Guest guest Posted August 13, 2006 Report Share Posted August 13, 2006 Thanks , We already give him his meds at night, if I give them in the morning he is a total basket case. I am sure that he will get use to it more as time goes on. What dosage were you on when your son started getting better? Thanks DP _____ From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of Nchaotic@... Sent: Sunday, August 13, 2006 9:57 AM Subject: Re: Zoloft DP - My son also had a fear of storms, thunder, high winds, etc. He used to worry about the pool toys blowing away. This was the first obsession to disappear when he started Zoloft. He, too, was extremely tired in the beginning. We then started giving him his meds before bed at night and this seems to have alleviated that and has also helped with sleep issues. In a message dated 8/12/2006 9:19:20 PM Central Standard Time, adelemcarolina (DOT) <mailto:adelem%40carolina.rr.com> rr.com writes: Its not helping that his biggest fear is storms and we have had thunder storms, rain, and dark clouds almost everyday this summer, ugg we are tired! DP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 18, 2007 Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 Hi! My 5 year old daughter takes the liquid Zoloft, too. She will only drink it in the Hawaiian Punch brand of lemonade. I don't know why that brand, but we have tried other lemonade and she says it tastes worse that way. It took her a couple of weeks to develop a taste for drinking it. We did reward charts and prizes in the beginning to help her get used to drinking it. I gave her a few M & M's after she drank the medicine. It also helps if she drinks her lemonade first thing in the morning, before she eats or drinks anything else and before she brushes her teeth. If she does those things before the medicine, she says that it makes it taste bad. I did try a sip of the medicine in the lemonade and it is bitter, but not horrible. I think it just takes time to get used to it. She also tried the medicine in Sprite, but she didn't like it. Lemonade has such a strong taste, that I think it hides the taste of the medicine the best. Hope this helps. > > Hi, > My 10 year old daughter has just been started on Zoloft. Since she has > never taken pills, the doctor started her on the oral concentrate > which gets mixed into water, lemonade or orange juice. She says it > still tastes bad. HOw do most people give their younger kids > medicines? In liquid like this or can you teach them to take pills? > She has a fear of throwing up, so gagging on pills will not appeal to > her. > Thanks > -- > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 18, 2007 Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 Hi! My 5 year old daughter takes the liquid Zoloft, too. She will only drink it in the Hawaiian Punch brand of lemonade. I don't know why that brand, but we have tried other lemonade and she says it tastes worse that way. It took her a couple of weeks to develop a taste for drinking it. We did reward charts and prizes in the beginning to help her get used to drinking it. I gave her a few M & M's after she drank the medicine. It also helps if she drinks her lemonade first thing in the morning, before she eats or drinks anything else and before she brushes her teeth. If she does those things before the medicine, she says that it makes it taste bad. I did try a sip of the medicine in the lemonade and it is bitter, but not horrible. I think it just takes time to get used to it. She also tried the medicine in Sprite, but she didn't like it. Lemonade has such a strong taste, that I think it hides the taste of the medicine the best. Hope this helps. > > Hi, > My 10 year old daughter has just been started on Zoloft. Since she has > never taken pills, the doctor started her on the oral concentrate > which gets mixed into water, lemonade or orange juice. She says it > still tastes bad. HOw do most people give their younger kids > medicines? In liquid like this or can you teach them to take pills? > She has a fear of throwing up, so gagging on pills will not appeal to > her. > Thanks > -- > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 18, 2007 Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 Hi, check with your pharmacy, or look at other pharmacies in your area, as many can actually make medication taste good. I know compounding pharmacies offer this and I noticed the other day at my CVS drugstore pharmacy a sign that offered it. > > Hi, > My 10 year old daughter has just been started on Zoloft. Since she has > never taken pills, the doctor started her on the oral concentrate > which gets mixed into water, lemonade or orange juice. She says it > still tastes bad. HOw do most people give their younger kids > medicines? In liquid like this or can you teach them to take pills? > She has a fear of throwing up, so gagging on pills will not appeal to > her. > Thanks > -- > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 18, 2007 Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 Hi, check with your pharmacy, or look at other pharmacies in your area, as many can actually make medication taste good. I know compounding pharmacies offer this and I noticed the other day at my CVS drugstore pharmacy a sign that offered it. > > Hi, > My 10 year old daughter has just been started on Zoloft. Since she has > never taken pills, the doctor started her on the oral concentrate > which gets mixed into