Zoloft

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@...

November 13, 2007

Thanks again ,

I appreciate you sharing how things were with your dd. It's nice to know

that I am not alone in this. (not that I'd ever wish it on anyone)

Shaw

game-enthusiast@...

November 13, 2007

Thanks again ,

I appreciate you sharing how things were with your dd. It's nice to know

that I am not alone in this. (not that I'd ever wish it on anyone)

Shaw

game-enthusiast@...

November 13, 2007

My now 13 1/2 year old started taking zolof about a nine months ago and had

to start out with 25 then 50 then 100 and we are now at a very nice dose of

200 mg. The whole process took almost 5 months to get to. Her anxiety only

rears its ugly face every now and then and it is usually managable or

doesn't last too long. Out child's life went from almost non functioning to

as normal as I guess we can hope for with OCD. We added risperidol after

about a month into starting the zolof and the combo, knock on wood, is still

working well so far. It was a real slow process when we started the zolof

but once it actually started to kick in was major relief for our child and

the whole family.

Good luck.

>From: " Shaw " <game-enthusiast@...>

>Reply-

>< >

>Subject: zoloft

>Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2007 14:36:37 -0500

>

>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@...

>

November 14, 2007

My ocd dd began taking paxil which did not work well.....she began other bizarre

behaviors which didn't stop until we changed meds. She would chew buttons off

her clothes....if that didn't work she would cut them off. Constantly

destroying anything...rips tears.usually clothes or sheets, curtains....with no

explanation. That was when she was about 7 yo. Since she's been on fluvoxamine

(Luvox) she is much better. It's actually a very low dose but it seems to keep

things running smoothly. We too have tried to wean her off meds without

success, so we're supposing it is a lifetime thing. Just glad something works

to help her.

I will caution WEIGHT GAIN. My daughter when she began meds was in 2nd grade.

She was so afraid of choking that she was living on Ensure. When she finally

began to eat (on meds) we were so happy we just let her eat anything. Twenty

pounds later it was like a runaway train. Now in 8th grade we are dealing with

her weight still.

Hang in there....it does get better!!! Donna

November 14, 2007

My nine year old is on a very very low dosage of Zoloft. ½ of the green

pill. I think it is just 12.5 after we split it. We saw imporvment after

about two weeks. We are now on eight weeks and have much much improvement.

We also do ERP three days a week with a therapist and we do the homework for

it every night. Interesting enough two weeks ago we increased the dose to a

full green pill and my son was absolutey wacked for 4 days. Just like in

the beginning. Almost constant anxiety. We took him back down and he is

now pretty good again. So, each child is different and you have to be

really in tune with what is going on. Hopefully you will have much luck.

November 14, 2007

Hi ,

I have seen similiar issues with my son. He has to

wear tight fitting shirts and likes shoes if they are

snug. We had taken him to a occupational therapist to

look at sensory issues. They gave us several different

tools to use: a weighted blanket, a spandex vest, and

a brushing tool. These all help his nervous system

calm down. I'm am still learning about how much of

this is a sensory need vs. OCD, it may be helpful to

ask a doctor about getting an OT evaluation done fo

your child.

Raschell

--- Quattlebaum <emq@...> wrote:

> 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@...

> >

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November 14, 2007

Hi

Everyone needs a different dosage depending on their body, but my dd(11) is on

50mg. I have had her on less, which did nothing and have put her on higher, and

it made her very nauseous.

Hugs

Judy