Zoloft

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Has anyone used Zoloft with their child? What kind of results did you see?

La Toya

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Hi La Toya,

My son has been on Zoloft since February. We've seen tremendous improvements,

such as a reduction in OCD-like behaviors, increased alertness, and decreased

processing/response time.

The SSRI class of drugs can be tricky; what helps one child can be a (temporary)

disaster in another. Our son was on Paxil first, and it made him spacey and

stimmy; the difference after switching to Zoloft was amazing.

Donna

Re: Zoloft

Has anyone used Zoloft with their child? What kind of results did you see?

La Toya

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Donna,

Did you go straight from paxil to zoloft? We went

from paxil to celexa, and I just feel that he could be

doing better on something else. Did Dr. G say why he

chose zoloft for your son vs. something else? Barb

--- Donnaaron <donnaaron@...> wrote:

> Hi La Toya,

> My son has been on Zoloft since February. We've

> seen tremendous improvements, such as a reduction in

> OCD-like behaviors, increased alertness, and

> decreased processing/response time.

> The SSRI class of drugs can be tricky; what helps

> one child can be a (temporary) disaster in another.

> Our son was on Paxil first, and it made him spacey

> and stimmy; the difference after switching to Zoloft

> was amazing.

>

> Donna

Re: Zoloft

> Has anyone used Zoloft with their child? What

> kind of results did you see?

> La Toya

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Barb,

We have same issue. I feel Celexa just got him back to pre SSRI level

+ some set backs. I feel we can really try out Zoloft. However, we

just switch back to Valtrex, I doubt that we are going to move to

different SSRI in a week or two. It would be really nice to know for

sure what we are looking for to stay on or change (SSRI).

Jin

> Donna,

>

> Did you go straight from paxil to zoloft? We went

> from paxil to celexa, and I just feel that he could be

> doing better on something else. Did Dr. G say why he

> chose zoloft for your son vs. something else? Barb

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[Guest guest]

Hi Barb, we went straight from Paxil to Zoloft. He chose Zoloft for

because *I* have been on it for several years (for OCD) and it agrees with me

very well. Apparently, if one person in a family does well on a particular

SSRI, it is likely that other family members will do well on it too.

Donna

Re: Zoloft

Donna,

Did you go straight from paxil to zoloft? We went

from paxil to celexa, and I just feel that he could be

doing better on something else. Did Dr. G say why he

chose zoloft for your son vs. something else? Barb

--- Donnaaron <donnaaron@...> wrote:

> Hi La Toya,

> My son has been on Zoloft since February. We've

> seen tremendous improvements, such as a reduction in

> OCD-like behaviors, increased alertness, and

> decreased processing/response time.

> The SSRI class of drugs can be tricky; what helps

> one child can be a (temporary) disaster in another.

> Our son was on Paxil first, and it made him spacey

> and stimmy; the difference after switching to Zoloft

> was amazing.

> Donna

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[Guest guest]

Hello Steve and Doris:

I was just wondering, do you live in Rockville, land? A friend of

ours says that there are many services and support systems for people with

autism there.

Thanks for your help.

Gayle

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what we have found out when changing or upping SSRI doses

Since SSRIs affect serontonin.... serontonin has an effect on

melatonin ..... hence sleep patterns will be disrupted for a short time.

We usually have a 1-2 wk adjustment period

doris

land

[Guest guest]

We're about 45 min from Rockville depending on DC traffic

(which is NOTHING compared to the trfc around LA.

At least DC trfc moves ... somewhat ....)

Rockville is located in Montgomery Cty. Mont Cty used

to have the reputation of being the best providers of

services, esp ABA. CSAAC and IVYMOUNT, both ABA schools

and providers, are located there.

I wouldn't say they have the best services these days ...

I'm hearing better things from Cty....

Kennedy Krieger is located in Balto MD. As is Hopkins.

KKI is suppose to be one of the ranking medical facilities

for diagnosing learning disabilities ...

I've heard more negative things than positive ..

So far, haven't found anyone in this immediate area

who is willing to accept .

(but we keep poking and trying)

Doris

sville

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Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2004 23:03:31 EDT

From: gvizjazz@...

Subject: Re: re: zoloft

Hello Steve and Doris:

I was just wondering, do you live in Rockville, land? A friend of

ours says that there are many services and support systems for people with

autism there.