water, lemonade or orange juice. She says it > still tastes bad. HOw do most people give their younger kids > medicines? In liquid like this or can you teach them to take pills? > She has a fear of throwing up, so gagging on pills will not appeal to > her. > Thanks > -- > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 18, 2007 Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 My ten year old daughter also takes zoloft, but in the pill form. She first started taking it at 6 years old, and we started her on the liquid. She would gag on that b/c she said it tasted so bad. I explained to her that the only alternative was to take the pill, which wouldn't taste bad. She hated the liquid so much that she agreed to try. We started out having her swallow a mini m & m. They are the kind that come in the little tubes, usually found in the checkout line of the grocery. She did fine with that, so she gave the pill a try, and now she takes these, as well as pain relievers, vitamins, whatever, in pill form. We were lucky, I guess, that it was easy for her. The tiny m & m was kind of like her good luck charm, so maybe give that a try. Q On Oct 18, 2007, at 9:36 AM, amehighnumberone wrote: > Hi, > My 10 year old daughter has just been started on Zoloft. Since she has > never taken pills, the doctor started her on the oral concentrate > which gets mixed into water, lemonade or orange juice. She says it > still tastes bad. HOw do most people give their younger kids > medicines? In liquid like this or can you teach them to take pills? > She has a fear of throwing up, so gagging on pills will not appeal to > her. > Thanks > -- > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 18, 2007 Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 My ten year old daughter also takes zoloft, but in the pill form. She first started taking it at 6 years old, and we started her on the liquid. She would gag on that b/c she said it tasted so bad. I explained to her that the only alternative was to take the pill, which wouldn't taste bad. She hated the liquid so much that she agreed to try. We started out having her swallow a mini m & m. They are the kind that come in the little tubes, usually found in the checkout line of the grocery. She did fine with that, so she gave the pill a try, and now she takes these, as well as pain relievers, vitamins, whatever, in pill form. We were lucky, I guess, that it was easy for her. The tiny m & m was kind of like her good luck charm, so maybe give that a try. Q On Oct 18, 2007, at 9:36 AM, amehighnumberone wrote: > Hi, > My 10 year old daughter has just been started on Zoloft. Since she has > never taken pills, the doctor started her on the oral concentrate > which gets mixed into water, lemonade or orange juice. She says it > still tastes bad. HOw do most people give their younger kids > medicines? In liquid like this or can you teach them to take pills? > She has a fear of throwing up, so gagging on pills will not appeal to > her. > Thanks > -- > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 18, 2007 Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 Hi : If you don't mind my asking, how long has your daughter been on Zoloft? Have you seen any improvement in OCD? Any side effects? Thank you, Amy armom2kk <gregjenar@...> wrote: Hi! My 5 year old daughter takes the liquid Zoloft, too. She will only drink it in the Hawaiian Punch brand of lemonade. I don't know why that brand, but we have tried other lemonade and she says it tastes worse that way. It took her a couple of weeks to develop a taste for drinking it. We did reward charts and prizes in the beginning to help her get used to drinking it. I gave her a few M & M's after she drank the medicine. It also helps if she drinks her lemonade first thing in the morning, before she eats or drinks anything else and before she brushes her teeth. If she does those things before the medicine, she says that it makes it taste bad. I did try a sip of the medicine in the lemonade and it is bitter, but not horrible. I think it just takes time to get used to it. She also tried the medicine in Sprite, but she didn't like it. Lemonade has such a strong taste, that I think it hides the taste of the medicine the best. Hope this helps. > > Hi, > My 10 year old daughter has just been started on Zoloft. Since she has > never taken pills, the doctor started her on the oral concentrate > which gets mixed into water, lemonade or orange juice. She says it > still tastes bad. HOw do most people give their younger kids > medicines? In liquid like this or can you teach them to take pills? > She has a fear of throwing up, so gagging on pills will not appeal to > her. > Thanks > -- > __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 18, 2007 Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 Hi : If you don't mind my asking, how long has your daughter been on Zoloft? Have you seen any improvement in OCD? Any side effects? Thank you, Amy armom2kk <gregjenar@...