the result of a panic attack. He mostly throws things but will be directly physical and will also run and hide. He's extemely remorseful after the fact which then makes him want to avoid the situations that cause panic which just causes more panic. I feel like something short term that he could take occasionally to head off the panic (I'm thinking specifically of the first couple days of school right now) therefore settling in and having a more successful experience would help immensely. We have tried a small dose of Seroquel in the am as recommended by his psych and that didn't seem to help. He's been on Risperdol before the Seroquel and that just made him dopey, asleep, and chubby. I don't want to medicate the heck out of the kid, but just wondering if anyone else has this type of situation and has a med that they use.  It's really hard to get him to participate in normal kid activities because of this, but I can usually handle most things through quiet talking it through, laying out the plans, giving the escape plan if thing go wrong. However, school is wildly unpredictable and I doubt my middle schooler wants me to follow him around doing cognitive behavioral therapy. He does have a 1:1 which helps immensely but the sheer panic still rises up. Thoughts?[/quote]

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