Thanks for your help.

Gayle

[Guest guest]

Has any one had a double reaction to Zoloft? My son has been on it for 7

days and while he is much more alert he also has more OCD and more Radio Talk.

I reported this to Dr. G so I am not sure what he is going to do. My son

will be 5 in June and I am frantic trying to decide what to do next. I have

been reading the outcome of children with Autism and was very sad. I just

don't see how they can come out of it. I know he can feel better but the

damage

is done. I realize feeling better is a win! However he is almost 5 and I

was told by a physiologist " what you have at 5 is what you have. "

As always any thought would be wonderful.

[Guest guest]

,

Don't give up. I have noticed that whenever my son gets sudden flares of

" OCD " like behabiours, cranky, and tempter tantrums, he gets an ear/sinus

infection a few days later. When he is well, his OCS symptoms fade away and

he is much more cooperative. The whole month of February was awful, he

missed a lot of school and was extremelly cranky. Now that he is feeling

better he is a different child! (When his ears get red and he becomes very

uncooperative, his teacher now knows he is getting sick and won't push him.

Sure enough a couple of days later, he is ill). I hope this information

helps. You can email me privately if you need someone to vent or just to

chat with.

Argie mother of HFA 61/2 years old.

golivo@...

Re: Re: Zoloft

Has any one had a double reaction to Zoloft? My son has been on it for 7

days and while he is much more alert he also has more OCD and more Radio

Talk.

I reported this to Dr. G so I am not sure what he is going to do. My son

will be 5 in June and I am frantic trying to decide what to do next. I

have

been reading the outcome of children with Autism and was very sad. I

just

don't see how they can come out of it. I know he can feel better but the

damage

is done. I realize feeling better is a win! However he is almost 5 and

I

was told by a physiologist " what you have at 5 is what you have. "

As always any thought would be wonderful.

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

We do not follow the protocol but I follow this group to keep myself

updated with what's going on with the different treatment models. I couldn't

help but respond to your email. If you

believe (and I say wrongly believe) in : " What you have at five is what you

have " , you would not be able to win the battle. Lets also look into what I mean

by winning - you long term goal should be recovery but every time you teach your

child one little thing that closes the gap of any development delay, you are

winning. Lets not even bother about what the outcome of Autism is - there is

still very little understanding of what can be done. My boy is five and I

believe he and I would say everybody in the spectrum have enormous potential

that is hidden. Put in extra-ordinary effort to bring them out. If he/she is not

able to learn, do not question the child's ability, question the teaching

method. I do this with my 5 yr old son and he responds. He has long long way to

go but all I want to ensure is that he keeps learning and closes the development

gap as quickly as possible and then I am successfully working towards my long

term goal. Do not let anyone make you underestimate your

child. We do not give medicines to our son but I still follow this group as I

find how parents are putting in extra-ordinary effort and some of the parents

are so positive - so that's the most important lesson.

Thank you,

Amit

dazseaton@... wrote:

Has any one had a double reaction to Zoloft? My son has been on it for 7

days and while he is much more alert he also has more OCD and more Radio Talk.

I reported this to Dr. G so I am not sure what he is going to do. My son

will be 5 in June and I am frantic trying to decide what to do next. I have

been reading the outcome of children with Autism and was very sad. I just

don't see how they can come out of it. I know he can feel better but the

damage

is done. I realize feeling better is a win! However he is almost 5 and I

was told by a physiologist " what you have at 5 is what you have. "

As always any thought would be wonderful.

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

I agree with everyone who responded about outcomes. Don't let ANYONE

tell you that there's nothing you can change once a child is five.

There are hundreds of families right here that can tell you otherwise.

As far as the Zoloft is concerned, 7 days is still too early to know

whether it's going to help or not; sometimes there can be " off "

behavior during the adjustment period. Dr. G will probably ask you to

wait another week before he makes any changes. After that, if the

results are still not what he wants to see, he might reduce the dose

slightly or change to another SSRI, depending on what you report.

> dazseaton@a... wrote:

> Has any one had a double reaction to Zoloft? My son has been on it

for 7

> days and while he is much more alert he also has more OCD and more

Radio Talk.

> I reported this to Dr. G so I am not sure what he is going to do.