> wrote: Hi! My 5 year old daughter takes the liquid Zoloft, too. She will only drink it in the Hawaiian Punch brand of lemonade. I don't know why that brand, but we have tried other lemonade and she says it tastes worse that way. It took her a couple of weeks to develop a taste for drinking it. We did reward charts and prizes in the beginning to help her get used to drinking it. I gave her a few M & M's after she drank the medicine. It also helps if she drinks her lemonade first thing in the morning, before she eats or drinks anything else and before she brushes her teeth. If she does those things before the medicine, she says that it makes it taste bad. I did try a sip of the medicine in the lemonade and it is bitter, but not horrible. I think it just takes time to get used to it. She also tried the medicine in Sprite, but she didn't like it. Lemonade has such a strong taste, that I think it hides the taste of the medicine the best. Hope this helps. > > Hi, > My 10 year old daughter has just been started on Zoloft. Since she has > never taken pills, the doctor started her on the oral concentrate > which gets mixed into water, lemonade or orange juice. She says it > still tastes bad. HOw do most people give their younger kids > medicines? In liquid like this or can you teach them to take pills? > She has a fear of throwing up, so gagging on pills will not appeal to > her. > Thanks > -- > __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 18, 2007 Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 Hi : If you don't mind my asking, has your daughter been on Zoloft for the past 4 years? Is it helping the OCD? Did you have to keep increasing her dosage? Does she take any other meds w/ it? Side effects? I'm considering putting my daugther on Zoloft...thank you, Amy Quattlebaum <emq@...> wrote: My ten year old daughter also takes zoloft, but in the pill form. She first started taking it at 6 years old, and we started her on the liquid. She would gag on that b/c she said it tasted so bad. I explained to her that the only alternative was to take the pill, which wouldn't taste bad. She hated the liquid so much that she agreed to try. We started out having her swallow a mini m & m. They are the kind that come in the little tubes, usually found in the checkout line of the grocery. She did fine with that, so she gave the pill a try, and now she takes these, as well as pain relievers, vitamins, whatever, in pill form. We were lucky, I guess, that it was easy for her. The tiny m & m was kind of like her good luck charm, so maybe give that a try. Q On Oct 18, 2007, at 9:36 AM, amehighnumberone wrote: > Hi, > My 10 year old daughter has just been started on Zoloft. Since she has > never taken pills, the doctor started her on the oral concentrate > which gets mixed into water, lemonade or orange juice. She says it > still tastes bad. HOw do most people give their younger kids > medicines? In liquid like this or can you teach them to take pills? > She has a fear of throwing up, so gagging on pills will not appeal to > her. > Thanks > -- > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 18, 2007 Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 , My DD (12) also has the vomit fear and took liquid Prozac for a few years until she got brave enough to try pills. She MUCH prefers that now because there isn't any taste, but I have to make sure her pills are small enough for her to swallow. Often I will pick up a new script for her at the pharmacy and it will be these giant horse pills and I have to say, " No, I want the smaller 20 mgs. caplets please. " They will always say, " But then she would have to take 3. " Um, yep! My DD still shivers when she thinks about the horrible minty taste of the liquid Prozac, but she did take it. She did it straight, followed by a juice chaser. Dina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 18, 2007 Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 I forgot to add that we used the mini m & m's too for my DD to learn on, but when I went a few weeks ago to buy some to teach my 9 yr. old how to swallow pills, I couldn't find any! Anyone know if they still make them? Dina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 18, 2007 Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 I forgot to add that we used the mini m & m's too for my DD to learn on, but when I went a few weeks ago to buy some to teach my 9 yr. old how to swallow pills, I couldn't find any! Anyone know if they still make them? Dina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 18, 2007 Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 Hi, Amy. Yes, she has been on zoloft for 4 years. We have had lots of ups and down in that time period, but after starting the zoloft and therapy in first grade, we have seen nothing like when she was first diagnosed. She had a pretty quick positive response at the beginning, and the ocd behaviors have been minimal since then. She responded well to therapy, too, so that was also very helpful. The zoloft is somewhat activating for her, so she has some sleep issues. We give her benadryl sometimes to help her sleep. She also has a tic disorder-fun, fun-so, she is on tenex for that. The tenex has a sedating effect, so it is helpful in countering some of the hyperness the zoloft may bring on. The beginning of this school year brought on a major depressive episode with lots of anxiety, causing her dr. to increase her dosage from 37.5 to 50mg (I think it's mg). This was the first increase since she began the meds. I understand this is a small dose for ocd treatment, but we try to be as conservative as possible, and this has worked so far. It's really hard to tell with her what is an ocd behavior and what is a motor tic. They are very much entwined, so possibly she is gaining the greatest benefit from the tenex. We tried once, at the end of 2nd grade, to lower her zoloft. She