Guest guest Posted May 2, 2012 Report Share Posted May 2, 2012 This sounds likes what my daughter's doctor calls " disinhibition " . In an earlier post (about a month or so ago) described it well. My dd doctor said that they either slow down the increases in medication or back down to a level where it wasn't causing the disinhibition. For sure, I would talk to your daughter's psychiatrist. -- Mueller jennifer.fearing@... ---- Crawford wrote: > Hi, >  > My 10 year old daughter started Zoloft a couple of months ago. The doctor has decided to increase her dosage very slowly. We started with 25mg and she is currently at 50mg and has been at this dose for about a month. At the beginning the only side effect that she experienced was nausea and she would get a little silly shortly after taking her meds. But now her 'silliness' has become more frequent and the duration is longer! It's also more than being just a little silly. She gets really hyper and it's almost like she's on a high. She says things and does things that she normally would have never done! For example, she laughs hysterically and comments about her behind and toilet things repeatedly and when we ask her to stop and calm down, she has a hard time settling down and continues with her laughter and behaviour. And there's no reasoning with her at that time. Of course she gets like this during her 'silly' phase.  At other times > she can have mature conversations and be somewhat 'normal'.  Has anyone else had any experience with this? Is this normal? It seems like for a lot of people the hyperness is an initial reaction to Zoloft and after a while it tapers off. But with my daughter it seems to be getting more frequent. >  > This is so hard because she also has younger siblings and the kinds of things she says, I don't want them to hear or think that it's ok to say.  Any advice? >  > SC > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 2, 2012 Report Share Posted May 2, 2012 I am not a dr. so take this with the grain of salt it deserves, but I have heard that some adults can become manic of SSRI's and perhaps your daughter is experiencing something akin to this. What does your daughter's psychiatrist say about it? Help - zoloft advice! Hi, My 10 year old daughter started Zoloft a couple of months ago. The doctor has decided to increase her dosage very slowly. We started with 25mg and she is currently at 50mg and has been at this dose for about a month. At the beginning the only side effect that she experienced was nausea and she would get a little silly shortly after taking her meds. But now her 'silliness' has become more frequent and the duration is longer! It's also more than being just a little silly. She gets really hyper and it's almost like she's on a high. She says things and does things that she normally would have never done! For example, she laughs hysterically and comments about her behind and toilet things repeatedly and when we ask her to stop and calm down, she has a hard time settling down and continues with her laughter and behaviour. And there's no reasoning with her at that time. Of course she gets like this during her 'silly' phase. At other times she can have mature conversations and be somewhat 'normal'. Has anyone else had any experience with this? Is this normal? It seems like for a lot of people the hyperness is an initial reaction to Zoloft and after a while it tapers off. But with my daughter it seems to be getting more frequent. This is so hard because she also has younger siblings and the kinds of things she says, I don't want them to hear or think that it's ok to say. Any advice? SC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 2, 2012 Report Share Posted May 2, 2012 Just some thoughts. Hopefully her doctor is easy to reach, of course call him. If he's one it takes time to hear back from -- Can you split her dose, 25 mg twice a day, see if that helps? Or back her down to the 25mg until you hear back from doctor. Now he may think to " wait it out " and see if this disappears in a week or two and then make a change (dose or med). But would think, like you, it's definitely caused by the medication. Many times parents have had to trial more than one of the OCD meds to find *the* one that works best (no side effects and helps the OCD). Keep us updated, > > Hi, > > My 10 year old daughter started Zoloft a couple of months ago. The doctor has decided to increase her dosage very slowly. We started with 25mg and she is currently at 50mg and has been at this dose for about a month. At the beginning the only side effect that she experienced was nausea and she would get a little silly shortly after taking her meds. But now her 'silliness' has become more frequent and the duration is longer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 3, 2012 Report Share Posted May 3, 2012 My 11 year old daughter takes Zoloft, 37.5 mg once a day. It does sound like disinhibition, which is something our doctor told us to look out for, so I’d definitely give them a call. The second thing is, I know all doctors are different, but our doctor told me that the maximum dose for a child my daughter’s age is 37.5 mg a day. But give them a call and let them know what’s going on. They’ll probably lower her dose til they get it just right. Kim A. From: Crawford Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2012 7:19 PM To: Subject: Help - zoloft advice! Hi, My 10 year old daughter started Zoloft a couple of months ago. The doctor has decided to increase her dosage very slowly. We started with 25mg and she is currently at 50mg and has been at this dose for about a month. At the beginning the only side effect that she experienced was nausea and she would get a little silly shortly after taking her meds. But now her 'silliness' has become more frequent and the duration is longer! It's also more than being just a little silly. She gets really hyper and it's almost like she's on a high. She says things and does things that she normally would have never done! For example, she laughs hysterically and comments about her behind and toilet things repeatedly and when we ask her to stop and calm down, she has a hard time settling down and continues with her laughter and behaviour. And there's no reasoning with her at that time. Of course she gets like this during her 'silly' phase. At other times she can have mature conversations and be somewhat 'normal'. Has anyone else had any experience with this? Is this normal? It seems like for a lot of people the hyperness is an initial reaction to Zoloft and after a while it tapers off. But with my daughter it seems to be getting more frequent. This is so hard because she also has younger siblings and the kinds of things she says, I don't want them to hear or think that it's ok to say. Any advice? SC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 3, 2012 Report Share Posted May 3, 2012 We experienced this disinhibition also with both of our OCD children. Prozac (fluoextine) also had the same effect. We have both of our children on Lexapro which has worked much better for us. The silliness was starting to cause more social problems for our daughter than the actual OCD. Unfortunately it's such a trial and error with these meds. Best wishes, Becky in N.D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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