My son

> will be 5 in June and I am frantic trying to decide what to do

next. I have

> been reading the outcome of children with Autism and was very sad.

I just

> don't see how they can come out of it. I know he can feel better

but the damage

> is done. I realize feeling better is a win! However he is almost

5 and I

> was told by a physiologist " what you have at 5 is what you have. "

>

> As always any thought would be wonderful.

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Thank you so much everyone. I feel much better. Dr. G. wants to keep him

on the Zoloft for another 7 days. We did run a strep test and it was negative

but that was old. We have more blood work next week so I will ask if we

could run another test.

There are just as many good things happening I just have never seen so much

OCD before.

Anyway thanks again.

[Guest guest]

,

I'll second what Donna says...I have always read to give an SSRI

change 21 days. Also I have read that OCD behaviors can be related

to strep infections. Have you mentioned this to Dr G?

> > Has any one had a double reaction to Zoloft? My son has been on

it

> for 7

> > days and while he is much more alert he also has more OCD and

more

> Radio Talk.

> > I reported this to Dr. G so I am not sure what he is going to

do.

> My son

> > will be 5 in June and I am frantic trying to decide what to do

> next. I have

> > been reading the outcome of children with Autism and was very

sad.

> I just

> > don't see how they can come out of it. I know he can feel

better

> but the damage

> > is done. I realize feeling better is a win! However he is

almost

> 5 and I

> > was told by a physiologist " what you have at 5 is what you

have. "

> >

> > As always any thought would be wonderful.

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

I would say that what you have at five will remain only for those who

believe that nothing can change. My son was nine when he became a patient

of Dr. G's. The SSRI's were a problem for my son's OCD related symptoms

whenever we raised the dose to more than a very minimal one.

There are many possible reasons for that based on how they connect with

immune reactions and also what has become known based on the connection

between the function of the right and left brain hemispheres and immune

reactions. My son was diagnosed as Aspergers and his scans confirmed that

the worse problems were on the right hemisphere rather than the left side

that appears to be worse for those who are non-verbal.

My doctor (local) agreed to take over my sons medical care a year or two

ago, which gave me more control over the medications. Once we went down to

a very low dose of zoloft (around 5-7mg) combined with a small dose of

effexor (1/2 lowest dose capsule) and kept it there, we were able to

stabilize him and his development progressed dramatically. Since that time

we were able to take him completly off the anti-fungal and halve his

anti-viral dose without any deterioration what so ever. (something we were

never able to do before) He'd also become very overweight due to fatigue

and the related immune/med problems. This past year he's lost over fifty

pounds and is almost where he should be. He's fifteen now and at almost

six feet tall has dropped from almost 210 to around 165. His energy is

much better and he's committed himself to a fitness program. The normal

things like an education, self esteem, wanting to look and feel good are all

things he cares about just like any other NT kid out there.

I think that once we advance more and recognize the brain differences

between those who are diagnosed as autism compared with aspergers we'll see

many more children begin to normalize like my son has. He's recovering from

this terrible illness even though all those years of figuring this out are

something that I might not recover from,lol. My older son also overcame

CFIDS and is away at college and doing well.

I'll always be thankful for finding Dr. G and I believe he'll be able to

help more children as he adjusts his protocol to take many of these

differences and scientific discoveries into account.

Cheryl

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From: dazseaton@...

Reply-

Subject: Re: Re: Zoloft

Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2005 12:18:12 EST

Has any one had a double reaction to Zoloft? My son has been on it for 7

days and while he is much more alert he also has more OCD and more Radio

Talk.

I reported this to Dr. G so I am not sure what he is going to do. My son

will be 5 in June and I am frantic trying to decide what to do next. I

have

been reading the outcome of children with Autism and was very sad. I just

don't see how they can come out of it. I know he can feel better but the

damage

is done. I realize feeling better is a win! However he is almost 5 and I

was told by a physiologist " what you have at 5 is what you have. "

As always any thought would be wonderful.

[

[Guest guest]

Sharolyn,

The same thing happened with my son and Zoloft. We recently changed to

Paxil, and things are much, much better.

Kristy

Zoloft

Hi. My son has been on Zoloft for 3 weeks now. I've seen better eye

contact, some better babbling type noises, but more neg side effects.

