Guest guest Posted February 29, 2012 Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 My daughter experienced some initial hyperness. She has some mild trouble falling alseep and her appetite is a bit off. Otherwise she is completely normal and totally herself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 29, 2012 Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 Wow great to hear!! I am thinking about starting it with my 7 yr old. I'm nervous as well but I know it is needed Sent from my iPhone > My daughter experienced some initial hyperness. She has some mild trouble > falling alseep and her appetite is a bit off. Otherwise she is completely > normal and totally herself. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 1, 2012 Report Share Posted March 1, 2012 Our 11 yo daughter started Zoloft at the end of January and we have seen no side effects at all. She is happier and while she is not completely OCD free, I can tell that she feels so much better now! Kim A. From: crawfordsarah90 Sent: Wednesday, February 29, 2012 7:53 PM To: Subject: Effects of Zoloft Hello, After a couple of years of avoiding medication for my 10 year old, we have finally decided to give Zoloft a try. This is a big step for us and I'm very nervous about the whole thing. I'm hoping to get some feedback from anyone whose child is on Zoloft or has taken it at some point as to the types of side effects that their child experienced. I know in the medication warnings, it states all kinds of side effects and I know that Zoloft effects everyone differently but I'd really like to hear directly from parents who have had first-hand experience with Zoloft especially during the first few days or first few weeks. I just want to be prepared as to what to expect. I'd appreciate any feedback. thank you, S -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1424 / Virus Database: 2113/4842 - Release Date: 02/29/12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 1, 2012 Report Share Posted March 1, 2012 my daughter at age 10 started on zoloft - 25mg. she had bad tummy problems (gas, constipation). She also had light headedness when she first started it, & when she went off it (she dropped to 12.5 mg for 3 days, then zero) she suffered major withdrawl symptoms. headache, dizziness, etc. Now she is on prozac - only 5mg - and so far no side affects but no change in symptoms yet (she just started 2 weeks ago) To: From: my3girlsmom@... Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2012 15:52:57 -0500 Subject: Re: Effects of Zoloft Our 11 yo daughter started Zoloft at the end of January and we have seen no side effects at all. She is happier and while she is not completely OCD free, I can tell that she feels so much better now! Kim A. From: crawfordsarah90 Sent: Wednesday, February 29, 2012 7:53 PM To: Subject: Effects of Zoloft Hello, After a couple of years of avoiding medication for my 10 year old, we have finally decided to give Zoloft a try. This is a big step for us and I'm very nervous about the whole thing. I'm hoping to get some feedback from anyone whose child is on Zoloft or has taken it at some point as to the types of side effects that their child experienced. I know in the medication warnings, it states all kinds of side effects and I know that Zoloft effects everyone differently but I'd really like to hear directly from parents who have had first-hand experience with Zoloft especially during the first few days or first few weeks. I just want to be prepared as to what to expect. I'd appreciate any feedback. thank you, S ---------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1424 / Virus Database: 2113/4842 - Release Date: 02/29/12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 5, 2012 Report Share Posted March 5, 2012 Hi S,  My 10 year old son started Zoloft (or the generic version) two months ago. He started on 25mg for two weeks to get his body adjusted to taking meds and had slight diarrhea. His Psy. then put him on 50mg and we saw a big improvement in his compulsions after another two weeks. However, he has now started to exhibit anxiety again especially when it comes to school (my biggest challange) - I have a call into the dr. to see if they may need to adjust the meds or change him to something else. I know all kids metabolize meds differently. The only other thing that I noticed while he sleeps is that he jerks more that I can remember. As parents, we were very hesitant to put him on medication BUT he was not functioning and CBT alone was not working. We are going to try a new therapist and hopefully, the combo will change his life.  Good luck, we are all in this together and hopefully our story sharing will help us all.  Best regards JJ ________________________________ To: Sent: Thursday, March 1, 2012 12:52 PM Subject: Re: Effects of Zoloft  Our 11 yo daughter started Zoloft at the end of January and we have seen no side effects at all. She is happier and while she is not completely OCD free, I can tell that she feels so much better now! Kim A. From: crawfordsarah90 Sent: Wednesday, February 29, 2012 7:53 PM To: Subject: Effects of Zoloft Hello, After a couple of years of avoiding medication for my 10 year old, we have finally decided to give Zoloft a try. This is a big step for us and I'm very nervous about the whole thing. I'm hoping to get some feedback from anyone whose child is on Zoloft or has taken it at some point as to the types of side effects that their child experienced. I know in the medication warnings, it states all kinds of side effects and I know that Zoloft effects everyone differently but I'd really like to hear directly from parents who have had first-hand experience with Zoloft especially during the first few days or first few weeks. I just want to be prepared as to what to expect. I'd appreciate any feedback. thank you, S ---------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1424 / Virus Database: 2113/4842 - Release Date: 02/29/12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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