Re: Intro/to Debbie in Southern Cal

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Hi Debbie and welcome,

I live in Northern California, in the Bay area. My daughter is six and

takes Prozac. I believe it is Kathy H. on this list who has info about

how children's metabolisms process the meds so quickly that they very

often take doses similar to those of adults. Weight does not seem to be

a factor with the SSRI's. andra takes nearly 30 mg. of Prozac, but

is larger than your daughter, about 55 lbs. She is still taking a

fairly " lowish, " dose; the dose levels for OCD are usually larger than

those needed for depression, for example. My daughter's only diagnosis

is OCD, however she does experience depression when the OCD symptoms are

severe. Anxiety is, of course, part of the package; the Prozac helps

lower her anxiety enough for her to do effective CBT. Hope this helps.

Take care,

Lesli

p.s.- Does take liquid Prozac? Raising the dose ever so slowly,

just a little each day, helps us to avoid side effects. Dr. Jenike

discussed this method on the OCD-L today, as well.

Debbie wrote:

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> From: " Debbie " <cdpowell@...>

>

> Hello,My name is Debbie and I live in Southern California with my husbandand

four children: (20) depression, tic disorder; Chara (17)OCD, ODD, ADD,

SID; (15) ADHD, anxiety; (5) SID,ADHD, OCD, AS, TS. My 17

year old daughter refuses to take meds so....we get into a lotof arguements. My

5 year old has begun taking Prozac. The Dr. wantsme to increase the dosage to

20 mg. only weighs 40lbs. Doesanyone else have a 5/6 year old taking

Prozac? Looking forward to gaining information and support from all of you.

Debbie

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