His OCD is somewhat worse???, he is yelling a lot more, and he is

extremely hyper and crazy at night. He can't fall asleep for 3-4

hrs. I searched the archives and noticed a lot of you noticed the

same side effect. Does this get better or worse? Maybe a change

indicated? I don't want to switch too soon.

Thanks,

Sharolyn

[Guest guest]

Sometimes if there is hyper-perfusion in other areas

of the brain, like I think OCD is, during the increase

in blood flow, those negative areas may also increase

- if that's what is going on. Sometimes Tenex is

added - which is a vasodilator - and this may help

some of the restriction of blood flow that can cause

the " backup " that results in the hyper-perfusion.

Also, when blood flow starts to increase, it may be

moving into an area that is quite irritated, and

initially cause negative symptoms until that

irritation can be reduced (by healing blood flow?)...

The extreme hyperness needs to be described in

specific detail in an update so that it can be

determined if this is a case of needing to ride it out

or if it's a negative reaction. I never quite figured

out the specifics that Dr G looks for to decide

whether to switch or stay the course. But I do know

w/us, when he saw a good improvement but an increase

in OCD, we waited that month and then added the Tenex,

which for us brought about some relief.

The hyperness is often a reason to change the SSRI,

but be try to determine first if it is more than

hyperness. It could be a significant increase in

energy if he's typically a lethargic child, and

previous habits during the day weren't enough to

release the energy, so try some heavy-work exercises,

running, hanging from bars, etc.

The same applies if it is a sensory issue...when my

sensory problems get stirred up, I have to dance

wildly sometimes for hours to release the very bad

sensation in my muscles, and it always peaks at night.

I also feel quite irritable and touch defensive. Next

time it happens, get wild right with him and play very

hard in ways that really pull on the muscles and give

lots of deep input. Squish him hard with pillows (to

his tolerance), tickle him on and off until he says

stop (to his tolerance and only if he comes back for

more - never over do it). Hold his feet and have him

walk on his hands (big-time work and great for the

back muscles), raise him on your feet for airplane and

make him put his legs out straight behind him. Have

him do up/down squats. Hang him upside down by his

legs, swinging him around by the arms, have him swing

on a swingset...just anything that really helps

release this energy. Perhaps even do it before the

onset of the really hyper behaviors. If you see any

of this help and you get a more relaxed child in the

end, I wouldn't quite call it hyperness. If it is

sensory, though, it can certainly manifest itself as a

hyper-attack. (I would literally start squealing and

leaping into the air!) Warning-the first few times,

he probably won't be able to regulate himself and may

never want it to end, and still be mistaken for

hyperness. Sensory seeking can also be mistaken for

OCD if the child is attempting to use things that have

soothed him in the past by giving stimulation - if

you're not sure, describe in detail some of the ways

his OCD manifests...

I'll be interested in what he advises you to do.

Hang in there, and don't forget ... do not allow the

blatant misbehaviors when able. This is a good time

to tighten down on discipline for the things that he

CAN control - disrespect needs to be managed. He

can't control his hyperness, and probably can't

control his anger, but he certainly can choose his

words and still receive kind, loving, patient

discipline (control your own emotions as well as you

can).

I utilized some of these times to teach my son more

about the feelings he was experiencing that were out

of control, and giving him the words to express why he

was reacting. I would wait till after a storm passed

(and I was calmed down, 'cause I have to say, it makes

me mad no matter how much I understand where the

problems are coming from), then talked to him about

how bad that felt for him, and taught him

deep-breathing (hand on tummy to feel it rise to know

he did it right), etc. If your child doesn't have the

words to express it, he can still be shown, and you

should still try to explain it in simple words,

because his receptive language could be far more than

expressive. When my son was youngest and he lost his

top, I would simply say " Mad... " and then " Deep tummy

breaths " and he would 'sometimes' actually follow it,

and the storm would pass and brief hugs would follow.

(Try it after yelling too, but only after he has been

disciplined w/a time out first so he doesn't relate it

as a reward for the behavior.)

