Re: Weaning off SSRI

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Hi Rhoda -

I was wondering why you're weaning him off ... was he

doing poorly on it? I have always had a serious

paranoia about SSRIs but my experiences with my boys

have since changed my perceptions, because in their

cases, they benefited significantly.

I know there are a great deal of perceptions strongly

against SSRIs, but the benefits of them seem to be

particularly things that our kids are in need of, like

increasing blood flow to the temporal lobes (shown on

NeuroSPECTS) and neuroprotection, new cell generation,

immune modulation, and some other things. Ideally our

kids certainly shouldn't need them, but unfortunately

they're quite sick.

The only reason I wanted to mention that is to lead to

the following... The way you have weaned him off of

the SSRIs should have been more than sufficient for

him to 'detox' off of them without suffering side

effects of withdrawal. If 4 weeks pass from when you

stop the meds and you do not see an improvement in the

symptoms, you may want to question if possibly he

actually needed the Paxil and is doing poorly from

being off of it, not because it was bad and he's

having a hard time getting off of it. With it having

immune modulating properties, it could be that his

immune system is shifting in a less favorable way, or

blood flow is slowly decreasing (if it was being

affected in a positive way by the SSRIs), or other.

I hope that doesn't offend you by suggesting this ...

I just don't know enough about why he has had to stop

the med. I've had negative reactions to many SSRIs,

and those problems always went away within 2-3 weeks

of completely stopping the meds, and most of the time

I stopped cold-turkey far against the recommendations,

but even when I did wean slowly I immediately dropped

the negatives. The one med I did great on hurt my

stomach (Effexor XR), and all of it's withdrawal side

effects stopped within no more than 2 weeks - and

that's about the most intense med to withdraw from in

my experience.

Could he also be sick and the timing is coincidental?

Hope that helps and doesn't offend.

--- Rhoda Boyd <rboyd@...> wrote:

> I've been weaning my son off his SSRI (Paxil) for a

> long time now and now that he's not taking any

> anymore he is having a tough time. Dr. G's office

> told us to take him from 1/2 a 10 mg pill to 1/4 for

> two weeks and then off. I felt this was too fast and

> had been told by a few adults that it was a very

> tough thing to come off of this drug, so my family

> doctor and I decided to do it very slowly. He did

> 1/2 and 1/3 alternating for two weeks, 1/3 for two

> weeks, 1/3 and 1/4 for two weeks, 1/4 for two weeks

> and 1/4 and nothing alternating for two weeks. His

> last day of taking any was March 8. He was okay for

> the first few days, but by Monday night he was

> having crying/weeping sessions that lasted for

> several hours and he never usually cries (he has

> always been a very happy kid). He has been like this

> all week and is eating very little. Since it has

> been going on for so long, I am starting to get

> concerned. I feel horrible that he was ever exposed

> to this garbage and I feel responsible for putting

> him through this misery. Has anyone else had any

> experience with weaning their child off Paxil? Is

> any of this familiar and when will it end?

>

> Thanks.

>

> Rhoda

>

> [Non-text portions of this message have been

> removed]

>

>

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No offence taken. I'm weaning him off SSRIs as the last stage of finishing the

protocol. My son followed the protocol for almost 4 years and the results

have been less than hoped for, to say the least. With almost 4 years under our

belt, I think we have given this protocol enough time.

Our son started it when he was 26 months old. I have heard time and again that

if it is caught very early, when they are quite young, that you can reverse a

lot of the problems. In our case (and in the case of the three other families

that I know of in our city who followed and have subsequently dropped it),

this is not the case. At 22 months old, my son was diagnosed as PDD-NOS. At five

and half years old he was rediagnosed as moderately autistic AND mentally

retarded. He has become worse, not better. With all due respect, Dr. G's answer

was that the people working with him were treating him as an autistic and not a

sick child. He also wanted to put him on Tennex. I did not think that throwing

yet another medication at him after four years was the answer. And I did not

think I could reasonably blame those who worked so hard with him and cared so

much for him. No way. His OT, his speech therapist, his ABA therapists -- they

have all been wonderful, caring, intelligent individuals who have looked for his

strengths, encouraged him and believed alongside of me that he could do better

and better.

So, I went to one of the best medical specialist in paediatric immunology in

Canada. I had him do every test known to man to get the best picture possible of

his immune system. The results? No immune abnormalities whatsoever. Sure, there

was the low NK cells and low CD8s, and to the layman that looked " off " . But,

this doctor said that the NK cell results in relation to some other measurement

(I'm sorry I've forgotten which one) looked perfectly fine to him -- he's seen

it a million times and it set off no alarms. The other result, his low CD8 was

explained to me this way " Does your son have eczema? " . Yes, he does. " Well, we

often see lowered CD8 results in children with eczema. From my experience, it's

no cause for concern. "

He told us to remove the anti-viral and anti-fungal right away. As for the SSRI,

it was outside of his field and he suggested talking to our GP or a

psychologist. He also suggested we return in 6 months to retest, to ensure that

there were no immune problems off the meds. We agreed.

After removing the anti-viral and anti-fungal our son did wonderful. The only

side effect was eczema returning. As we started weaning slowly from the SSRI, he

got better and better. Less hyper, more focussed, initiating play, showing an

interest in playing with others for the first time ever. We were so happy.

Everything has been going along so well. And then we weaned him off the SSRI

altogether. What a nightmare. I've read about Paxil extensively and by all

accounts (provided by adults who can relay their experiences well) it is the

worst SSRI to come off of. Many had to start taking it again just to make the

bad side effects stop. I find that scary and disheartening.

I am sickened to think that my son has been on this VERY strong medication. I

have seen the benefits (huge burst in his learning curve with his therapists),

but those tapered off and after trying many SSRIs over the course of a few years

at many different doses, I can honestly say that we have never seen such a burst

or improvement again. It happened, I have no doubts, but it plateaued and was

never seen again. I weaned him so carefully but still he is suffering. I have

spoken to two of the three families who also stopped and they report

similar experiences with coming off the SSRIs. I am so heartbroken for my son.

He rarely cries and is so happy, and now he is depressed and sad all the time. I

hate this. I wish more parents stuck around to tell their tales about these

strong, horrible medications. If I had known it would be like this, I never

would have given them to him in the first place.

I am not disrespecting Dr. G or the many people on this list who he has

undoubtedly helped. I just think that there are some kids for whom this isn't

the answer. There are three children here in my city who followed the

protocol for at least two and a half years, starting at an early age, and all

three are currently considered low functioning. We were originally told that our

son would likely not even need SSRIs because he was so young when he started.