had an almost immediate reaction, with some rituals resurfacing, but mainly lots of crying and agitation. It was scary, and makes me hesitant to lower the dosage again. I also figure, why do that, if it is helping her to function better? My sister has ocd, and has been on medication for probably 20 years. She wouldn't stop taking it for anything in the world, as it has helped her greatly. She has been on anafranil, then zoloft, and now prozac, which has given her the best result. So, our experience with the zoloft has been generally positive. My daughter is tiny, although I do think she had some weight gain with the zoloft. She was just super tiny before, and now pretty much normal. It's such a hard decision to make for our children, so good luck, and I hope this helped some. On Oct 18, 2007, at 11:41 AM, amy cason wrote: > Hi : > > If you don't mind my asking, has your daughter been on Zoloft for > the past 4 years? Is it helping the OCD? Did you have to keep > increasing her dosage? Does she take any other meds w/ it? Side > effects? > > I'm considering putting my daugther on Zoloft...thank you, > Amy > > Quattlebaum <emq@...> wrote: My ten year old > daughter also takes zoloft, but in the pill form. > She first started taking it at 6 years old, and we started her on the > liquid. She would gag on that b/c she said it tasted so bad. I > explained to her that the only alternative was to take the pill, > which wouldn't taste bad. She hated the liquid so much that she > agreed to try. We started out having her swallow a mini m & m. They > are the kind that come in the little tubes, usually found in the > checkout line of the grocery. She did fine with that, so she gave > the pill a try, and now she takes these, as well as pain relievers, > vitamins, whatever, in pill form. We were lucky, I guess, that it > was easy for her. The tiny m & m was kind of like her good luck charm, > so maybe give that a try. > Q > On Oct 18, 2007, at 9:36 AM, amehighnumberone wrote: > > > Hi, > > My 10 year old daughter has just been started on Zoloft. Since > she has > > never taken pills, the doctor started her on the oral concentrate > > which gets mixed into water, lemonade or orange juice. She says it > > still tastes bad. HOw do most people give their younger kids > > medicines? In liquid like this or can you teach them to take pills? > > She has a fear of throwing up, so gagging on pills will not > appeal to > > her. > > Thanks > > -- > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 18, 2007 Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 Hi, Amy. Yes, she has been on zoloft for 4 years. We have had lots of ups and down in that time period, but after starting the zoloft and therapy in first grade, we have seen nothing like when she was first diagnosed. She had a pretty quick positive response at the beginning, and the ocd behaviors have been minimal since then. She responded well to therapy, too, so that was also very helpful. The zoloft is somewhat activating for her, so she has some sleep issues. We give her benadryl sometimes to help her sleep. She also has a tic disorder-fun, fun-so, she is on tenex for that. The tenex has a sedating effect, so it is helpful in countering some of the hyperness the zoloft may bring on. The beginning of this school year brought on a major depressive episode with lots of anxiety, causing her dr. to increase her dosage from 37.5 to 50mg (I think it's mg). This was the first increase since she began the meds. I understand this is a small dose for ocd treatment, but we try to be as conservative as possible, and this has worked so far. It's really hard to tell with her what is an ocd behavior and what is a motor tic. They are very much entwined, so possibly she is gaining the greatest benefit from the tenex. We tried once, at the end of 2nd grade, to lower her zoloft. She had an almost immediate reaction, with some rituals resurfacing, but mainly lots of crying and agitation. It was scary, and makes me hesitant to lower the dosage again. I also figure, why do that, if it is helping her to function better? My sister has ocd, and has been on medication for probably 20 years. She wouldn't stop taking it for anything in the world, as it has helped her greatly. She has been on anafranil, then zoloft, and now prozac, which has given her the best result. So, our experience with the zoloft has been generally positive. My daughter is tiny, although I do think she had some weight gain with the zoloft. She was just super tiny before, and now pretty much normal. It's such a hard decision to make for our children, so good luck, and I hope this helped some. On Oct 18, 2007, at 11:41 AM, amy cason wrote: > Hi : > > If you don't mind my asking, has your daughter been on Zoloft for > the past 4 years? Is it helping the OCD? Did you have to keep > increasing her dosage? Does she take any other meds w/ it? Side > effects? > > I'm considering putting my daugther on Zoloft...thank you, > Amy > > Quattlebaum <emq@...