Zoloft

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I thought I should chime in on the Prozac link. I have been giving my

now 10 year old son Zoloft since he was 3! This was per my request at

this age. At one time we were taking as much as 100 mg. Wow! I reduced

it gradually to 20mg but any less and we have emotional meltdowns and

sensory overload. This drug has been very helpful with mood

stabilization and completely stopped the crying about every little

thing. Before Zoloft and when I reduce it to 12mg Matt will cry almost

non-stop. Before Zoloft he would not go into enclosed spaces like the

mall the grocery store the dentist the doctor and always had to have

doors open. The benefits of this drug (at least for him) are very

noticeable. On the other hand when we tried switching to Paxil he became

violent and

crazed. Adderall (although not a SSRI) made him a wild man, we only

lasted 48 hours on that one. Tegretol had the same effect.

Not to sound like a pharma rep but this one drug has made the biggest

difference in his life. T