Re: Valtrex/Exteme Anxiety

[Guest guest]

We have not had any experience like that.

I am, however, on vacation with my sister and her boys and my 10 year old nephew

has in the last month or so (according to my sister) developed some extreme

phobias. He has always been prone to anxiety (not debilitating). He now, though,

refuses to use public restrooms, for one (a HUGE problem when you are on

vacation). I wonder if their age/developmental stage has any thing to do with

it?

Kristy

" TAMMYandRYAN K " <rtnkraft_1@...> wrote:

>Our 10 year old has been on Valtrex for 55 days. Two days ago, he began to

have exteme panic/anxiety attacks. He started saying " no fish! " and ran from

one thing to another. He'd want a movie, then when we put it on, he'd run out

and want computer. We'd get then on for him, then he'd run to something

else...never really staying with anything for even a minute. This started in

the afternoon, and by bedtime he was extrememly scared and agitated. He was up

running like this until 2 a.m. when he finally fell asleep with me beside him.

The next day, he was up at 6 am and ready for the day. Not quite so agitatd, but

definitly not his usual self. He kept saying No to everything offered. Once in

awhile he would say " no fish " again and look scared. Later that evening, he was

scared of everything electronic. He said " No phone " when our cell phone rang.

He saw the phone on the counter and put it in the cupboard. He was also scared

when I picked up my MP3 player. I had to hide it

away in a drawer. Luckily, he was very tired and went right to sleep last night

at 8:30 and slept all night until 6:00 a.m.

>We can only imagine that the Valtrex has something to do with this. Has anyone

else had similar reactions? Is it related to the Valtrex?

>

>

[Guest guest]

We also have a friend whose five year old has refused to use public restrooms

and has gotten aggressive with his peers.  I should note he is not on the

spectrum.  This illustrates the fact that it is often difficult to isolate

abnormal behavior from regular growing up behavior which can often be annoying

or antisocial.  When I was growing up there was a six month period where I was

growing moss in my closet, looking back on it that is a rather odd behavior for

an eight year old.  As parents it is hard to step back, we are all learning as

we go along.

>Our 10 year old has been on Valtrex for 55 days. Two days ago, he began to have

exteme panic/anxiety attacks. He started saying " no fish! " and ran from one

thing to another. He'd want a movie, then when we put it on, he'd run out and

want computer. We'd get then on for him, then he'd run to something else...never

really staying with anything for even a minute. This started in the afternoon,

and by bedtime he was extrememly scared and agitated. He was up running like

this until 2 a.m. when he finally fell asleep with me beside him. The next day,

he was up at 6 am and ready for the day. Not quite so agitatd, but definitly not

his usual self. He kept saying No to everything offered. Once in awhile he would

say " no fish " again and look scared. Later that evening, he was scared of

everything electronic. He said " No phone " when our cell phone rang. He saw the

phone on the counter and put it in the cupboard. He was also scared when I

picked up my MP3 player. I

had to hide it

away in a drawer. Luckily, he was very tired and went right to sleep last night

at 8:30 and slept all night until 6:00 a.m.

>We can only imagine that the Valtrex has something to do with this. Has anyone

else had similar reactions? Is it related to the Valtrex?

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hey Tammy,

I would suggest you have him checked for strep.  A lot of our kids can have it

and not show the typical symptoms of fever and sore throat, and instead have

psych reactions to it.

Also, are you washing off any blue dye? A few kids can be sensitive to that.

Poor baby - hope you work this out for him soon.

HTH

________________________________

From: TAMMYandRYAN K <rtnkraft_1@...>

nids < >

Sent: Thu, July 15, 2010 8:57:59 AM

Subject: Valtrex/Exteme Anxiety

 

Our 10 year old has been on Valtrex for 55 days. Two days ago, he began to have

exteme panic/anxiety attacks. He started saying " no fish! " and ran from one

thing to another. He'd want a movie, then when we put it on, he'd run out and

want computer. We'd get then on for him, then he'd run to something else...never

really staying with anything for even a minute. This started in the afternoon,

and by bedtime he was extrememly scared and agitated. He was up running like

this until 2 a.m. when he finally fell asleep with me beside him. The next day,

he was up at 6 am and ready for the day. Not quite so agitatd, but definitly not

his usual self. He kept saying No to everything offered. Once in awhile he would

say " no fish " again and look scared. Later that evening, he was scared of

everything electronic. He said " No phone " when our cell phone rang. He saw the

phone on the counter and put it in the cupboard. He was also scared when I

picked up my MP3 player. I had to hide it away in a drawer. Luckily, he was very

tired and went right to sleep last night at 8:30 and slept all night until 6:00

a.m.

We can only imagine that the Valtrex has something to do with this. Has anyone

else had similar reactions? Is it related to the Valtrex?

[Guest guest]

Is he on anything else? How are his stools? Sorry sounds like a weird

question.

We didn't have a problem with Valtrex at first but eventually we did.

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> Our 10 year old has been on Valtrex for 55 days. Two days ago, he began to

have exteme panic/anxiety attacks. He started saying " no fish! " and ran from

one thing to another. He'd want a movie, then when we put it on, he'd run out

and want computer. We'd get then on for him, then he'd run to something

else...never really staying with anything for even a minute. This started in

the afternoon, and by bedtime he was extrememly scared and agitated. He was up

running like this until 2 a.m. when he finally fell asleep with me beside him.

The next day, he was up at 6 am and ready for the day. Not quite so agitatd, but

definitly not his usual self. He kept saying No to everything offered. Once in

awhile he would say " no fish " again and look scared. Later that evening, he was

scared of everything electronic. He said " No phone " when our cell phone rang.