> wrote: My ten year old > daughter also takes zoloft, but in the pill form. > She first started taking it at 6 years old, and we started her on the > liquid. She would gag on that b/c she said it tasted so bad. I > explained to her that the only alternative was to take the pill, > which wouldn't taste bad. She hated the liquid so much that she > agreed to try. We started out having her swallow a mini m & m. They > are the kind that come in the little tubes, usually found in the > checkout line of the grocery. She did fine with that, so she gave > the pill a try, and now she takes these, as well as pain relievers, > vitamins, whatever, in pill form. We were lucky, I guess, that it > was easy for her. The tiny m & m was kind of like her good luck charm, > so maybe give that a try. > Q > On Oct 18, 2007, at 9:36 AM, amehighnumberone wrote: > > > Hi, > > My 10 year old daughter has just been started on Zoloft. Since > she has > > never taken pills, the doctor started her on the oral concentrate > > which gets mixed into water, lemonade or orange juice. She says it > > still tastes bad. HOw do most people give their younger kids > > medicines? In liquid like this or can you teach them to take pills? > > She has a fear of throwing up, so gagging on pills will not > appeal to > > her. > > Thanks > > -- > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 18, 2007 Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 Hi Amy- My daughter has been on the Zoloft since February 2007. We saw positive effects by the end of the first week, some of her compulsions were gone at that time. It took about 3 months for the full effect. She was miserable prior to Zoloft and spending much of her day caught up in compulsions and worries. We feel like Zoloft gave us our daughter back. She is much happier and much less worried with the medicine. We have noticed that during high stress times she will start some of the compulsions, but in a milder and less time consuming way. She has been to therapy and we go back during high stress times, but mostly we work on things at home now as they come up. We haven't noticed any negative effects from the Zoloft, except that it disturbed her sleep pattern for about the first 2 weeks. We tried it at night first and she would be awake for hours, not normal for her. We switched the medicine to the morning and it took about a week for her sleep pattern to get back to normal. We haven't had any other negative effects. Zoloft improved her quality of life. We cried when we saw that this drug could give her back the happiness she had lost with OCD and her confidence level went way up. The OCD had her doubting everything. > > > > Hi, > > My 10 year old daughter has just been started on Zoloft. Since she > has > > never taken pills, the doctor started her on the oral concentrate > > which gets mixed into water, lemonade or orange juice. She says it > > still tastes bad. HOw do most people give their younger kids > > medicines? In liquid like this or can you teach them to take pills? > > She has a fear of throwing up, so gagging on pills will not appeal to > > her. > > Thanks > > -- > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 18, 2007 Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 Hi Amy- My daughter has been on the Zoloft since February 2007. We saw positive effects by the end of the first week, some of her compulsions were gone at that time. It took about 3 months for the full effect. She was miserable prior to Zoloft and spending much of her day caught up in compulsions and worries. We feel like Zoloft gave us our daughter back. She is much happier and much less worried with the medicine. We have noticed that during high stress times she will start some of the compulsions, but in a milder and less time consuming way. She has been to therapy and we go back during high stress times, but mostly we work on things at home now as they come up. We haven't noticed any negative effects from the Zoloft, except that it disturbed her sleep pattern for about the first 2 weeks. We tried it at night first and she would be awake for hours, not normal for her. We switched the medicine to the morning and it took about a week for her sleep pattern to get back to normal. We haven't had any other negative effects. Zoloft improved her quality of life. We cried when we saw that this drug could give her back the happiness she had lost with OCD and her confidence level went way up. The OCD had her doubting everything. > > > > Hi, > > My 10 year old daughter has just been started on Zoloft. Since she > has > > never taken pills, the doctor started her on the oral concentrate > > which gets mixed into water, lemonade or orange juice. She says it > > still tastes bad. HOw do most people give their younger kids > > medicines? In liquid like this or can you teach them to take pills? > > She has a fear of throwing up, so gagging on pills will not appeal to > > her. > > Thanks > > -- > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 13, 2007 Report Share Posted November 13, 2007 , My DD has not been on Zoloft, but I've read dosages here of many children that have been on it and they range anywhere up to 200 mgs. I would just go up slowly. I know it's difficult to wait, but my DD is on Prozac and we didn't see relief until around the 6 week mark and it continually got better each week until the 12 week mark. Was her only med. trial a month of the Zoloft? If she had some relief just off of that, I would be hopeful! Dina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 13, 2007 Report Share Posted November 13, 2007 My 10 year old daughter takes 50mg of zoloft. She was on 37.5 until a few months ago, when she had severe anxiety and depression with the start of the school year. We raised the dosage, and she is doing much better. She has problems with any sort of change, so school beginning and ending is always