Guest guest Posted April 22, 2004 Report Share Posted April 22, 2004 --- Hi, The only SSRI that my 12 yo. son has success with was Zoloft. However, the last 6-9 months it has seemed to have lost its effectiveness! He is is at the max. dose of 200mg a day. So to say his OCD is a bit drug resistant is an understatement. We have been on them all! As for the behavorial problems we use Risperdal. It works fairly rapidly, however there are side effects, the one that has caused my son the greatest problem is weight gain. He has gained over 50lbs in the last 2 years. It does a great job with behavioral problems, and I keep on trying to wean him off and the anger rears its ugly head! You don't say what behavioral problems your daughter has and the degree of her " rages " . With my son, it starts with " You're talking too softly " and then escalaltes from hitting the walls and saying I am so mean, etc., totally reality challenged. I need to call his Psych MD and see if we can try something else for the OCD ASAP. Take Care, In , edougherty5@a... wrote: > Hi, > anyone have info/experience with using prozac for their child's ocd? > my daughter is 13, has tried zoloft, paxil and is currently weaning off of > luvox as we do not think it has helped (she has been on a high dose for @ 9 > months) during this time she has also had a lot of behavioral/ aggressive > problems at home and i am concerned that luvox has made her " on edge " , as she flies > off the handle very easily. as the dose has been cut down, so have these > episodes. however, we are not sure that no med. at all is appropriate, so the next > to try, according to her doc, is prozac. any thoughts? > thanks! > ellie > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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