I do not regret following the protocol. I know of families who have followed all

sorts of protocols. Some did well. Others didn't. The most successful child I

know followed no protocols, no special diet, nothing. Just a family that

interacted with him 24/7. He was originally diagnosed as severe with a likely

outcome of institutionalization. He is now in a regular grade 4 class, speaks

exceptionally well for his age, and is at the top of his class. No diet. No

supplements. No protocol. Nothing.

At this point, I just want my son to healthy. He was 100% healthy when he

started this, he has never been on antibiotics in his life. Has never had an ear

infection, etc. He has no allergies and the only food sensitivity we know of is

to egg yolk. He is now drug free and was better than ever, but now that nasty

SSRI withdrawal has kicked in and I could kick myself for putting him through

this. My once happy go lucky child is now a bubbly, crying wreck.

So, with all due respect, I understand the benefits of the SSRIs (if I didn't I

wouldn't have allowed him to go on them in the first place), but the down side

is VERY ugly. I just want someone with a child who has gone through this to talk

me through it.

If my son is less sharp in school, less aware -- so be it. At least I will sleep

at night knowing that he is happy and healthy and that I am doing no harm. All I

want is for him to be happy and right now he is miserable. I refuse to believe

that the answer is to put him back on chemicals. No way. He was not unhappy

before all these meds and he deserves to be happy again.

So, sorry for the long post. I was just hoping that someone who had been through

this was still around and could provide me with some encouragement or sage

advice. I know most parents who have abandoned have gone on to other things

and no longer follow the posts, but there are a few who have stuck around. I

respect those who are staying with the protocol -- like I said, I believe there

are definitely children who have benefitted from this protocol and I am happy

for those who have found the right answer for their children. But for those who

have not, if any are still following the posts and have been through this

withdrawal nightmare, I am hoping for a bit of advice/support -- like how long

this will last?

Thanks,

Rhoda

Re: Weaning off SSRI

Hi Rhoda -

I was wondering why you're weaning him off ... was he

doing poorly on it? I have always had a serious

paranoia about SSRIs but my experiences with my boys

have since changed my perceptions, because in their

cases, they benefited significantly.

I know there are a great deal of perceptions strongly

against SSRIs, but the benefits of them seem to be

particularly things that our kids are in need of, like

increasing blood flow to the temporal lobes (shown on

NeuroSPECTS) and neuroprotection, new cell generation,

immune modulation, and some other things. Ideally our

kids certainly shouldn't need them, but unfortunately

they're quite sick.

The only reason I wanted to mention that is to lead to

the following... The way you have weaned him off of

the SSRIs should have been more than sufficient for

him to 'detox' off of them without suffering side

effects of withdrawal. If 4 weeks pass from when you

stop the meds and you do not see an improvement in the

symptoms, you may want to question if possibly he

actually needed the Paxil and is doing poorly from

being off of it, not because it was bad and he's

having a hard time getting off of it. With it having

immune modulating properties, it could be that his

immune system is shifting in a less favorable way, or

blood flow is slowly decreasing (if it was being

affected in a positive way by the SSRIs), or other.

I hope that doesn't offend you by suggesting this ...

I just don't know enough about why he has had to stop

the med. I've had negative reactions to many SSRIs,

and those problems always went away within 2-3 weeks

of completely stopping the meds, and most of the time

I stopped cold-turkey far against the recommendations,

but even when I did wean slowly I immediately dropped

the negatives. The one med I did great on hurt my

stomach (Effexor XR), and all of it's withdrawal side

effects stopped within no more than 2 weeks - and

that's about the most intense med to withdraw from in

my experience.

Could he also be sick and the timing is coincidental?

Hope that helps and doesn't offend.

--- Rhoda Boyd <rboyd@...> wrote:

> I've been weaning my son off his SSRI (Paxil) for a

> long time now and now that he's not taking any

> anymore he is having a tough time. Dr. G's office

> told us to take him from 1/2 a 10 mg pill to 1/4 for

> two weeks and then off. I felt this was too fast and

> had been told by a few adults that it was a very

> tough thing to come off of this drug, so my family

> doctor and I decided to do it very slowly. He did

> 1/2 and 1/3 alternating for two weeks, 1/3 for two

> weeks, 1/3 and 1/4 for two weeks, 1/4 for two weeks

> and 1/4 and nothing alternating for two weeks. His

> last day of taking any was March 8. He was okay for

> the first few days, but by Monday night he was

> having crying/weeping sessions that lasted for

> several hours and he never usually cries (he has

> always been a very happy kid). He has been like this

> all week and is eating very little. Since it has

> been going on for so long, I am starting to get

> concerned. I feel horrible that he was ever exposed

> to this garbage and I feel responsible for putting

> him through this misery. Has anyone else had any

> experience with weaning their child off Paxil? Is

> any of this familiar and when will it end?

>

> Thanks.

>

> Rhoda

>

> [Non-text portions of this message have been

> removed]

>

>

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Hi Rhoda -

I'm so sorry. I truly hope this withdrawal will be

temporary. Neither of my boys are on the protocol

anymore but I have not had problems with med

withdrawals - I did them a bit quicker than you did

but I never noticed any problems, and maybe a touch

improvement even. So I can't share any experiences

there.

My youngest seemed to do great while he was on the

protocol, but has since regressed quite a bit and I'm

anxious to get him back on antivirals at least. I

guess the second time around will be helpful to me in

evaluating the value of the treatment.

I've actually struggled as to whether or not my oldest

son needs the meds, and feeling tense that it is

absolutely not a wise financial choice for me to put

him back on it, and he is bright eyed, energetic and

relatively happy.

But thinking about what you've said, knowing he

reached a plateau and knowing the other areas needing

work - like truly focusing on social skills and

insisting that he interact more with kids - I really

think money spent in those areas would be more

important and I think you just helped me finalize that

decision. I think the meds were important for our

family, but not the end-all pieces of the puzzle. My

own parenting behaviors often leave a lot to be

desired and I hope I find a good resource to help me

do this better. I wish I could be like your friends

who can interact 24/7, and it is my goal to be more

with it and connected above all other things.

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This sounds so aweful! If coming off Paxil is the worse, can the weaning

process include moving to another SSRI for a time first, then weaning off

that one?

Kristy

[Guest guest]

I meant " awful " .

RE: Weaning off SSRI

This sounds so aweful! If coming off Paxil is the worse, can the weaning

process include moving to another SSRI for a time first, then weaning off

that one?

Kristy

[Guest guest]

If I had known Paxil was so bad, that's exactly what I would have done. I think

I'll let my family doctor know about this so if she has any other patients who

may be going through it down the road, she can consider that as an option for

them.

BTW, I have had a few people reply privately who have told me that as an adult

weaning off (even when done slowly) it took a few months to have all side

effects -- like dizziness, headaches and feelings of sadness for no reason --

disappear.