tough. She may be doing better just because she is now adjusting to school, or maybe it is from the increase of zoloft. This was the first increase since she was 6 years old. I am told that 50mg is a small amount, and that more is often used to treat ocd, but it is working for her, so we are erring on the side of being conservative. I don't remember exactly how long it took to see results, but our outcome was a little clouded, because the zoloft was very activating for her and that made the whole situation worse, until she began also taking tenex for tics. That counteracted the hyperactivity from the zoloft, and then things began changing for the better. She started it around the beginning of November, and I do remember at Christmas she was starting to come around. So maybe 6 weeks to 2 months. Is your daughter doing therapy? My daughter seemed to get the most benefit when she first began therapy. She's not as receptive to it now, as she is getting older, and she doesn't see a therapist on a regular basis, but as needed. Hope this info helped. On Nov 13, 2007, at 2:36 PM, Shaw wrote: > I've written here a bit off and on about my 11 yo's stuggle with > ocd these > last 9 months or so. I tend to write when things are looking good > because > that's when things are functioning well here and I have time to > write and > I'm feeling hopeful so I share. But more often than not, our good > spells > have not lasted long and we are back to struggling. It was with a > lot of > thought that we decided to try Zoloft for my dd. She just wants to > feel > normal and I just need to see my happy girl come back. We need some > normalcy back in our family. She's been taking it for about 2 > weeks. She > has started at 20 mg. I am wondering how long it took other people to > notice that it was working and also what dosage has worked for their > children. I realize it is early yet but I am wondering what is > typical. > Thanks. When she was first showing symptoms of ocd we started on > Zoloft for > about 30 days. AT that time I did not think it was helping at all > but after > stopping it, her anxiety level certainly went up. So in hind sight, > it was > helping a little. > > Shaw > > game-enthusiast@... > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 13, 2007 Report Share Posted November 13, 2007 My 10 year old daughter takes 50mg of zoloft. She was on 37.5 until a few months ago, when she had severe anxiety and depression with the start of the school year. We raised the dosage, and she is doing much better. She has problems with any sort of change, so school beginning and ending is always tough. She may be doing better just because she is now adjusting to school, or maybe it is from the increase of zoloft. This was the first increase since she was 6 years old. I am told that 50mg is a small amount, and that more is often used to treat ocd, but it is working for her, so we are erring on the side of being conservative. I don't remember exactly how long it took to see results, but our outcome was a little clouded, because the zoloft was very activating for her and that made the whole situation worse, until she began also taking tenex for tics. That counteracted the hyperactivity from the zoloft, and then things began changing for the better. She started it around the beginning of November, and I do remember at Christmas she was starting to come around. So maybe 6 weeks to 2 months. Is your daughter doing therapy? My daughter seemed to get the most benefit when she first began therapy. She's not as receptive to it now, as she is getting older, and she doesn't see a therapist on a regular basis, but as needed. Hope this info helped. On Nov 13, 2007, at 2:36 PM, Shaw wrote: > I've written here a bit off and on about my 11 yo's stuggle with > ocd these > last 9 months or so. I tend to write when things are looking good > because > that's when things are functioning well here and I have time to > write and > I'm feeling hopeful so I share. But more often than not, our good > spells > have not lasted long and we are back to struggling. It was with a > lot of > thought that we decided to try Zoloft for my dd. She just wants to > feel > normal and I just need to see my happy girl come back. We need some > normalcy back in our family. She's been taking it for about 2 > weeks. She > has started at 20 mg. I am wondering how long it took other people to > notice that it was working and also what dosage has worked for their > children. I realize it is early yet but I am wondering what is > typical. > Thanks. When she was first showing symptoms of ocd we started on > Zoloft for > about 30 days. AT that time I did not think it was helping at all > but after > stopping it, her anxiety level certainly went up. So in hind sight, > it was > helping a little. > > Shaw > > game-enthusiast@... > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 13, 2007 Report Share Posted November 13, 2007 Thanks Dina and . Yes, the only drug we've tried is Zoloft and after she started therapy last May, we stopped the Zoloft hoping she could control it with just the CBT. She made a LOT of headway with the CBT, but as she got each problem under control, another new one popped up right after. It went like that until we were down to pretty much her just not feeling okay in her own skin. She notices everything that touches her and it all feels weird.so if she lifts her arms and her shirt touches her stomach, she feels