Re: Zoloft questions

[Guest guest]

Hi, I too, would like some advice on the Zoloft. Also, any other

experiences regarding Paxil too. My son, Mike, is going to be 17

this month, has been on Luvox for two years. The Dr. mentioned he

might switch him to another antidepressant, such as Paxil or Zoloft

next time we see him, as the Luvox seems to have lost its effect.

Hello, Marsha, its nice to hear from you. This list is a lifeline

for me.

Jan

[Guest guest]

I take it myself for depression, and have for about 7 years. It makes me sleepy,

too, so I take it at bedtime (along with a couple other meds that have the same

effect on me). I take 100 mg, but I am obviously much bigger than your son.

They tried giving it to my daughter last summer when she was first diagnosed

with OCD. The dose was very low, 25 mg, but it seemed to intensify her symptoms.

Actually, it's possible that it just didn't do anything and her symptoms

simultaneously worsened. We'll never know for sure. Anyway, after a few weeks of

trying to adjust dosage (at one point, a very small dose of Risperdal was added,

too), we switched doctors and he changed her to Prozac. Within a few days of the

switch we saw marked improvement. As I said, we'll never know whether it was

coming off the Zoloft, going on the Prozac or a combination of the two that made

the difference.

P. in NJ

Sue Bordelon <sudubo@...> wrote:

Hi everyone, I have a few questions about Zoloft, for anyone whose child is on

it.

My son was started on Zoloft 20 mg on Monday. He's almost 11 yrs old, but he's

small, 57 lbs. He gets very sleepy about 2 hours after the dose is given,

and it makes him nauseated. Any advice? Is this temporary because it's new?

Anything to help with this? What is your opinion of this med? Does it help?

My fingers are crossed, I sure hope this helps him! Thanks.....Sue

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[Guest guest]

Sue,

My son was on Zoloft. It helped him (thought Luvox has helped even more). He

also had problems with nausea. Yes, usually it's temporary. If it's helping

his symptoms, please give him a chance to adjust to it, because it will be worth

it. I used over-the-counter acid medications like Pepcid, which helped. It

didn't seem to last long (the side effects) with my son-seemed to be about 2

weeks or so. Good luck,

in Southern IL, (MT VERNON, IL)

Zoloft questions

Hi everyone, I have a few questions about Zoloft, for anyone whose child is

on it.

My son was started on Zoloft 20 mg on Monday. He's almost 11 yrs old, but

he's small, 57 lbs. He gets very sleepy about 2 hours after the dose is

given, and it makes him nauseated. Any advice? Is this temporary because

it's new? Anything to help with this? What is your opinion of this med?

Does it help? My fingers are crossed, I sure hope this helps him!

Thanks.....Sue

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[Guest guest]

My son has taken Zoloft for almost 2 years now. He always eats

something when

he takes it- a waffle, crackers,ice cream, an apple- but always

something. Hope that helps, Joy

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> Hi everyone, I have a few questions about Zoloft, for anyone whose

> child is on it.

>

> My son was started on Zoloft 20 mg on Monday. He's almost 11 yrs

> old, but he's small, 57 lbs. He gets very sleepy about 2 hours

> after the dose is given, and it makes him nauseated. Any advice?

> Is this temporary because it's new? Anything to help with this?

> What is your opinion of this med? Does it help? My fingers are

> crossed, I sure hope this helps him! Thanks.....Sue

>

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