Re: Side effects of meds

[Guest guest]

Hi -my dd was on both-one of her ocd things is NOT

brushing her teeth-and hardly no cavities!

--- " A. " <lausley@...> wrote:

> Has anyone noticed tooth decay or slowed growth (as

> in height) being a side effect of Zoloft or Abilify?

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[Guest guest]

. I am a Dentist and I can assure you that there

is no relation between Zoloft ant tooth decay.

E

--- " A. " <lausley@...> wrote:

> Has anyone noticed tooth decay or slowed growth (as

> in height) being a side effect of Zoloft or Abilify?

>

>

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> removed]

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[Guest guest]

I've been on Zoloft for several years and haven't noticed anything like that.

I've also been on Abilify and hadn't experienced that either...but I'm an adult,

so I'm not sure if you were talking about a child on it or just anyone on it.

April

" A. " <lausley@...> wrote:

Has anyone noticed tooth decay or slowed growth (as in height) being a side

effect of Zoloft or Abilify?

[Guest guest]

my son is on abilify and i have not noticed any slowed growth, he has been

on it for about 3 months and has actually grown 11/2 inches in the mean

time. ( he is 12.8 yrs old

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> Has anyone noticed tooth decay or slowed growth (as in height) being a

> side effect of Zoloft or Abilify?

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[Guest guest]

> I've been on Zoloft>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

I have read that Zoloft has not been tested on children under 12.

Marj

[Guest guest]

I also read that respideral (sp) shouldn't be given to children under 18....I

guess it all depends on who you talk to or what you read.

kellystar734 <kellystar734@...> wrote:

> I've been on Zoloft>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

I have read that Zoloft has not been tested on children under 12.

Marj

[Guest guest]

I try to find out all I can about medications that are prescribed to

me. But I think that when we read all of the possible side effects of a

med, the power of suggestion might sometimes cause us to give ourselves

some of these side effects.

And there are too many meds for doctors to know all about every one of

them. For example, after starting Arava, I was trying extra hard

afterwards to eat correctly to improve my cholesterol. But when it was

checked, it had gone up! Since Arava was the only thing added, I looked

up the side effects for Arava. Way down in the fine print was

hypercholesteremia or some such word that meant high cholesterol.

When I went to the rheumy and told him that Arava raised my

cholesterol, he said, " Arava doesn't raise cholesterol. Where did you

hear that? " So I emailed him what I had read. I had the highest respect

for this rheumy, but I didn't expect him to know everything.

Sue

On Friday, December 29, 2006, at 09:15 AM, wrote:

> ----No. But, my point was to Dennis' comment about printing drug

> info sheets in Latin so we, the general public, would not be able to

> understand them---My point is that physicians, who have highly

> specialized training in medicine and access to the latest in

> research, likely do know much more about prescription medications

> than most of us <G>....and if physicians feel that most meds are

> riskier than laypeople realize......we should want to learn MORE

> about any meds prescribed for us or our family members...not LESS as

> Dennis suggests