it, thinks it feels weird, and wonders if she responded to that in an odd way. " Did I smile, or laugh, or frown, or scowl. (as she shows me exactly how it touched her) Is it odd and if it isn't is it ok that it felt odd. I don't know if it felt odd, but if it did is that ok? " And on and on and on. This happens throughout the day. Getting dressed is painful for the whole family esp. if we have somewhere we need to be. Getting a coat and boots on needs to be repeated until it doesn't feel weird. Washing and drying hands, the same. But so many behaviors are under control that were not before. It is the level of distress over these things that is the biggest problem. They make her hate herself and it is so sad. She used to have so much self confidence. It only been two weeks and even though she is still having issues at times, it seems like they are slightly less often. I think it may be starting to work a little. My biggest hope is that we will have this under control by Christmas so that we can all enjoy the holidays. Thanks for writing. Shaw game-enthusiast@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 13, 2007 Report Share Posted November 13, 2007 Thanks Dina and . Yes, the only drug we've tried is Zoloft and after she started therapy last May, we stopped the Zoloft hoping she could control it with just the CBT. She made a LOT of headway with the CBT, but as she got each problem under control, another new one popped up right after. It went like that until we were down to pretty much her just not feeling okay in her own skin. She notices everything that touches her and it all feels weird.so if she lifts her arms and her shirt touches her stomach, she feels it, thinks it feels weird, and wonders if she responded to that in an odd way. " Did I smile, or laugh, or frown, or scowl. (as she shows me exactly how it touched her) Is it odd and if it isn't is it ok that it felt odd. I don't know if it felt odd, but if it did is that ok? " And on and on and on. This happens throughout the day. Getting dressed is painful for the whole family esp. if we have somewhere we need to be. Getting a coat and boots on needs to be repeated until it doesn't feel weird. Washing and drying hands, the same. But so many behaviors are under control that were not before. It is the level of distress over these things that is the biggest problem. They make her hate herself and it is so sad. She used to have so much self confidence. It only been two weeks and even though she is still having issues at times, it seems like they are slightly less often. I think it may be starting to work a little. My biggest hope is that we will have this under control by Christmas so that we can all enjoy the holidays. Thanks for writing. Shaw game-enthusiast@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 13, 2007 Report Share Posted November 13, 2007 Hi, again, . Just a few more observations (I know you didn't ask, but...)-My daughter had lots of clothing and " just right " issues before she was diagnosed, and immediately following. This was one of our main problems. I thought she was being hard to get along with, until the, as you said " level of distress " began to be way beyond normal. She would only wear one pair of sandals for months, because socks were " itchy " , refused to wear jeans, etc. She still has to have tags cut out and is very sensitive to her hair being touched, although many of her issues have gone away. My daughter has also often said that she hates herself, and sometimes even hits herself when things are at their worst. This is all so distressing for a parent to watch. I just wanted you to know that these are all very common ocd issues, and although new things come up quite often, it is possible to get your daughter back to her happy self. Stick with the therapy, but I feel that it is also very important to stick with the medication. This will allow your daughter's anxiety level to go down enough, so that she does feel comfortable in her own skin. Then, the therapy can really start to work. And keep in mind that the anticipation and excitement of the holidays might even make things a little more stressful for your daughter, and she may take a few steps back. Hopefully, this won't be the case, but we have seen it with holidays, trips, birthdays, etc. Good luck to you both. On Nov 13, 2007, at 4:15 PM, Shaw wrote: > Thanks Dina and . Yes, the only drug we've tried is Zoloft > and after > she started therapy last May, we stopped the Zoloft hoping she > could control > it with just the CBT. She made a LOT of headway with the CBT, but > as she > got each problem under control, another new one popped up right > after. It > went like that until we were down to pretty much her just not > feeling okay > in her own skin. She notices everything that touches her and it all > feels > weird.so if she lifts her arms and her shirt touches her stomach, > she feels > it, thinks it feels weird, and wonders if she responded to that in > an odd > way. " Did I smile, or laugh, or frown, or scowl. (as she shows me > exactly > how it touched her) Is it odd and if it isn't is it ok that it felt > odd. I > don't know if it felt odd, but if it did is that ok? " And on and on > and on. > This happens throughout the day. Getting dressed is painful for the > whole > family esp. if we have somewhere we need to be. Getting a coat and > boots on > needs to be repeated until it doesn't feel weird. Washing and > drying hands, > the same. But so many behaviors are under control that were not > before. It > is the level of distress over these things that is the biggest > problem. They > make her hate herself and it is so sad. She used to have so much self > confidence. > > It only been two weeks and even though she is still having issues > at times, > it seems like they are slightly less often. I think it may be > starting to > work a little. My biggest hope is that we will have this under > control by > Christmas so that we can all enjoy the holidays. > > Thanks for writing. > > Shaw > > game-enthusiast@... > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 13, 2007 Report Share Posted November 13, 2007 Hi, again, . Just a few more observations (I know you didn't ask, but...)