RE: Effexor - side effects

[Guest guest]

We started Effexor a few weeks ago and the first few days were very

difficult--mostly my son was very emotional and intolerant. After about a week,

he became more verbal, more responsive. I have noticed a slight decrease in

appetite, but we are happy about that because he was eating everything and

anything in sight before starting effexor.  He actually lost a couple of pounds,

which was great. His appetite returned to normal about two weeks after starting

Effexor.

HTH,

Robyn

From: alaine0617 <alaineandpaul@...>

Subject: Effexor - side effects

Date: Thursday, July 23, 2009, 11:11 AM

 

Hello all,

We added effexor on Sunday and are on day 5. The last three days, 's pretty

much had no appetite. Refusing lunch and eating very little dinner. He's never

displayed any side effects before - just wondering how long it might take to

resolve.

Thanks!

Alaine

[Guest guest]

Alaine

We tried effexor for three months with the same effect. When Dr G increased it

we saw a great reduction in sociability and agitation. Connor lost tweleve lbs -

92 to 80. We are weaning him off it now.

Bill

From: alaine0617 <alaineandpaul@...>

Subject: Effexor - side effects

Date: Thursday, July 23, 2009, 2:11 PM

 

Hello all,

We added effexor on Sunday and are on day 5. The last three days, 's pretty

much had no appetite. Refusing lunch and eating very little dinner. He's never

displayed any side effects before - just wondering how long it might take to

resolve.

Thanks!

Alaine

[Guest guest]

Did anyone see positives with Effexor? Dr. G recommened it for my son, but

after researching it I wasn't interested.

Kristy

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klimas

Sent: Thursday, July 23, 2009 3:03 PM

Subject: Re: Effexor - side effects

Alaine

We tried effexor for three months with the same effect. When Dr G increased

it we saw a great reduction in sociability and agitation. Connor lost

tweleve lbs - 92 to 80. We are weaning him off it now.

Bill

From: alaine0617 <alaineandpaul@...

<mailto:alaineandpaul%40verizon.net> >

Subject: Effexor - side effects

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Date: Thursday, July 23, 2009, 2:11 PM

Hello all,

We added effexor on Sunday and are on day 5. The last three days, 's

pretty much had no appetite. Refusing lunch and eating very little dinner.

He's never displayed any side effects before - just wondering how long it

might take to resolve.

Thanks!

Alaine

[Guest guest]

Kristi,

As an adult I have taken Effexor, and while it is a very good and expensive

medication for the treatment of depression, I would not want such a strong

medication, with so many possible side effects in my child's body, if it

were the case and he had to take this type of medicaiton. When you say Dr.

G, are you referring to Dr. Lawrence Ginsberg, by any chance?

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[Guest guest]

Yes

Actually yes we saw a very good jump in cognitive thought. We are catching up in

math and after a week or so he suddenly started calculating triple digit

addition and subtraction mentally,( the negative was he was far less social and

obstinate) . It was a quantum leap for him. We then increased (37.5 mg daily to

70 mg daily) we went up again but not so dramatically. Then he started showing

signs of anger and negative thought, using terms and phrases that implied

getting hurt or shooting something. I was at a ball game last week and while

looking over the rail four stories up he said " No Jump " .

I am taking him off it

Scary, watch them closely.

Bill

From: alaine0617 <alaineandpaul@ verizon.net

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Subject: Effexor - side effects

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Date: Thursday, July 23, 2009, 2:11 PM

Hello all,

We added effexor on Sunday and are on day 5. The last three days, 's

pretty much had no appetite. Refusing lunch and eating very little dinner.

He's never displayed any side effects before - just wondering how long it

might take to resolve.

Thanks!

Alaine

[Guest guest]

My son has actually increased his focus & interaction with us since adding

effexor.  However, when we tried to increase the amount, it made him very

hyper/aggitated.  So, it appears that it's a matter of finding the correct

amount for the optimal results.  Hope this helps.

From: alaine0617 <alaineandpaul@ verizon.net

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Subject: Effexor - side effects

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Date: Thursday, July 23, 2009, 2:11 PM

Hello all,

We added effexor on Sunday and are on day 5. The last three days, 's

pretty much had no appetite. Refusing lunch and eating very little dinner.

He's never displayed any side effects before - just wondering how long it

might take to resolve.

Thanks!

Alaine

[Guest guest]

I definitely think it's one of the meds that reacts differently in each child.

It's been great for Noah. He is more engaged socially and he's experienced an

increase in expressive language. Zoloft, however, created a lot of anxiety and

outbursts in which Noah said " hurt self. " I do think dosage increase need to be

very slow; however, that's a problem with a capsule.

Close observation is definitely the key to this class of drug.

All the best,

Robyn

From: alaine0617 <alaineandpaul@ verizon.net

<mailto:alaineandpa ul%40verizon. net> >

Subject: Effexor - side effects

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Date: Thursday, July 23, 2009, 2:11 PM

Hello all,

We added effexor on Sunday and are on day 5. The last three days, 's

pretty much had no appetite. Refusing lunch and eating very little dinner.

He's never displayed any side effects before - just wondering how long it

might take to resolve.

Thanks!

Alaine

[Guest guest]

BTW, how old is your son? 

Robyn

From: alaine0617 <alaineandpaul@ verizon.net

<mailto:alaineandpa ul%40verizon. net> >

Subject: Effexor - side effects

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Date: Thursday, July 23, 2009, 2:11 PM

Hello all,

We added effexor on Sunday and are on day 5. The last three days, 's

pretty much had no appetite. Refusing lunch and eating very little dinner.

He's never displayed any side effects before - just wondering how long it

might take to resolve.

Thanks!

Alaine

[Guest guest]

Thanks to everyone - this is so helpful. just turned 8. We've been on the

protocol for two and a half years. We'll keep an eye out with the Effexor -

from what I'm reading it seems to be a " heavier " med than others. Definitely

seeing some good things re: language (like this morning, I asked my husband if

he wanted coffee and he said yes. piped up and said " I want coffee, too. "

Decaf, of course!!) I'd like to see what we see over the next couple of weeks,

but I'd definitely be hesitant to increase the dose.

Thanks again!

Alaine

[Guest guest]

Getting  the right dosage (and the right SSRI for that child) seems to be the

key to the effectiveness of these drugs. I'm with you regarding upping the dose.

It's something I would approach bery cautiously.

All the best,

Robyn

From: alaine0617 <alaineandpaul@...>

Subject: Re: Effexor - side effects

Date: Friday, July 24, 2009, 5:46 AM

 

Thanks to everyone - this is so helpful. just turned 8.

We've been on the protocol for two and a half years. We'll keep an eye out with

the Effexor - from what I'm reading it seems to be a " heavier " med than others.

Definitely seeing some good things re: language (like this morning, I asked my

husband if he wanted coffee and he said yes. piped up and said " I want

coffee, too. " Decaf, of course!!) I'd like to see what we see over the next

couple of weeks, but I'd definitely be hesitant to increase the dose.

Thanks again!

Alaine