Guest guest Posted March 13, 2008 Report Share Posted March 13, 2008 , Sleep problem is common for Zoloft. My son had it 4/5 years ago. After a while without improvement, we move on to Next SSRI. Jin > > My son started Zoloft 1/8 tab (6mg) 3 days ago, we didn´t see anything > related but sleep issues but i´m not positive it´s not related to > something else. Can it be strep related (he´s got a strep like rash)? > Is this a common side effect? does it last? > TIA > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 13, 2008 Report Share Posted March 13, 2008 It's common to have sleep issues for about he first week or two with ssri's. If it continues longer than that, you might want to consider switching. When we first started zoloft we had practically no sleep for the 2 weeks. It resolved after that. cheryl On Mar 13, 2008, at 7:15 AM, Martín W wrote: > My son started Zoloft 1/8 tab (6mg) 3 days ago, we didn´t see anything > related but sleep issues but i´m not positive it´s not related to > something else. Can it be strep related (he´s got a strep like rash)? > Is this a common side effect? does it last? > TIA > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 14, 2008 Report Share Posted March 14, 2008 Hi - Boy it really varies a lot how one child will react to one thing but another thrive on it. We started Paxil in my 6yr old a few months back and it kept him awake late (which I have very little tolerance for), so we switched (not thru Dr G-here locally) to Zoloft and the sleep issue went away immediately. (But I will say that it is also hard to say for sure that it was the Paxil and not just a spell, or that feeling better made him stay awake more too.) Last time, same kid, I think I remembered it was the Zoloft that kept him awake and he had done best on Paxil that time, while his brother did better on Zoloft. It is also my understanding that the sleep issues will resolve in a couple of weeks. I do think if we had stayed on it longer it would have gone away too. HTH- --- Cheryl Lowrance <c.lowrance@...> wrote: > It's common to have sleep issues for about he first > week or two with > ssri's. If it continues longer than that, you might > want to consider > switching. When we first started zoloft we had > practically no sleep > for the 2 weeks. It resolved after that. > > cheryl > > On Mar 13, 2008, at 7:15 AM, Martín W wrote: > > > My son started Zoloft 1/8 tab (6mg) 3 days ago, we > didn´t see anything > > related but sleep issues but i´m not positive it´s > not related to > > something else. Can it be strep related (he´s got > a strep like rash)? > > Is this a common side effect? does it last? > > TIA > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > ________________________________________________________________________________\ ____ Never miss a thing. Make your home page. http://www./r/hs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 14, 2008 Report Share Posted March 14, 2008 Our sleep issues have not resolved, our girl is awake most nights for at least an hour. This has been going on for at least a year. Dr. G is aware of it and hasn't seemed worried. Should I be worried? At 09:41 AM 3/14/2008, you wrote: >Hi - >Boy it really varies a lot how one child will react to >one thing but another thrive on it. We started Paxil >in my 6yr old a few months back and it kept him awake >late (which I have very little tolerance for), so we >switched (not thru Dr G-here locally) to Zoloft and >the sleep issue went away immediately. (But I will >say that it is also hard to say for sure that it was >the Paxil and not just a spell, or that feeling better >made him stay awake more too.) > >Last time, same kid, I think I remembered it was the >Zoloft that kept him awake and he had done best on >Paxil that time, while his brother did better on >Zoloft. > >It is also my understanding that the sleep issues will >resolve in a couple of weeks. I do think if we had >stayed on it longer it would have gone away too. > >HTH- > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 14, 2008 Report Share Posted March 14, 2008 Hi MIchelle - If you're not worried, I wouldn't add worry. If it is seriously inconvenient, only then would I consider a change if everything else that you see as a benefit from the SSRI outweighs that problem. If it is consistent and you can count on her going to sleep at a regular time even if it takes a while, that's not a bad thing, as long as it is not a nightly battle where you feel dread as you see bedtime coming up. HTH- --- and Daron Freedberg <mdfreedberg@...