Guest guest Posted November 3, 2004 Report Share Posted November 3, 2004 Kathy: I noted your comment about augmenting and yes, I think I will suggest this. Thank goodness our doctors are very open to suggestions. You have so much wisdom in these OCD matters. What would you suggest we use for augmentation? There are so many options. I really appreciate you, Kathy! Your daughter is doing well, but you continue on this list and offer great encouragement and advice to all. Thanks, P.S. I am making contacts with Shands Clinic in Gainesville, Fl. in case hospitalization is needed. They evidently have a children's residence hospital called Vista with a highly recommended Dr.Kim White. Have you (or anyone else out there) heard of either? It appears that Dr. Tonya , who you recommended, does not work at the hospital, and I haven't found out if she's taking patients at the present--of course, it would be a 5-6 hour commute for us. Re: Zoloft question , has your child's doctor considered adding a small amount of a second SSRI rather than increasing the dose of the first SSRI? This augmentation approach worked well for my daughter and stopped the cycle of improvement, poopout, raise the dose, only to eventually have to switch SSRIs because she was taking the maximum suggested dose of the pooping-out one. Kathy R. in Indiana p.s. my daughter also takes Zoloft --> 150mg./day ----- Original Message ----- > Kathy: > > Would you mind sharing what dosage Zoloft your daughter is on to effective treat her OCD? Have you had the experience we have? When we increase the dosage, we fairly quickly gain new ground only to plummet within 2-3 weeks with an episode of severe depression, at which time an increase is made and the cycle continues. > > I feel like Zoloft is my best friend and worst enemy. > > Our list archives, bookmarks, files, and chat feature may be accessed at: http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group// . Our list advisors are Gail B. , Ed.D., Tamar Chansky, Ph.D., Aureen Pinto Wagner, Ph.D., and Dan Geller, M.D. Our list moderators are Birkhan, Castle, Fowler, Kathy Hammes, Joye, Kathy Mac, Gail Pesses, and Kathy . Subscription issues or suggestions may be addressed to Louis Harkins, list owner, at louisharkins@... , louisharkins@... , louisharkins@... . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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