Guest guest Report post Posted June 26, 2007 My family uses Purecalm from Native Remedies (www.nativeremedies) with tremendous success. We also use mindsoothe, jr but that raises seratonin levels so it may not be a good mix if prozac is still in her system. The purecalm works immediately (5 min) and it literally has been a lifesaver for my son. You can use it 3x day. It is nice to know you CAN go back on the prozac if you choose to. I know it is a horrible thing to see your child suffer. We have certainly all been there. Kindest Regards, in TN mykeirkel@... wrote: Thanks and ! I emailed Dr. Penzel and much to my surprise he wrote back just 2 hours later! He also agreed that 1 tsp (500 mg) 3x a day would be the max dose for her age. And once we work up to that dose we should give it another 2-3 weeks. To tell you the truth, I don't think that we can wait that long. She is having a terrible time with anxiety and more OCD symptoms since being off the Prozac. I'm not sure what we will do. This is the worst its been since first being diagnosed 3 years ago. I'm so concerned and discouraged! I'm thinking about putting her back on a low dose of prozac just to take the edge off, then pray that I find someone who knows what they are doing. There are so many herbs and amino acids that look promising, but since prozac is still in her system, her psychiatrist is very leary of combining. He just has no experience with natural remedies and now he made me afraid to try any of them for at least a month (which is the 1/2 life of prozac). We don't have that kind of time.......Oh, I'm so discouraged. I wish I could take this away from her. As mothers, we can bandage a cut, wipe their tears, console when their friends hurt them......but this OCD monster is so terrible! Thanks for " listening " . This is the only place I can go where I know others are going through the same thing!! Kath ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted June 26, 2007 My family uses Purecalm from Native Remedies (www.nativeremedies) with tremendous success. We also use mindsoothe, jr but that raises seratonin levels so it may not be a good mix if prozac is still in her system. The purecalm works immediately (5 min) and it literally has been a lifesaver for my son. You can use it 3x day. It is nice to know you CAN go back on the prozac if you choose to. I know it is a horrible thing to see your child suffer. We have certainly all been there. Kindest Regards, in TN mykeirkel@... wrote: Thanks and ! I emailed Dr. Penzel and much to my surprise he wrote back just 2 hours later! He also agreed that 1 tsp (500 mg) 3x a day would be the max dose for her age. And once we work up to that dose we should give it another 2-3 weeks. To tell you the truth, I don't think that we can wait that long. She is having a terrible time with anxiety and more OCD symptoms since being off the Prozac. I'm not sure what we will do. This is the worst its been since first being diagnosed 3 years ago. I'm so concerned and discouraged! I'm thinking about putting her back on a low dose of prozac just to take the edge off, then pray that I find someone who knows what they are doing. There are so many herbs and amino acids that look promising, but since prozac is still in her system, her psychiatrist is very leary of combining. He just has no experience with natural remedies and now he made me afraid to try any of them for at least a month (which is the 1/2 life of prozac). We don't have that kind of time.......Oh, I'm so discouraged. I wish I could take this away from her. As mothers, we can bandage a cut, wipe their tears, console when their friends hurt them......but this OCD monster is so terrible! Thanks for " listening " . This is the only place I can go where I know others are going through the same thing!! Kath ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
