Re: Celexa and bed wetting ?

[Guest guest]

>

> Our child never wet her bed until we started her on SSRIs. It

seemed like

> her body needed a bit of time to adjust. She slept harder and,

therefore,

> seemed to sleep right through her need to pee. But it only

happened a few

> times, not every night, and stopped pretty quick after her brain

adjusted

> to the different doses of SSRIs. We're on Celexa now and it's

been a good

> fit but when we moved from 1 tab. to 1 1/4 every other day, she

wet almost

> nightly. Also, we could hardly wake her up in the morning. We

switched

> her back to 1 tab. daily and she hasn't wet (it's only been a few

days but

> we're happy!) at night. She woke up a bit easier this morning but

it was

> still a struggle. We're seeing so many good things on Celexa, we

don't

> want to give it up but it's kind of scary to have her in such a

deep

> sleep. In this state, she would sleep right through a smoke

detector.

> Good luck,

>

,

Thanks for the reply. I guess I am just a little nervous about

giving it because ssri's have such a negative stereotype. I am glad

your daughter is doing so well on it. I hope my son does well too.

I guess every child is different and will react differently to

ssri's. Is your daughter on the autism/nids spectrum? What

improvements have you noticed? My son has been doing the nids

protocol since Dec. and I am seeing such nice steady gains. Dr.

noticed that my son had much more clarity to him. I really

noticed it too thinking back to his previous appointments. He just

seemed more talkative and with it, not so spacey.

Thanks,

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

Our daughter is diagnosed PDDNOS, we see Dr. Goldberg and follow the

protocol. We are seeing improvements overall, but the ones that are the

most important for school are in her attention, completing tasks, talking

to and with people rather than scripting or talking at them, and

socializing with her classmates. We just had a phone consult tonight and I

am a little sad. Her blood work is not as good, her HHV6 number is higher

and he's a little worried. This is such an up and down ride! We had a

hard time before deciding to start ssri's. This is our third. We started

with Zoloft and liked the results but when the dose got too high, things

got worse. Then we tried Paxil but we used the generic brand and someone

on this list said it has casein in it. It was horrible for us and we

changed right away. Celexa has been the best by far. Dr. G thinks that we

gave up with the increased dose too soon and he wants us to try it again in

the summer after school is out. What is your son taking?

>,

>Thanks for the reply. I guess I am just a little nervous about

>giving it because ssri's have such a negative stereotype. I am glad

>your daughter is doing so well on it. I hope my son does well too.

>I guess every child is different and will react differently to

>ssri's. Is your daughter on the autism/nids spectrum? What

>improvements have you noticed? My son has been doing the nids

>protocol since Dec. and I am seeing such nice steady gains. Dr.

> noticed that my son had much more clarity to him. I really

>noticed it too thinking back to his previous appointments. He just

>seemed more talkative and with it, not so spacey.

>Thanks,

>

[Guest guest]

What is your son taking?

> Hi , my son is taking 1/4 of a 10mg tablet of celexa. Today

was the first day I gave it to him. So far so good. I think Dr.

is fantastic doctor. He is starting him out at a low dose

which I am glad. I will keep you updated on the progress I see.

Thanks,

[Guest guest]

Is your son doing anything else besides the celexa? You said you are

seeing good

things with Dr. . What is his philosophy? Does he follow

protocol?

< My son is on valtrex, diflucan, and now celexa. He runs every test

that Dr. Goldberg runs. He follows the nids protocol. Even though I

just started the nids protocol this past Dec. and my son is 8 going to

be 9 this summer it has been tremendously helpful. So I think the

nids protocol can be helpful for older kids. I just wanted to let any

parent out there that might have an older child know there still is

hope. What I like about Dr. is he is nice and answers any

questions. I am thankful to him because he has made the nids protocol

available to people in and near Texas that couldn't travel to

California. My son so far has resdponded well to every medication.

And if for some reason that a medication may not agree with him I know

that I can instantly call Dr. and he is there to personally

help.

[Guest guest]

That is so great that Dr. is so available to you. We had upped our

girl's celexa and the results were not good. After our update, Dr. G told

us to go back to 1 tab. Now he's saying we should have given it more time,

her body was just adjusting. He wants to try it again in a month. I'm

feeling so sad! I hate to feel like she's such a guinea pig (even though I

know she is) and now she'll have to go through that difficult 2 weeks

AGAIN. And her numbers are not as good as they were and he doesn't know

why. So I'm feeling pretty low right now. I really hope you have

continued success with Dr. .

Take care,

>< My son is on valtrex, diflucan, and now celexa. He runs every test

>that Dr. Goldberg runs. He follows the nids protocol. Even though I

>just started the nids protocol this past Dec. and my son is 8 going to

>be 9 this summer it has been tremendously helpful. So I think the

>nids protocol can be helpful for older kids. I just wanted to let any

>parent out there that might have an older child know there still is

>hope. What I like about Dr. is he is nice and answers any

>questions. I am thankful to him because he has made the nids protocol

>available to people in and near Texas that couldn't travel to

>California. My son so far has resdponded well to every medication.

>And if for some reason that a medication may not agree with him I know

>that I can instantly call Dr. and he is there to personally

>help.

>

[Guest guest]

>

> That is so great that Dr. is so available to you. We had

upped our

> girl's celexa and the results were not good. After our update,

Dr. G told

> us to go back to 1 tab. Now he's saying we should have given it

more time,

> her body was just adjusting. He wants to try it again in a

month. I'm

> feeling so sad! I hate to feel like she's such a guinea pig (even

though I

> know she is) and now she'll have to go through that difficult 2

weeks

> AGAIN. And her numbers are not as good as they were and he

doesn't know

> why. So I'm feeling pretty low right now. I really hope you have

> continued success with Dr. .

, I am sorry things aren't going so great right now for your

daughter and you. How long have you been doing the nids protocol?

I thought your daughter was making good progress. Is it just a

rough patch that you hit? I feel whatever biomedical treatment we

try with our kids is scary. I think we all think about is it the

right way to go. I know I pray constantly for guidance. Even

though her numbers on testing isn't where there need to be I am sure

she is still making gains. I really do hope that things smooth out

and the numbers on testing are where they need to be. I hope this

for all of our kids.

[Guest guest]

,

We've been doing the nids protocol since April, just a little over a

year. I thought things were going well based on how our daughter " looked "

but her numbers (hhv6 and NK cells) are not as good. And that is giving us

cause for concern although I don't know what I should really be concerned

about! And whenever Dr. G ups the ssri and it isn't good, he wants to

change ssri. I also am worried about the damage we do upping an ssri,

going back down, upping it again. I am not looking forward to putting my

daughter's body through the celexa increase again, it was hard on her. But

we're in this for the long haul. Some days are just harder than others.

>, I am sorry things aren't going so great right now for your

>daughter and you. How long have you been doing the nids protocol?

>I thought your daughter was making good progress. Is it just a

>rough patch that you hit? I feel whatever biomedical treatment we

>try with our kids is scary. I think we all think about is it the

>right way to go. I know I pray constantly for guidance. Even

>though her numbers on testing isn't where there need to be I am sure

>she is still making gains. I really do hope that things smooth out

>and the numbers on testing are where they need to be. I hope this

>for all of our kids.

>