It is important to explore good discipline tactics

during this time, because quite a few negatives do

turn out to be managable w/a change in tactics -

sortof meeting a developmental spurt. We do

compensate in our discipline when we feel our kids are

not able to control themselves - at least I certainly

did - so it took me a while to figure this out -

especially since I could always relate the problems

w/a food insult or illness. When I could see the

specific trigger, I naturally blamed that trigger

since the problem wasn't going on prior to that. It

just so happened once Dr G heard me disciplining

during a consult, and totally re-wrote my script for

me. He actually made me stop the consult and

address the problem while he walked me thru what to

say and what tone to say it in! LOL. And ... it

worked.

Hope some of that helps and you keep seeing positive

effects. Also, forgive me if that was just way more

detail than you were looking for! lol. It's just that

along the way, I labeled behaviors by their appearance

and often overlooked other underlying possibilities,

and sometimes I'd discover that other things were

actually going on.

--- sharolyn68 <Sharolyn68@...> wrote:

> Hi. My son has been on Zoloft for 3 weeks now.

> I've seen better eye

> contact, some better babbling type noises, but more

> neg side effects.

> His OCD is somewhat worse???, he is yelling a lot

> more, and he is

> extremely hyper and crazy at night. He can't fall

> asleep for 3-4

> hrs. I searched the archives and noticed a lot of

> you noticed the

> same side effect. Does this get better or worse?

> Maybe a change

> indicated? I don't want to switch too soon.

> Thanks,

> Sharolyn

>

>

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

DEAR CYNTHIA:

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUGGESTIONS RE: ZOLOFT & TENEX.

HOW OLD IS YOUR SON, AND WHAT'S HIS PROBLEM/DIAGNOSIS

?

MY SON'S 16, EXTREMELY ADHD, AND ENROLLED AT DEVEREUX

SCHOOL, COLORADO.

HE'S TAKING ADDERALL AND BUSBAR. HE DID NOT LIKE

ZOLOFT, OR ANY OF THE MOOD STABILIZERS.

I'M INTERESTED IN LEARNING ABOUT COCKTAILS THAT HAVE

PROVEN SUCCESSFUL WITH ADOLESCENTS DIAGNOSED WITH ADHD

THAT EXHIBIT QUICK ANGER, OPPOSITIONAL DISORDER, AND

SOME OCD.

CORDIALLY,

HAL.

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[Guest guest]

Hi Hal -

I'll try to share a bit of the info...

The " cocktail " , so to speak, isn't limited to Zoloft

and Tenex, but rather any SSRI (or combo of them).

Tenex is actually a vaso-dilator blood pressure med

that has been around a long time and has a history of

being used (perhaps offlabel?) as an ADD/ADHD med.

It's just not used as much anymore as many new ADD

meds have been made and marketed, but psychiatrists I

used to work for said it used to be quite common and

considered effective, just used less due to doctors

being less familiar with it these days and the

possible effect on blood pressure and sometimes

fatigue. In my son's case, Tenex actually increased

energy levels quite a bit, and he was a lethargic

little guy. It varies, and doses also should start

out quite low. The thing about Tenex is that it is

not simply a bandaid but is actually having a medical

effect - as we've gained more knowledge about it's

actions thru Neuro-Spects imaging the blood flow in

the brain.

If you have the means to travel to a NeuroSpect center

(two in California at this time) to have a scan, it

could be potentially helpful in adjusting medications

for your son. In fact, BrainMatters plans to open

several centers in the next year, and hopefully create

treatment centers along with them if all of that

can be worked out, and it seems I remember one may be

coming to your area soon (or was it Ohio?). That sure

is something to look forward to! It's just you need

doctors who know how to utilize the info from the

NeuroSpect and trust the technology and be willing to

work w/meds that way.

My son is " Asperger " (now - was moderate to severe

autism by CARS rating scale) w/perhaps some ADD,

chronic fatigue, low muscle tone. He also is often an

angry and explosive child, but I have identified this

to be much more related to diet than much else,

although an illness (sinus infection, cold, etc) will

also trigger it to last a while. Sometimes it's just

the way I handle him and act towards him when I'm

stressed and worried that sets him off, since I've

found that changing my facial expressions and tone

w/him for a few days can really calm him back down.

But most of all, it's foods that set him off -

especially dairy and really big-time from soy lecithen

(talk about agression! OMG). I would look into soy

lecithen and any other soy products - especially

hydrolyzed soy protein - as a possible trigger -

especially if your son's eyes seem a little more

dilated than they should but not obvious enough to

call them so.