-My daughter had lots of clothing and " just right " issues before she was diagnosed, and immediately following. This was one of our main problems. I thought she was being hard to get along with, until the, as you said " level of distress " began to be way beyond normal. She would only wear one pair of sandals for months, because socks were " itchy " , refused to wear jeans, etc. She still has to have tags cut out and is very sensitive to her hair being touched, although many of her issues have gone away. My daughter has also often said that she hates herself, and sometimes even hits herself when things are at their worst. This is all so distressing for a parent to watch. I just wanted you to know that these are all very common ocd issues, and although new things come up quite often, it is possible to get your daughter back to her happy self. Stick with the therapy, but I feel that it is also very important to stick with the medication. This will allow your daughter's anxiety level to go down enough, so that she does feel comfortable in her own skin. Then, the therapy can really start to work. And keep in mind that the anticipation and excitement of the holidays might even make things a little more stressful for your daughter, and she may take a few steps back. Hopefully, this won't be the case, but we have seen it with holidays, trips, birthdays, etc. Good luck to you both. On Nov 13, 2007, at 4:15 PM, Shaw wrote: > Thanks Dina and . Yes, the only drug we've tried is Zoloft > and after > she started therapy last May, we stopped the Zoloft hoping she > could control > it with just the CBT. She made a LOT of headway with the CBT, but > as she > got each problem under control, another new one popped up right > after. It > went like that until we were down to pretty much her just not > feeling okay > in her own skin. She notices everything that touches her and it all > feels > weird.so if she lifts her arms and her shirt touches her stomach, > she feels > it, thinks it feels weird, and wonders if she responded to that in > an odd > way. " Did I smile, or laugh, or frown, or scowl. (as she shows me > exactly > how it touched her) Is it odd and if it isn't is it ok that it felt > odd. I > don't know if it felt odd, but if it did is that ok? " And on and on > and on. > This happens throughout the day. Getting dressed is painful for the > whole > family esp. if we have somewhere we need to be. Getting a coat and > boots on > needs to be repeated until it doesn't feel weird. Washing and > drying hands, > the same. But so many behaviors are under control that were not > before. It > is the level of distress over these things that is the biggest > problem. They > make her hate herself and it is so sad. She used to have so much self > confidence. > > It only been two weeks and even though she is still having issues > at times, > it seems like they are slightly less often. I think it may be > starting to > work a little. My biggest hope is that we will have this under > control by > Christmas so that we can all enjoy the holidays. > > Thanks for writing. > > Shaw > > game-enthusiast@... > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 13, 2007 Report Share Posted November 13, 2007 , my ds has been on Zoloft for about four months, finally at 150 mg. Sorry to say, I don't think this is our magic bullet. Prozac didn't work either. I'm eager to see what the doc wants to try next. Hope your daughter has better luck with the Zoloft. Shaw <game-enthusiast@...> wrote: I've written here a bit off and on about my 11 yo's stuggle with ocd these last 9 months or so. I tend to write when things are looking good because that's when things are functioning well here and I have time to write and I'm feeling hopeful so I share. But more often than not, our good spells have not lasted long and we are back to struggling. It was with a lot of thought that we decided to try Zoloft for my dd. She just wants to feel normal and I just need to see my happy girl come back. We need some normalcy back in our family. She's been taking it for about 2 weeks. She has started at 20 mg. I am wondering how long it took other people to notice that it was working and also what dosage has worked for their children. I realize it is early yet but I am wondering what is typical. Thanks. When she was first showing symptoms of ocd we started on Zoloft for about 30 days. AT that time I did not think it was helping at all but after stopping it, her anxiety level certainly went up. So in hind sight, it was helping a little. Shaw game-enthusiast@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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