Rhoda

RE: Weaning off SSRI

This sounds so aweful! If coming off Paxil is the worse, can the weaning

process include moving to another SSRI for a time first, then weaning off

that one?

Kristy

[Guest guest]

Rhoda,

Please email me off-list at krnardini@...

Kristy

Re: Weaning off SSRI

If I had known Paxil was so bad, that's exactly what I would have done. I

think I'll let my family doctor know about this so if she has any other

patients who may be going through it down the road, she can consider that as

an option for them.

BTW, I have had a few people reply privately who have told me that as an

adult weaning off (even when done slowly) it took a few months to have all

side effects -- like dizziness, headaches and feelings of sadness for no

reason -- disappear.

Rhoda

RE: Weaning off SSRI

This sounds so aweful! If coming off Paxil is the worse, can the weaning

process include moving to another SSRI for a time first, then weaning off

that one?

Kristy

[Guest guest]

Rhoda:

My son is not a patient or on any other medical protocol, he was

diagnosed PDD-NOS at age 2.5 with virtually no language. I did quite a

bit of testing and considered DAN, and other alternative protocols,

I also gave a few meds a try that my son's neuro suggested (no SSRIs)

but it was brief (like a month, some only aweek). I ultimately decided

I just felt that my son did better with his therapies and that his

reactions to supplements and meds weren't worth the risk. Now, I still

feel like there is a considerable value to what I learn from these

groups and that some kids do phenomenal with the right med or

supplement, but my child seems, bright, energetic, social and happy on

NOTHING. This does not mean that I would not try something in the

future if testing reveals a need, thus far all of his labs have showed

nothing significant enough in my mind to warrant treatment. Until then,

I have decided to do nothing, this is sometimes much harder then trying

everything, as I am constantly reading, researching and questioning the

biological causes and triggers of ASD. I can, however, say now that at

age 4.5 my son is doing quite well, attends a regular pre-school (with

an aide) and continues to go to speech therapy. He takes a regular

gymnastics class and loves it. He is still delayed in speech and

fine-motor, but his language is really coming on and his social skills

and imaginative play are fantastic, his autistic features have faded,

just appears developmentally delayed really. He has improved a great

deal. Why am I telling you all of this? Because I think you should

follow your gut instinct and that you should also know that there are

more children out there, not on meds or other alternative protocols,

that are doing well, progressing, without early medical intervention.

Granted, this may be a small sub-class, but these kids are out there and

if you feel that your son may do better without meds, give it a try for

awhile, you can always revisit the issue down the road...

Re: Weaning off SSRI

No offence taken. I'm weaning him off SSRIs as the last stage of

finishing the protocol. My son followed the protocol for almost 4

years and the results have been less than hoped for, to say the least.

With almost 4 years under our belt, I think we have given this protocol

enough time.

Our son started it when he was 26 months old. I have heard time and

again that if it is caught very early, when they are quite young, that

you can reverse a lot of the problems. In our case (and in the case of

the three other families that I know of in our city who followed

and have subsequently dropped it), this is not the case. At 22 months

old, my son was diagnosed as PDD-NOS. At five and half years old he was

rediagnosed as moderately autistic AND mentally retarded. He has become

worse, not better. With all due respect, Dr. G's answer was that the

people working with him were treating him as an autistic and not a sick

child. He also wanted to put him on Tennex. I did not think that

throwing yet another medication at him after four years was the answer.

And I did not think I could reasonably blame those who worked so hard

with him and cared so much for him. No way. His OT, his speech

therapist, his ABA therapists -- they have all been wonderful, caring,

intelligent individuals who have looked for his strengths, encouraged

him and believed alongside of me that he could do better and better.

So, I went to one of the best medical specialist in paediatric

immunology in Canada. I had him do every test known to man to get the

best picture possible of his immune system. The results? No immune

abnormalities whatsoever. Sure, there was the low NK cells and low CD8s,

and to the layman that looked " off " . But, this doctor said that the NK

cell results in relation to some other measurement (I'm sorry I've

forgotten which one) looked perfectly fine to him -- he's seen it a

million times and it set off no alarms. The other result, his low CD8

was explained to me this way " Does your son have eczema? " . Yes, he does.

" Well, we often see lowered CD8 results in children with eczema. From my

experience, it's no cause for concern. "

He told us to remove the anti-viral and anti-fungal right away. As for

the SSRI, it was outside of his field and he suggested talking to our GP

or a psychologist. He also suggested we return in 6 months to retest, to

ensure that there were no immune problems off the meds. We agreed.

After removing the anti-viral and anti-fungal our son did wonderful. The

only side effect was eczema returning. As we started weaning slowly from

the SSRI, he got better and better. Less hyper, more focussed,

initiating play, showing an interest in playing with others for the

first time ever. We were so happy. Everything has been going along so

well. And then we weaned him off the SSRI altogether. What a nightmare.

I've read about Paxil extensively and by all accounts (provided by

adults who can relay their experiences well) it is the worst SSRI to

come off of. Many had to start taking it again just to make the bad side

effects stop. I find that scary and disheartening.

I am sickened to think that my son has been on this VERY strong

medication. I have seen the benefits (huge burst in his learning curve

with his therapists), but those tapered off and after trying many SSRIs

over the course of a few years at many different doses, I can honestly

say that we have never seen such a burst or improvement again. It

happened, I have no doubts, but it plateaued and was never seen again. I

weaned him so carefully but still he is suffering. I have spoken to two

of the three families who also stopped and they report similar

experiences with coming off the SSRIs. I am so heartbroken for my son.

He rarely cries and is so happy, and now he is depressed and sad all the

time. I hate this. I wish more parents stuck around to tell their tales

about these strong, horrible medications. If I had known it would be

like this, I never would have given them to him in the first place.

I am not disrespecting Dr. G or the many people on this list who he has

undoubtedly helped. I just think that there are some kids for whom this

isn't the answer. There are three children here in my city who followed

the protocol for at least two and a half years, starting at an

early age, and all three are currently considered low functioning. We

were originally told that our son would likely not even need SSRIs

because he was so young when he started.

I do not regret following the protocol. I know of families who have

followed all sorts of protocols. Some did well. Others didn't. The most

successful child I know followed no protocols, no special diet, nothing.

Just a family that interacted with him 24/7. He was originally diagnosed

as severe with a likely outcome of institutionalization. He is now in a

regular grade 4 class, speaks exceptionally well for his age, and is at

the top of his class. No diet. No supplements. No protocol. Nothing.