My son can get quite oppositional, but then that can

change when a situation does, or a stress is reduced,

but almost ALWAYS it has been related to soy, and it

just sometimes takes me weeks (months?) to figure out

that I introduced a snack and overlooked the soy since

one or two exposures don't seem to matter till it

builds up, and then it may take a week for symptoms to

resolve once it's removed. Quite a few people over

the years I've watched have noticed this connection as

well.

I releate OCD and oppositional disorder to

strep/mycoplasma/other similar type bacteria problems.

Are you familiar w/PANDAS? Has your son had chronic

infections from strep or mycoplasma that you know of?

An easy test is the ASO titer to see if your son has

high levels of antibodies to strep. I live the whole

PANDAS experience, and I can tell you without a doubt

in my mind that it is very real. My sons also get OCD

w/strep, but once it's sufficiently treated it starts

going away and they do not hang on to elevated titers

like I do (yet). Other bacteria of similar nature can

trigger some subtle symptoms as well, so keeping good

gut flora w/a good single strain probiotic is always a

healthy measure, and should absolutely be taken by

anyone w/these issues. It could be the best otc

supplement you could ever give your son.

Different folks will have to suggest their combos of

meds for the teen years - plus a child's needs for

these meds can also change over time. Sometimes lower

doses than typically prescribed make meds more

tolerable. Effexor XR has been a great SNRI for some

kids, but Dr G doesn't use it alone but rather in

combo w/another med. It's a tweaking game, made a lot

easier if you have the background Dr G does by

observing NeuroSpects and combinations of meds and how

they affect the blood flow. This is a growing field,

so even if you're not happy w/the meds at this time,

it hopefully won't be much longer that more of us will

have access to this technology to help w/medicine

choices rather than hitting in the dark.

Be sure to come to the chats on the first Tuesday of

the month when Dr Goldberg is most likely to be

present (I'm assuming your son's not a patient?) and

perhaps some of the meds and the findings of their

effect on the NeuroSpect could be discussed...

BTW-there are more and more mood stabilizers coming

out that are good, and I remember trying one that I

had no side effects from - I think it was Gabitrol. I

didn't stay on it longer than 6 weeks but it did break

up an acute OCD episode when my PANDAS had first

exploded. I wouldn't rule out an entire class of meds

from negative experiences, but rather seek lower doses

when possible - although these aren't the meds Dr G

recommends since they don't seem to effect the blood

flow.

Dr G's website at www.neuroimmunedr.com has some

slides that have been loaded that show NeuroSpect

images that you should check out if you haven't

already. The DVD of the Mississippi conference is

supposed to be much more informative if you haven't

seen it - you may like very much to order it, as the

slides are only the bare bones of the info presented

on this.

Gosh I just can't give short replies! lol

HTH-

--- " howard a. lipton " <howardalipton@...>

wrote:

> DEAR CYNTHIA:

>

> THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUGGESTIONS RE: ZOLOFT & TENEX.

>

> HOW OLD IS YOUR SON, AND WHAT'S HIS

> PROBLEM/DIAGNOSIS

> ?

>

> MY SON'S 16, EXTREMELY ADHD, AND ENROLLED AT

> DEVEREUX

> SCHOOL, COLORADO.

>

> HE'S TAKING ADDERALL AND BUSBAR. HE DID NOT LIKE

> ZOLOFT, OR ANY OF THE MOOD STABILIZERS.

>

> I'M INTERESTED IN LEARNING ABOUT COCKTAILS THAT HAVE

> PROVEN SUCCESSFUL WITH ADOLESCENTS DIAGNOSED WITH

> ADHD

> THAT EXHIBIT QUICK ANGER, OPPOSITIONAL DISORDER, AND

> SOME OCD.

>

>

> CORDIALLY,

>

> HAL.

>

>

> __________________________________________________

>

[Guest guest]

I have CMT & my doctor recently prescribed Zoloft has anyone had any

side effects from this drug? Thank you, Winndy

[Guest guest]

Winndy,

I have took Zoloft for years. I found that while using it my

symptoms became worse and I lost feeling in my left pinky.

I went off the drug and my symptoms seemed to stabilize for a while.

