Zoloft, advice needed

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I am considering trying a SSRI with my 8yo AS dd. We experimented

with 5-HTP for a period, but it was expensive and I had a hard time

trying to be consistent with it. At first it reduced hyperactivity, but

beyond that I don't know if it was helping. In the last six months

there has been a gradual regression in the areas of social anxiety,

pain sensistivity/recovery time and general coping in small groups.

I am not sure exactly the reason, maybe just winter.

My husband and I have been very anti-medication. However, my dd

is very different at home than she is during our (limited) homeschool

activities during the week. It is hard for my husband to understand

how hard it is to just get through the week without many problems.

Right now she uses enzymes and minerals and her diet is

restricted with artificials.

TIA for any experience or ideas.

Serena

[Guest guest]

Hi Serena,

I know exactly how you feel. In the fall my daughter's anxiety and obsessing got

so bad we could hardly get through the day without constant questions and

upsets.

We have been anti-med too because we tried them in the past with limited success

and sometimes not good reactions.

However, we had never tried Zoloft. We started enzymes and they did help with

some issues but not the anxiety and obsessing, so we started Zoloft.

So far we have seen a big reduction in anxiety and the constant obsessing about

things, particularly her schedule. We are on about month 5 with the Zoloft and

so far so good. It didn't do away with all the problems, but it did help her

cope better. My daughter is 13 and is really adult size so she takes 50 mg a

day.

Unless we see a change we will be staying on the Zoloft because she is so much

less stressed both at home and at school.

Of course every child is an individual. What works for mine may not work for

yours, but that is our experience.

Zoloft, advice needed

I am considering trying a SSRI with my 8yo AS dd. We experimented

with 5-HTP for a period, but it was expensive and I had a hard time

trying to be consistent with it. At first it reduced hyperactivity, but

beyond that I don't know if it was helping. In the last six months

there has been a gradual regression in the areas of social anxiety,

pain sensistivity/recovery time and general coping in small groups.

I am not sure exactly the reason, maybe just winter.

My husband and I have been very anti-medication. However, my dd

is very different at home than she is during our (limited) homeschool

activities during the week. It is hard for my husband to understand

how hard it is to just get through the week without many problems.

Right now she uses enzymes and minerals and her diet is

restricted with artificials.

TIA for any experience or ideas.

Serena