At this point, I just want my son to healthy. He was 100% healthy when

he started this, he has never been on antibiotics in his life. Has never

had an ear infection, etc. He has no allergies and the only food

sensitivity we know of is to egg yolk. He is now drug free and was

better than ever, but now that nasty SSRI withdrawal has kicked in and I

could kick myself for putting him through this. My once happy go lucky

child is now a bubbly, crying wreck.

So, with all due respect, I understand the benefits of the SSRIs (if I

didn't I wouldn't have allowed him to go on them in the first place),

but the down side is VERY ugly. I just want someone with a child who has

gone through this to talk me through it.

If my son is less sharp in school, less aware -- so be it. At least I

will sleep at night knowing that he is happy and healthy and that I am

doing no harm. All I want is for him to be happy and right now he is

miserable. I refuse to believe that the answer is to put him back on

chemicals. No way. He was not unhappy before all these meds and he

deserves to be happy again.

So, sorry for the long post. I was just hoping that someone who had been

through this was still around and could provide me with some

encouragement or sage advice. I know most parents who have abandoned

have gone on to other things and no longer follow the posts, but

there are a few who have stuck around. I respect those who are staying

with the protocol -- like I said, I believe there are definitely

children who have benefitted from this protocol and I am happy for those

who have found the right answer for their children. But for those who

have not, if any are still following the posts and have been through

this withdrawal nightmare, I am hoping for a bit of advice/support --

like how long this will last?

Thanks,

Rhoda

Re: Weaning off SSRI

Hi Rhoda -

I was wondering why you're weaning him off ... was he

doing poorly on it? I have always had a serious

paranoia about SSRIs but my experiences with my boys

have since changed my perceptions, because in their

cases, they benefited significantly.

I know there are a great deal of perceptions strongly

against SSRIs, but the benefits of them seem to be

particularly things that our kids are in need of, like

increasing blood flow to the temporal lobes (shown on

NeuroSPECTS) and neuroprotection, new cell generation,

immune modulation, and some other things. Ideally our

kids certainly shouldn't need them, but unfortunately

they're quite sick.

The only reason I wanted to mention that is to lead to

the following... The way you have weaned him off of

the SSRIs should have been more than sufficient for

him to 'detox' off of them without suffering side

effects of withdrawal. If 4 weeks pass from when you

stop the meds and you do not see an improvement in the

symptoms, you may want to question if possibly he

actually needed the Paxil and is doing poorly from

being off of it, not because it was bad and he's

having a hard time getting off of it. With it having

immune modulating properties, it could be that his

immune system is shifting in a less favorable way, or

blood flow is slowly decreasing (if it was being

affected in a positive way by the SSRIs), or other.

I hope that doesn't offend you by suggesting this ...

I just don't know enough about why he has had to stop

the med. I've had negative reactions to many SSRIs,

and those problems always went away within 2-3 weeks

of completely stopping the meds, and most of the time

I stopped cold-turkey far against the recommendations,

but even when I did wean slowly I immediately dropped

the negatives. The one med I did great on hurt my

stomach (Effexor XR), and all of it's withdrawal side

effects stopped within no more than 2 weeks - and

that's about the most intense med to withdraw from in

my experience.

Could he also be sick and the timing is coincidental?

Hope that helps and doesn't offend.

--- Rhoda Boyd <rboydcyberus (DOT) <mailto:rboyd%40cyberus.ca> ca> wrote:

> I've been weaning my son off his SSRI (Paxil) for a

> long time now and now that he's not taking any

> anymore he is having a tough time. Dr. G's office

> told us to take him from 1/2 a 10 mg pill to 1/4 for

> two weeks and then off. I felt this was too fast and

> had been told by a few adults that it was a very

> tough thing to come off of this drug, so my family

> doctor and I decided to do it very slowly. He did

> 1/2 and 1/3 alternating for two weeks, 1/3 for two

> weeks, 1/3 and 1/4 for two weeks, 1/4 for two weeks

> and 1/4 and nothing alternating for two weeks. His

> last day of taking any was March 8. He was okay for

> the first few days, but by Monday night he was

> having crying/weeping sessions that lasted for

> several hours and he never usually cries (he has

> always been a very happy kid). He has been like this

> all week and is eating very little. Since it has

> been going on for so long, I am starting to get

> concerned. I feel horrible that he was ever exposed

> to this garbage and I feel responsible for putting

> him through this misery. Has anyone else had any

> experience with weaning their child off Paxil? Is

> any of this familiar and when will it end?

>

> Thanks.

>

> Rhoda

>

> [Non-text portions of this message have been

> removed]

>

>

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Although I was not part of the discussion that promoted this exchange, I

will say that as a parent geography has no bearing on what one would do for

their child. I have traveled long distances to seek out the best in their

fields.

I know the people involved are very passionate about what they believe.

Still how can they judge a parent for asking questions? Questions should be

asked. These drugs are powerful. Mistakes do happen...side effects do

happen...and we are talking about children who have difficulty expressing there

feelings...so it is not that easy to get a true reading. If this is really a

disease like cancer, then like cancer the same treatment does work for every

cancer. I am not suggesting we give up hope, just look at everything out there

as

objectively as possible.

Dr. G. always says how frustrated he gets with the medical and educational

community. I wonder does he understand the frustration a parent feels. I am

not saying he is wrong. I want him to be right. I also want him to

understand that we are just doing the best we can. Every specialist out there

is

asking us to follow them blindly. So why should we follow him when so many

others have just as much if not more data.

We have found things work best for us when we take a step back. As parents

the best and only thing we can do is follow are hearts and our faith. Faith

that for whatever reason we have been in-trusted to fight for, protect and

love these children. I look forward to a cure. I believe it is out there. I

pray it is in time for my son.

************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

[Guest guest]

Although I was not part of the discussion that promoted this exchange, I

will say that as a parent geography has no bearing on what one would do for

their child. I have traveled long distances to seek out the best in their

fields.

I know the people involved are very passionate about what they believe.

Still how can they judge a parent for asking questions? Questions should be

asked. These drugs are powerful. Mistakes do happen...side effects do

happen...and we are talking about children who have difficulty expressing there

feelings...so it is not that easy to get a true reading. If this is really a

disease like cancer, then like cancer the same treatment does work for every

cancer. I am not suggesting we give up hope, just look at everything out there

as

objectively as possible.

Dr. G. always says how frustrated he gets with the medical and educational

community. I wonder does he understand the frustration a parent feels. I am

not saying he is wrong. I want him to be right. I also want him to

understand that we are just doing the best we can. Every specialist out there

is

asking us to follow them blindly. So why should we follow him when so many

others have just as much if not more data.

We have found things work best for us when we take a step back. As parents

the best and only thing we can do is follow are hearts and our faith. Faith

that for whatever reason we have been in-trusted to fight for, protect and

love these children. I look forward to a cure. I believe it is out there. I

pray it is in time for my son.