Recently, my primary care Dr. prescribed Zoloft again and my right

pinky has gone numb. I don't know if there is a cause and effect

issue here. My story is only anecdotal.

My neurologist suggested that I take Cymbalta instead. She weened me

off the Zoloft and slowly brought me on to Cymbalta. I get better

relief with Cymbalta and it has the added benefit in that it helps

with neuropathic pain.

Zoloft is a good medicine, and may be the best choice for you.

However, your primary care Dr. and your neurologist should be talking

frequently about the care you need and are receiving.

Mike

[Guest guest]

We have had incidents of not only accidents but also not being able to

urinate. BTW....I am aware of some studies that were going on to see

if SSRIs could be used to treat urinary incontinence (night time bed

wetting.) It did not pan out because some people were helped by it

while others got worse....just like we all have seen!

>

> Cheryl,

>

> Definitely a correlation at our house with the potty accidents and

> increasing SSRIs.... no daytime accidents this past year EXCEPT

within a

> couple of days of increasing the SSRI... big accidents. It happened

over a

> month ago when we increased it, and we just increased it a couple of

days

> ago and ouila...another big accident. The problem was short lived

last

> time, so I hope it will be gone in a day or two this time again.

>

> Caroline

>

[Guest guest]

I wish I could say our problems were short lived! It seems that

about 3 weeks is how long it takes for his body to adjust to the meds

and by then, we are upping again a week later!

Cheryl

On Jun 6, 2007, at 6:56 AM, Caroline Glover wrote:

> Cheryl,

>

> Definitely a correlation at our house with the potty accidents and

> increasing SSRIs.... no daytime accidents this past year EXCEPT

> within a

> couple of days of increasing the SSRI... big accidents. It happened

> over a

> month ago when we increased it, and we just increased it a couple

> of days

> ago and ouila...another big accident. The problem was short lived last

> time, so I hope it will be gone in a day or two this time again.

>

> Caroline

>

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks, I don't feel so crazy anymore. I'm glad (it sucks, though,

of course) I'm not the only one going through this although I think

I'm the only one that deals with it for 3 weeks!

cheryl

On Jun 6, 2007, at 7:29 AM, meljackmom wrote:

> We have had incidents of not only accidents but also not being able to

> urinate. BTW....I am aware of some studies that were going on to see

> if SSRIs could be used to treat urinary incontinence (night time bed

> wetting.) It did not pan out because some people were helped by it

> while others got worse....just like we all have seen!

>

>

>

> >

> > Cheryl,

> >

> > Definitely a correlation at our house with the potty accidents and

> > increasing SSRIs.... no daytime accidents this past year EXCEPT

> within a

> > couple of days of increasing the SSRI... big accidents. It happened

> over a

> > month ago when we increased it, and we just increased it a couple of

> days

> > ago and ouila...another big accident. The problem was short lived

> last

> > time, so I hope it will be gone in a day or two this time again.

> >

> > Caroline

> >

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Cheryl,

No you're not the only one that has this problem long term. My son has been

wetting the bed as a result of his meds almost every night for over a year.

We've had to start putting my poor guy in training pants at night so the family

could get some sleep. It's tennex or SSRI or the combo; I don't know. I'd kill

to have the problem leave in 3 weeks.

April

Re: Re: Zoloft

Thanks, I don't feel so crazy anymore. I'm glad (it sucks, though,

of course) I'm not the only one going through this although I think

I'm the only one that deals with it for 3 weeks!

cheryl

On Jun 6, 2007, at 7:29 AM, meljackmom wrote:

> We have had incidents of not only accidents but also not being able to

> urinate. BTW....I am aware of some studies that were going on to see

> if SSRIs could be used to treat urinary incontinence (night time bed

> wetting.) It did not pan out because some people were helped by it

> while others got worse....just like we all have seen!

>

>

>

> >

> > Cheryl,

> >

> > Definitely a correlation at our house with the potty accidents and

> > increasing SSRIs.... no daytime accidents this past year EXCEPT

> within a

> > couple of days of increasing the SSRI... big accidents. It happened

> over a

> > month ago when we increased it, and we just increased it a couple of

> days

> > ago and ouila...another big accident. The problem was short lived

> last

> > time, so I hope it will be gone in a day or two this time again.

> >

> > Caroline

> >

>

>

>