> wrote: > > Our sleep issues have not resolved, our girl is > awake most nights for > at least an hour. This has been going on for at > least a year. > Dr. G is aware of it and hasn't seemed worried. > Should I be worried? > > > > At 09:41 AM 3/14/2008, you wrote: > > >Hi - > >Boy it really varies a lot how one child will react > to > >one thing but another thrive on it. We started > Paxil > >in my 6yr old a few months back and it kept him > awake > >late (which I have very little tolerance for), so > we > >switched (not thru Dr G-here locally) to Zoloft and > >the sleep issue went away immediately. (But I will > >say that it is also hard to say for sure that it > was > >the Paxil and not just a spell, or that feeling > better > >made him stay awake more too.) > > > >Last time, same kid, I think I remembered it was > the > >Zoloft that kept him awake and he had done best on > >Paxil that time, while his brother did better on > >Zoloft. > > > >It is also my understanding that the sleep issues > will > >resolve in a couple of weeks. I do think if we had > >stayed on it longer it would have gone away too. > > > >HTH- > > > > ________________________________________________________________________________\ ____ Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Search. http://tools.search./newsearch/category.php?category=shopping Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 14, 2008 Report Share Posted March 14, 2008 Thanks . I guess I do think it's a problem but there isn't much we can do about it. She goes to sleep fine but then wakes up in the middle of the night and can't go back to sleep for a bit of time. Dr. G told us to treat it as a behavior and, against our instincts, we did this. Nothing changed since it's not a behavior but a result of the meds. I worry about her falling asleep in school (this was happening last year) because there is only so long a little body can go without sleep! Just add it to my list of worries! Have a good weekend, At 09:51 AM 3/14/2008, you wrote: >Hi MIchelle - >If you're not worried, I wouldn't add worry. If it is >seriously inconvenient, only then would I consider a >change if everything else that you see as a benefit >from the SSRI outweighs that problem. > >If it is consistent and you can count on her going to >sleep at a regular time even if it takes a while, >that's not a bad thing, as long as it is not a nightly >battle where you feel dread as you see bedtime coming >up. > >HTH- > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 14, 2008 Report Share Posted March 14, 2008 , Don;t assume it is the meds. When my son was 3.4 an 5 before we started any meds our biggest headache was sleep issue just from the brain inflamation/autism. He would wake up and sing/vocalize and stim endlessly. Looking back it was similar to a mild toothach that would be tolerable during the day and become intolerable at night. Connor just didn't feel well and could not sleep at times. It was the antiviral that after several months allowed him to rest well. We are now on Zolof with no sleeep issues. Bill --- and Daron Freedberg <mdfreedberg@...> wrote: > Thanks . I guess I do think it's a problem > but there isn't > much we can do about it. She goes to sleep fine but > then wakes up in > the middle of the night and can't go back to sleep > for a bit of > time. Dr. G told us to treat it as a behavior and, > against our > instincts, we did this. Nothing changed since it's > not a behavior > but a result of the meds. I worry about her falling > asleep in school > (this was happening last year) because there is only > so long > a little body can go without sleep! Just add it to > my list of worries! > Have a good weekend, > > > At 09:51 AM 3/14/2008, you wrote: > > >Hi MIchelle - > >If you're not worried, I wouldn't add worry. If it > is > >seriously inconvenient, only then would I consider > a > >change if everything else that you see as a benefit > >from the SSRI outweighs that problem. > > > >If it is consistent and you can count on her going > to > >sleep at a regular time even if it takes a while, > >that's not a bad thing, as long as it is not a > nightly > >battle where you feel dread as you see bedtime > coming > >up. > > > >HTH- > > > > ________________________________________________________________________________\ ____ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile./;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 14, 2008 Report Share Posted March 14, 2008 I have to agree with Bill. My son had major sleep issues when he started the protocal. It took a little while, but his sleep issues have resolved. He's on Celexa, but I can't tell that it has any negative affect on his sleep. > > > > >Hi MIchelle - > > >If you're not worried, I wouldn't add worry. If it > > is > > >seriously inconvenient, only then would I consider > > a > > >change if everything else that you see as a benefit > > >from the SSRI outweighs that problem. > > > > > >If it is consistent and you can count on her going > > to > > >sleep at a regular time even if it takes a while, > > >that's not a bad thing, as long as it is not a > > nightly > > >battle where you feel dread as you see bedtime > > coming > > >up. > > > > > >HTH- > > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ ______________ > Be a better friend, newshound, and > know-it-all with Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile./;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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