************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

[Guest guest]

Although I was not part of the discussion that promoted this exchange, I

will say that as a parent geography has no bearing on what one would do for

their child. I have traveled long distances to seek out the best in their

fields.

I know the people involved are very passionate about what they believe.

Still how can they judge a parent for asking questions? Questions should be

asked. These drugs are powerful. Mistakes do happen...side effects do

happen...and we are talking about children who have difficulty expressing there

feelings...so it is not that easy to get a true reading. If this is really a

disease like cancer, then like cancer the same treatment does work for every

cancer. I am not suggesting we give up hope, just look at everything out there

as

objectively as possible.

Dr. G. always says how frustrated he gets with the medical and educational

community. I wonder does he understand the frustration a parent feels. I am

not saying he is wrong. I want him to be right. I also want him to

understand that we are just doing the best we can. Every specialist out there

is

asking us to follow them blindly. So why should we follow him when so many

others have just as much if not more data.

We have found things work best for us when we take a step back. As parents

the best and only thing we can do is follow are hearts and our faith. Faith

that for whatever reason we have been in-trusted to fight for, protect and

love these children. I look forward to a cure. I believe it is out there. I

pray it is in time for my son.

************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

[Guest guest]

Although I was not part of the discussion that promoted this exchange, I

will say that as a parent geography has no bearing on what one would do for

their child. I have traveled long distances to seek out the best in their

fields.

I know the people involved are very passionate about what they believe.

Still how can they judge a parent for asking questions? Questions should be

asked. These drugs are powerful. Mistakes do happen...side effects do

happen...and we are talking about children who have difficulty expressing there

feelings...so it is not that easy to get a true reading. If this is really a

disease like cancer, then like cancer the same treatment does work for every

cancer. I am not suggesting we give up hope, just look at everything out there

as

objectively as possible.

Dr. G. always says how frustrated he gets with the medical and educational

community. I wonder does he understand the frustration a parent feels. I am

not saying he is wrong. I want him to be right. I also want him to

understand that we are just doing the best we can. Every specialist out there

is

asking us to follow them blindly. So why should we follow him when so many

others have just as much if not more data.

We have found things work best for us when we take a step back. As parents

the best and only thing we can do is follow are hearts and our faith. Faith

that for whatever reason we have been in-trusted to fight for, protect and

love these children. I look forward to a cure. I believe it is out there. I

pray it is in time for my son.

************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

[Guest guest]

Why would you take youir child to an expert in Cananda when your IP

address clearly states you are using a address from calif.

It is really fun to track IP's. Especially those who like to make

believe they are patients of Dr. G's and NEVER were

Elyse Goldberg

Not to ment

>

> > I've been weaning my son off his SSRI (Paxil) for a

> > long time now and now that he's not taking any

> > anymore he is having a tough time. Dr. G's office

> > told us to take him from 1/2 a 10 mg pill to 1/4 for

> > two weeks and then off. I felt this was too fast and

> > had been told by a few adults that it was a very

> > tough thing to come off of this drug, so my family

> > doctor and I decided to do it very slowly. He did

> > 1/2 and 1/3 alternating for two weeks, 1/3 for two

> > weeks, 1/3 and 1/4 for two weeks, 1/4 for two weeks

> > and 1/4 and nothing alternating for two weeks. His

> > last day of taking any was March 8. He was okay for

> > the first few days, but by Monday night he was

> > having crying/weeping sessions that lasted for

> > several hours and he never usually cries (he has

> > always been a very happy kid). He has been like this

> > all week and is eating very little. Since it has

> > been going on for so long, I am starting to get

> > concerned. I feel horrible that he was ever exposed

> > to this garbage and I feel responsible for putting

> > him through this misery. Has anyone else had any

> > experience with weaning their child off Paxil? Is

> > any of this familiar and when will it end?

> >

> > Thanks.

> >

> > Rhoda

> >

> > [Non-text portions of this message have been

> > removed]

> >

> >

>

> __________________________________________________________

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[Guest guest]

Why would you take youir child to an expert in Cananda when your IP

address clearly states you are using a address from calif.

It is really fun to track IP's. Especially those who like to make

believe they are patients of Dr. G's and NEVER were

Elyse Goldberg

Not to ment

>

> > I've been weaning my son off his SSRI (Paxil) for a

> > long time now and now that he's not taking any

> > anymore he is having a tough time. Dr. G's office

> > told us to take him from 1/2 a 10 mg pill to 1/4 for

> > two weeks and then off. I felt this was too fast and

> > had been told by a few adults that it was a very

> > tough thing to come off of this drug, so my family

> > doctor and I decided to do it very slowly. He did

> > 1/2 and 1/3 alternating for two weeks, 1/3 for two

> > weeks, 1/3 and 1/4 for two weeks, 1/4 for two weeks

> > and 1/4 and nothing alternating for two weeks. His

> > last day of taking any was March 8. He was okay for

> > the first few days, but by Monday night he was

> > having crying/weeping sessions that lasted for

> > several hours and he never usually cries (he has

> > always been a very happy kid). He has been like this

> > all week and is eating very little. Since it has

> > been going on for so long, I am starting to get

> > concerned. I feel horrible that he was ever exposed

> > to this garbage and I feel responsible for putting

> > him through this misery. Has anyone else had any

> > experience with weaning their child off Paxil? Is

> > any of this familiar and when will it end?

> >

> > Thanks.

> >

> > Rhoda

> >

> > [Non-text portions of this message have been

> > removed]

> >

> >

>

> __________________________________________________________

> No need to miss a message. Get email on-the-go

> with for Mobile. Get started.

> http://mobile./mail

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Why would you take youir child to an expert in Cananda when your IP

address clearly states you are using a address from calif.

It is really fun to track IP's. Especially those who like to make

believe they are patients of Dr. G's and NEVER were

Elyse Goldberg

Not to ment

>

> > I've been weaning my son off his SSRI (Paxil) for a

> > long time now and now that he's not taking any

> > anymore he is having a tough time. Dr. G's office

> > told us to take him from 1/2 a 10 mg pill to 1/4 for

> > two weeks and then off. I felt this was too fast and

> > had been told by a few adults that it was a very

> > tough thing to come off of this drug, so my family

> > doctor and I decided to do it very slowly. He did

> > 1/2 and 1/3 alternating for two weeks, 1/3 for two

> > weeks, 1/3 and 1/4 for two weeks, 1/4 for two weeks

> > and 1/4 and nothing alternating for two weeks. His

> > last day of taking any was March 8. He was okay for

> > the first few days, but by Monday night he was

> > having crying/weeping sessions that lasted for

> > several hours and he never usually cries (he has

> > always been a very happy kid). He has been like this

> > all week and is eating very little. Since it has

> > been going on for so long, I am starting to get

> > concerned. I feel horrible that he was ever exposed

> > to this garbage and I feel responsible for putting

> > him through this misery. Has anyone else had any

> > experience with weaning their child off Paxil? Is

> > any of this familiar and when will it end?

