Guest guest Posted May 21, 2006 Report Share Posted May 21, 2006 I have to respond to this. Our kids are NOT being placed on SSRIs for for psychiatric reasons. They are placed on SSRIs, at far lower doses that typical, in order to aid in activation of regions of the brain that display hypoperfusion. People placed on SSRIs for psychiatric problems are already dealing with issues. Why is it so surprising that some of them, with our without the help of the chemist, would go " postal " ? FOR EXAMPLE: My son was started on Prozac, at the dose of ONE MILLIGRAM per day. The pharmacist looked at us like we were crazy and told us that a dose that small would be meaningless. NONETHELESS: My son started chattering away non stop, mastered several speech sounds that our speech therapist had been trying to help with for months, and lost pronoun reversal. All within 3 weeks of starting on ONE MILLIGRAM of Prozac. As an aside I'd like to point out the obvious. The site you refer to is in the business of selling something. And bashing SSRIs is trendy (just take Tom Cruise as an example), so they are going to make hay while the sun shines, so to speak. Sandy Cochran wrote: > This is only one of many many I found. > > > The message is ready to be sent with the following file or link > attachments: > Shortcut to: http://www.painstresscenter.com/mall/Prozac.html > > Note: To protect against computer viruses, e-mail programs may prevent > sending or receiving certain types of file attachments. Check your > e-mail security settings to determine how attachments are handled. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 23, 2006 Report Share Posted May 23, 2006 both of my kids are on prozac....17.5mg daily. The alternative is adderall, which did not work...instead turned my oldest into a zombie. While on adderall he became suicidal in thoughts. No doubt about it, everyone's chemical makeup is different. This is why one drug maybe great for one person, but horrible for another. That is why they need to be used under a physician's care. , if you have a child with autism, no doubt you are looking at some point at meds. Don't read into they hype from all of these internet reports. Yes, definitely try a healthy lifestyle, but keep an open mind to what medicine can provide to help your child. I myself had to take Paxil for 1yr after my fathers death, and the stress of trying to raise 3 children (1 with CFS, 1 with Autism), plus holding down a very stressful job. I was embarassed at first, but then after taking the paxil, I asked myself, why did I let myself suffer all those years? Do your research, and find what works for your child cat <>< Cochran <Ladyshrink111@...> wrote: This is only one of many many I found. The message is ready to be sent with the following file or link attachments: Shortcut to: http://www.painstresscenter.com/mall/Prozac.html Note: To protect against computer viruses, e-mail programs may prevent sending or receiving certain types of file attachments. Check your e-mail security settings to determine how attachments are handled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 27, 2006 Report Share Posted May 27, 2006 Cat: I didn't know that prozac is an alternative to adderall, how is this? I thought prozac regulated serotonin and adderall dopamine. I have an ADD step-son on adderall and it works pretty well, but he has some minor side effects, like teeth grinding and irritability in the afternoons and we would like to try something else. Just curious about the relationship between these two meds, I don't really know why, I just thought they were very different in what they addressed. Thanks for any info. Re: Emailing: Prozac both of my kids are on prozac....17.5mg daily. The alternative is adderall, which did not work...instead turned my oldest into a zombie. While on adderall he became suicidal in thoughts. No doubt about it, everyone's chemical makeup is different. This is why one drug maybe great for one person, but horrible for another. That is why they need to be used under a physician's care. , if you have a child with autism, no doubt you are looking at some point at meds. Don't read into they hype from all of these internet reports. Yes, definitely try a healthy lifestyle, but keep an open mind to what medicine can provide to help your child. I myself had to take Paxil for 1yr after my fathers death, and the stress of trying to raise 3 children (1 with CFS, 1 with Autism), plus holding down a very stressful job. I was embarassed at first, but then after taking the paxil, I asked myself, why did I let myself suffer all those years? Do your research, and find what works for your child cat <>< Cochran <Ladyshrink111@...> wrote: This is only one of many many I found. The message is ready to be sent with the following file or link attachments: Shortcut to: http://www.painstresscenter.com/mall/Prozac.html Note: To protect against computer viruses, e-mail programs may prevent sending or receiving certain types of file attachments. Check your e-mail security settings to determine how attachments are handled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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