He saw the phone on the counter and put it in the cupboard. He was also scared

when I picked up my MP3 player. I had to hide it away in a drawer. Luckily, he

was very tired and went right to sleep last night at 8:30 and slept all night

until 6:00 a.m.

> We can only imagine that the Valtrex has something to do with this. Has

anyone else had similar reactions? Is it related to the Valtrex?

>

>

[Guest guest]

How do they check for strep? Throat culture? Blood work? I think strep has

been a problem for him in the past, but he never gets a fever. When he was

younger, I didn't know he had an ear infection until it burst and I saw pus in

his ear.

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thecolemans4 <thecolemans4>

Fri Jul 16, 2010 4:52 am (PDT)

Hey Tammy,

I would suggest you have him checked for strep. A lot of our kids can have it

and not show the typical symptoms of fever and sore throat, and instead have

psych reactions to it.

Also, are you washing off any blue dye? A few kids can be sensitive to that.

Poor baby - hope you work this out for him soon.

HTH

[Guest guest]

No, he isn't on anything else and his stools are not bad. Not a weird question

since we have had lots of problems with that. Usually loose and smelly...but

lately they have been good. I haven't seen any other problems since we started

Valtrex We have noticed he seems to understand us and is able to follow a one

step direction now. He is trying to talk more and is showing more eye contact.

Some days, he is MUCH calmer than before. This anxiety thing just instantly

appeared and I am wondering why. He did go through a phase like this a few years

ago where he was afraid of chairs and would not sit on a kitchen chair. He

always wanted the chairs pushed up to the table and he wouldn't even go near our

table for several months. I had to feed him on the couch. We eventually lured

him to the table with his favorite treats and he realized it was safe to sit

there so he got over it. Now his anxiety is aimed at cell phones. He freaks

out if anyone pulls anything out of their pocket and says " No phone no phone! "

Everyone has phones these days, so it is a constant problem for him. He looks

at everyone like they are going to kill him with their phone. It is hard to see

your kid so scared...

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Posted by: " " jlhank80@... <mailto:jlhank80@...?Subject= Re:

Valtrex/Exteme Anxiety> jlhank80 <jlhank80>

Fri Jul 16, 2010 7:03 am (PDT)

Is he on anything else? How are his stools? Sorry sounds like a weird question.

We didn't have a problem with Valtrex at first but eventually we did.

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[Guest guest]

Dr. Goldberg looks at blood work (ASO titer) for strep.

Could it be the noise of the phone ringing (and the MP3 player) that is

upsetting your son? I guess he might cover his ears if that was the

problem, but you never know. When he was younger, my son heard me whisper

that I was going to put a toy of his away through TWO closed solid wood

doors and across a 2 yard hallway. He screamed ³No, you¹re not!² from his

room. It still blows my mind when I think about it.

Some of these kids have such hypersensitive hearing is it just incredible.

Caroline

[Guest guest]

Could this not be die-off?

SHannon

> >

> > Our 10 year old has been on Valtrex for 55 days. Two days ago, he began to

have exteme panic/anxiety attacks. He started saying " no fish! " and ran from

one thing to another. He'd want a movie, then when we put it on, he'd run out

and want computer. We'd get then on for him, then he'd run to something

else...never really staying with anything for even a minute. This started in

the afternoon, and by bedtime he was extrememly scared and agitated. He was up

running like this until 2 a.m. when he finally fell asleep with me beside him.

The next day, he was up at 6 am and ready for the day. Not quite so agitatd, but

definitly not his usual self. He kept saying No to everything offered. Once in

awhile he would say " no fish " again and look scared. Later that evening, he was

scared of everything electronic. He said " No phone " when our cell phone rang.

He saw the phone on the counter and put it in the cupboard. He was also scared

when I picked up my MP3 player. I had to hide it away in a drawer. Luckily, he

was very tired and went right to sleep last night at 8:30 and slept all night

until 6:00 a.m.

> > We can only imagine that the Valtrex has something to do with this. Has

anyone else had similar reactions? Is it related to the Valtrex?

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Tammy, so glad you saw some gains with Valtrex. Those are the same gains we saw

with Valtrex, too. Much clearer and actually able to follow directions. But we

did end up with anxiety issues and that was due to allergies. However your son

might benefit from the addition of the SSRI, many kids do I have heard but mine

didn't.

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> No, he isn't on anything else and his stools are not bad. Not a weird

question since we have had lots of problems with that. Usually loose and

smelly...but lately they have been good. I haven't seen any other problems

since we started Valtrex We have noticed he seems to understand us and is able

to follow a one step direction now. He is trying to talk more and is showing

more eye contact. Some days, he is MUCH calmer than before. This anxiety thing

just instantly appeared and I am wondering why. He did go through a phase like

this a few years ago where he was afraid of chairs and would not sit on a

kitchen chair. He always wanted the chairs pushed up to the table and he

wouldn't even go near our table for several months. I had to feed him on the

couch. We eventually lured him to the table with his favorite treats and he

realized it was safe to sit there so he got over it. Now his anxiety is aimed

at cell phones. He freaks out if anyone pulls anything out of their pocket and

says " No phone no phone! " Everyone has phones these days, so it is a constant

problem for him. He looks at everyone like they are going to kill him with

their phone. It is hard to see your kid so scared...

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Valtrex/Exteme Anxiety> jlhank80 <jlhank80>

> Fri Jul 16, 2010 7:03 am (PDT)

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> Is he on anything else? How are his stools? Sorry sounds like a weird

question.

> We didn't have a problem with Valtrex at first but eventually we did.

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