> >

> > Thanks.

> >

> > Rhoda

> >

> > [Non-text portions of this message have been

> > removed]

> >

> >

>

> __________________________________________________________

> No need to miss a message. Get email on-the-go

> with for Mobile. Get started.

> http://mobile./mail

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Why would you take youir child to an expert in Cananda when your IP

address clearly states you are using a address from calif.

It is really fun to track IP's. Especially those who like to make

believe they are patients of Dr. G's and NEVER were

Elyse Goldberg

Not to ment

>

> > I've been weaning my son off his SSRI (Paxil) for a

> > long time now and now that he's not taking any

> > anymore he is having a tough time. Dr. G's office

> > told us to take him from 1/2 a 10 mg pill to 1/4 for

> > two weeks and then off. I felt this was too fast and

> > had been told by a few adults that it was a very

> > tough thing to come off of this drug, so my family

> > doctor and I decided to do it very slowly. He did

> > 1/2 and 1/3 alternating for two weeks, 1/3 for two

> > weeks, 1/3 and 1/4 for two weeks, 1/4 for two weeks

> > and 1/4 and nothing alternating for two weeks. His

> > last day of taking any was March 8. He was okay for

> > the first few days, but by Monday night he was

> > having crying/weeping sessions that lasted for

> > several hours and he never usually cries (he has

> > always been a very happy kid). He has been like this

> > all week and is eating very little. Since it has

> > been going on for so long, I am starting to get

> > concerned. I feel horrible that he was ever exposed

> > to this garbage and I feel responsible for putting

> > him through this misery. Has anyone else had any

> > experience with weaning their child off Paxil? Is

> > any of this familiar and when will it end?

> >

> > Thanks.

> >

> > Rhoda

> >

> > [Non-text portions of this message have been

> > removed]

> >

> >

>

> __________________________________________________________

> No need to miss a message. Get email on-the-go

> with for Mobile. Get started.

> http://mobile./mail

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Why would you take youir child to an expert in Cananda when your IP

address clearly states you are using a address from calif.

It is really fun to track IP's. Especially those who like to make

believe they are patients of Dr. G's and NEVER were

Elyse Goldberg

Not to ment

>

> > I've been weaning my son off his SSRI (Paxil) for a

> > long time now and now that he's not taking any

> > anymore he is having a tough time. Dr. G's office

> > told us to take him from 1/2 a 10 mg pill to 1/4 for

> > two weeks and then off. I felt this was too fast and

> > had been told by a few adults that it was a very

> > tough thing to come off of this drug, so my family

> > doctor and I decided to do it very slowly. He did

> > 1/2 and 1/3 alternating for two weeks, 1/3 for two

> > weeks, 1/3 and 1/4 for two weeks, 1/4 for two weeks

> > and 1/4 and nothing alternating for two weeks. His

> > last day of taking any was March 8. He was okay for

> > the first few days, but by Monday night he was

> > having crying/weeping sessions that lasted for

> > several hours and he never usually cries (he has

> > always been a very happy kid). He has been like this

> > all week and is eating very little. Since it has

> > been going on for so long, I am starting to get

> > concerned. I feel horrible that he was ever exposed

> > to this garbage and I feel responsible for putting

> > him through this misery. Has anyone else had any

> > experience with weaning their child off Paxil? Is

> > any of this familiar and when will it end?

> >

> > Thanks.

> >

> > Rhoda

> >

> > [Non-text portions of this message have been

> > removed]

> >

> >

>

> __________________________________________________________

> No need to miss a message. Get email on-the-go

> with for Mobile. Get started.

> http://mobile./mail

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Why would you take youir child to an expert in Cananda when your IP

address clearly states you are using a address from calif.

It is really fun to track IP's. Especially those who like to make

believe they are patients of Dr. G's and NEVER were

Elyse Goldberg

Not to ment

>

> > I've been weaning my son off his SSRI (Paxil) for a

> > long time now and now that he's not taking any

> > anymore he is having a tough time. Dr. G's office

> > told us to take him from 1/2 a 10 mg pill to 1/4 for

> > two weeks and then off. I felt this was too fast and

> > had been told by a few adults that it was a very

> > tough thing to come off of this drug, so my family

> > doctor and I decided to do it very slowly. He did

> > 1/2 and 1/3 alternating for two weeks, 1/3 for two

> > weeks, 1/3 and 1/4 for two weeks, 1/4 for two weeks

> > and 1/4 and nothing alternating for two weeks. His

> > last day of taking any was March 8. He was okay for

> > the first few days, but by Monday night he was

> > having crying/weeping sessions that lasted for

> > several hours and he never usually cries (he has

> > always been a very happy kid). He has been like this

> > all week and is eating very little. Since it has

> > been going on for so long, I am starting to get

> > concerned. I feel horrible that he was ever exposed

> > to this garbage and I feel responsible for putting

> > him through this misery. Has anyone else had any

> > experience with weaning their child off Paxil? Is

> > any of this familiar and when will it end?

> >

> > Thanks.

> >

> > Rhoda

> >

> > [Non-text portions of this message have been

> > removed]

> >

> >

>

> __________________________________________________________

> No need to miss a message. Get email on-the-go

> with for Mobile. Get started.

> http://mobile./mail

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Why would you take youir child to an expert in Cananda when your IP

address clearly states you are using a address from calif.

It is really fun to track IP's. Especially those who like to make

believe they are patients of Dr. G's and NEVER were

Elyse Goldberg

Not to ment

>

> > I've been weaning my son off his SSRI (Paxil) for a

> > long time now and now that he's not taking any

> > anymore he is having a tough time. Dr. G's office

> > told us to take him from 1/2 a 10 mg pill to 1/4 for

> > two weeks and then off. I felt this was too fast and

> > had been told by a few adults that it was a very

> > tough thing to come off of this drug, so my family

> > doctor and I decided to do it very slowly. He did

> > 1/2 and 1/3 alternating for two weeks, 1/3 for two

> > weeks, 1/3 and 1/4 for two weeks, 1/4 for two weeks

> > and 1/4 and nothing alternating for two weeks. His

> > last day of taking any was March 8. He was okay for

> > the first few days, but by Monday night he was

> > having crying/weeping sessions that lasted for

> > several hours and he never usually cries (he has

> > always been a very happy kid). He has been like this

> > all week and is eating very little. Since it has

> > been going on for so long, I am starting to get

> > concerned. I feel horrible that he was ever exposed

> > to this garbage and I feel responsible for putting

> > him through this misery. Has anyone else had any

> > experience with weaning their child off Paxil? Is

> > any of this familiar and when will it end?

> >

> > Thanks.

> >

> > Rhoda

> >

> > [Non-text portions of this message have been

> > removed]

> >

> >

>

> __________________________________________________________

> No need to miss a message. Get email on-the-go

> with for Mobile. Get started.

> http://mobile./mail

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Why would you take youir child to an expert in Cananda when your IP

address clearly states you are using a address from calif.

It is really fun to track IP's. Especially those who like to make

believe they are patients of Dr. G's and NEVER were

Elyse Goldberg

Not to ment

>

> > I've been weaning my son off his SSRI (Paxil) for a

> > long time now and now that he's not taking any

> > anymore he is having a tough time. Dr. G's office

> > told us to take him from 1/2 a 10 mg pill to 1/4 for

> > two weeks and then off. I felt this was too fast and

> > had been told by a few adults that it was a very

> > tough thing to come off of this drug, so my family

> > doctor and I decided to do it very slowly. He did

> > 1/2 and 1/3 alternating for two weeks, 1/3 for two

> > weeks, 1/3 and 1/4 for two weeks, 1/4 for two weeks

> > and 1/4 and nothing alternating for two weeks. His

> > last day of taking any was March 8. He was okay for

> > the first few days, but by Monday night he was

> > having crying/weeping sessions that lasted for

> > several hours and he never usually cries (he has

> > always been a very happy kid). He has been like this

> > all week and is eating very little. Since it has

> > been going on for so long, I am starting to get

> > concerned. I feel horrible that he was ever exposed

> > to this garbage and I feel responsible for putting

> > him through this misery. Has anyone else had any

> > experience with weaning their child off Paxil? Is

> > any of this familiar and when will it end?

> >

> > Thanks.

> >

> > Rhoda

> >

> > [Non-text portions of this message have been

> > removed]

> >

> >

>

> __________________________________________________________

> No need to miss a message. Get email on-the-go

> with for Mobile. Get started.

> http://mobile./mail

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Why would you take youir child to an expert in Cananda when your IP

address clearly states you are using a address from calif.

It is really fun to track IP's. Especially those who like to make

believe they are patients of Dr. G's and NEVER were

Elyse Goldberg

Not to ment

>

> > I've been weaning my son off his SSRI (Paxil) for a

> > long time now and now that he's not taking any

> > anymore he is having a tough time. Dr. G's office

> > told us to take him from 1/2 a 10 mg pill to 1/4 for

> > two weeks and then off. I felt this was too fast and

> > had been told by a few adults that it was a very

> > tough thing to come off of this drug, so my family

> > doctor and I decided to do it very slowly. He did

> > 1/2 and 1/3 alternating for two weeks, 1/3 for two

> > weeks, 1/3 and 1/4 for two weeks, 1/4 for two weeks

> > and 1/4 and nothing alternating for two weeks. His

> > last day of taking any was March 8. He was okay for

> > the first few days, but by Monday night he was

> > having crying/weeping sessions that lasted for

> > several hours and he never usually cries (he has

> > always been a very happy kid). He has been like this

> > all week and is eating very little. Since it has

> > been going on for so long, I am starting to get

> > concerned. I feel horrible that he was ever exposed

> > to this garbage and I feel responsible for putting

> > him through this misery. Has anyone else had any

> > experience with weaning their child off Paxil? Is

> > any of this familiar and when will it end?

> >

> > Thanks.

> >

> > Rhoda

> >

> > [Non-text portions of this message have been

> > removed]

> >

> >

>

> __________________________________________________________

> No need to miss a message. Get email on-the-go

> with for Mobile. Get started.

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>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Elyse,

Clearly your expertise is lacking in IT and telecom technologies. I do not have

the to time educate you on the matter but suffice it to say that your detective

work has uncovered the IP address for (registered in

California) and not my personal email address.

Furthermore, it is insulting to suggest that my son was not a patient of your

husband's and that I am misrepresenting myself. I have four years of VISA bills

that prove otherwise. I certainly hope that you didn't spend valuable time

researching your husband's patient records in an attempt to try to locate us. If

so, I would begin by pointing out that not all women take their husband's

surname at marriage and so may have children with a surname different from their

own.

Finally, I can assure you that I do live in Canada and I am happy to clarify

that I access the medical experts here whenever possible because it makes

geographical and financial good sense. Not to mention the fact that we have some

of the best medical practitioners in the world.

I believe an apology would be in order at this time.

Rhoda

Re: Weaning off SSRI

Why would you take youir child to an expert in Cananda when your IP

address clearly states you are using a address from calif.

It is really fun to track IP's. Especially those who like to make

believe they are patients of Dr. G's and NEVER were

Elyse Goldberg

Not to ment

>

> > I've been weaning my son off his SSRI (Paxil) for a

> > long time now and now that he's not taking any

> > anymore he is having a tough time. Dr. G's office

> > told us to take him from 1/2 a 10 mg pill to 1/4 for

> > two weeks and then off. I felt this was too fast and

> > had been told by a few adults that it was a very

> > tough thing to come off of this drug, so my family

> > doctor and I decided to do it very slowly. He did

> > 1/2 and 1/3 alternating for two weeks, 1/3 for two

> > weeks, 1/3 and 1/4 for two weeks, 1/4 for two weeks

> > and 1/4 and nothing alternating for two weeks. His

> > last day of taking any was March 8. He was okay for

> > the first few days, but by Monday night he was

> > having crying/weeping sessions that lasted for

> > several hours and he never usually cries (he has

> > always been a very happy kid). He has been like this

> > all week and is eating very little. Since it has

> > been going on for so long, I am starting to get

> > concerned. I feel horrible that he was ever exposed

> > to this garbage and I feel responsible for putting

> > him through this misery. Has anyone else had any

> > experience with weaning their child off Paxil? Is

> > any of this familiar and when will it end?

> >

> > Thanks.

> >

> > Rhoda

> >

> > [Non-text portions of this message have been

> > removed]

> >

> >

>

> __________________________________________________________

> No need to miss a message. Get email on-the-go

> with for Mobile. Get started.

> http://mobile./mail

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Elyse,

Clearly your expertise is lacking in IT and telecom technologies. I do not have

the to time educate you on the matter but suffice it to say that your detective

work has uncovered the IP address for (registered in

California) and not my personal email address.

Furthermore, it is insulting to suggest that my son was not a patient of your

husband's and that I am misrepresenting myself. I have four years of VISA bills

that prove otherwise. I certainly hope that you didn't spend valuable time

researching your husband's patient records in an attempt to try to locate us. If

so, I would begin by pointing out that not all women take their husband's

surname at marriage and so may have children with a surname different from their

own.

Finally, I can assure you that I do live in Canada and I am happy to clarify

that I access the medical experts here whenever possible because it makes

geographical and financial good sense. Not to mention the fact that we have some

of the best medical practitioners in the world.

I believe an apology would be in order at this time.

Rhoda

Re: Weaning off SSRI

Why would you take youir child to an expert in Cananda when your IP

address clearly states you are using a address from calif.

It is really fun to track IP's. Especially those who like to make

believe they are patients of Dr. G's and NEVER were

Elyse Goldberg

Not to ment

>

> > I've been weaning my son off his SSRI (Paxil) for a

> > long time now and now that he's not taking any

> > anymore he is having a tough time. Dr. G's office

> > told us to take him from 1/2 a 10 mg pill to 1/4 for

> > two weeks and then off. I felt this was too fast and

> > had been told by a few adults that it was a very

> > tough thing to come off of this drug, so my family

> > doctor and I decided to do it very slowly. He did

> > 1/2 and 1/3 alternating for two weeks, 1/3 for two

> > weeks, 1/3 and 1/4 for two weeks, 1/4 for two weeks

> > and 1/4 and nothing alternating for two weeks. His

> > last day of taking any was March 8. He was okay for

> > the first few days, but by Monday night he was

> > having crying/weeping sessions that lasted for

> > several hours and he never usually cries (he has

> > always been a very happy kid). He has been like this

> > all week and is eating very little. Since it has

> > been going on for so long, I am starting to get

> > concerned. I feel horrible that he was ever exposed

> > to this garbage and I feel responsible for putting

> > him through this misery. Has anyone else had any

> > experience with weaning their child off Paxil? Is

> > any of this familiar and when will it end?

> >

> > Thanks.

> >

> > Rhoda

> >

> > [Non-text portions of this message have been

> > removed]

> >

> >

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[Guest guest]

Elyse,

Clearly your expertise is lacking in IT and telecom technologies. I do not have

the to time educate you on the matter but suffice it to say that your detective

work has uncovered the IP address for (registered in

California) and not my personal email address.

Furthermore, it is insulting to suggest that my son was not a patient of your

husband's and that I am misrepresenting myself. I have four years of VISA bills

that prove otherwise. I certainly hope that you didn't spend valuable time

researching your husband's patient records in an attempt to try to locate us. If

so, I would begin by pointing out that not all women take their husband's

surname at marriage and so may have children with a surname different from their

own.

Finally, I can assure you that I do live in Canada and I am happy to clarify

that I access the medical experts here whenever possible because it makes

geographical and financial good sense. Not to mention the fact that we have some

of the best medical practitioners in the world.

I believe an apology would be in order at this time.

Rhoda

Re: Weaning off SSRI

Why would you take youir child to an expert in Cananda when your IP

address clearly states you are using a address from calif.

It is really fun to track IP's. Especially those who like to make

believe they are patients of Dr. G's and NEVER were

Elyse Goldberg

Not to ment

>

> > I've been weaning my son off his SSRI (Paxil) for a

> > long time now and now that he's not taking any

> > anymore he is having a tough time. Dr. G's office

> > told us to take him from 1/2 a 10 mg pill to 1/4 for

> > two weeks and then off. I felt this was too fast and

> > had been told by a few adults that it was a very

> > tough thing to come off of this drug, so my family

> > doctor and I decided to do it very slowly. He did

> > 1/2 and 1/3 alternating for two weeks, 1/3 for two

> > weeks, 1/3 and 1/4 for two weeks, 1/4 for two weeks

> > and 1/4 and nothing alternating for two weeks. His

> > last day of taking any was March 8. He was okay for

> > the first few days, but by Monday night he was

> > having crying/weeping sessions that lasted for

> > several hours and he never usually cries (he has

> > always been a very happy kid). He has been like this

> > all week and is eating very little. Since it has

> > been going on for so long, I am starting to get

> > concerned. I feel horrible that he was ever exposed

> > to this garbage and I feel responsible for putting

> > him through this misery. Has anyone else had any

> > experience with weaning their child off Paxil? Is

> > any of this familiar and when will it end?

> >

> > Thanks.

> >

> > Rhoda

> >

> > [Non-text portions of this message have been

> > removed]

> >

> >

>

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[Guest guest]

Elyse,

Clearly your expertise is lacking in IT and telecom technologies. I do not have

the to time educate you on the matter but suffice it to say that your detective

work has uncovered the IP address for (registered in

California) and not my personal email address.

Furthermore, it is insulting to suggest that my son was not a patient of your

husband's and that I am misrepresenting myself. I have four years of VISA bills

that prove otherwise. I certainly hope that you didn't spend valuable time

researching your husband's patient records in an attempt to try to locate us. If

so, I would begin by pointing out that not all women take their husband's

surname at marriage and so may have children with a surname different from their

own.

Finally, I can assure you that I do live in Canada and I am happy to clarify

that I access the medical experts here whenever possible because it makes

geographical and financial good sense. Not to mention the fact that we have some

of the best medical practitioners in the world.

I believe an apology would be in order at this time.

Rhoda

Re: Weaning off SSRI

Why would you take youir child to an expert in Cananda when your IP

address clearly states you are using a address from calif.

It is really fun to track IP's. Especially those who like to make

believe they are patients of Dr. G's and NEVER were

Elyse Goldberg

Not to ment

>

> > I've been weaning my son off his SSRI (Paxil) for a

> > long time now and now that he's not taking any

> > anymore he is having a tough time. Dr. G's office

> > told us to take him from 1/2 a 10 mg pill to 1/4 for

> > two weeks and then off. I felt this was too fast and

> > had been told by a few adults that it was a very

> > tough thing to come off of this drug, so my family

> > doctor and I decided to do it very slowly. He did

> > 1/2 and 1/3 alternating for two weeks, 1/3 for two

> > weeks, 1/3 and 1/4 for two weeks, 1/4 for two weeks

> > and 1/4 and nothing alternating for two weeks. His

> > last day of taking any was March 8. He was okay for

> > the first few days, but by Monday night he was

> > having crying/weeping sessions that lasted for

> > several hours and he never usually cries (he has

> > always been a very happy kid). He has been like this

> > all week and is eating very little. Since it has

> > been going on for so long, I am starting to get

> > concerned. I feel horrible that he was ever exposed

> > to this garbage and I feel responsible for putting

> > him through this misery. Has anyone else had any

> > experience with weaning their child off Paxil? Is

> > any of this familiar and when will it end?

> >

> > Thanks.

> >

> > Rhoda

> >

> > [Non-text portions of this message have been

> > removed]

> >

> >

>

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