Guest guest Posted January 29, 2004 Report Share Posted January 29, 2004 Hi Sandy, My 61/2 year old son just started Prozac less than a week ago. I asked him about swallowing a pill but he said NO WAY. One of the CVS Pharmacies near us (although not the one that's really close by) is able to make it Orange flavor (but not Cherry- my first choice). I have no idea if it helps mask the flavor because my son holds his nose to swallow it. Thank goodness it's only 1/4 tsp! Maddy in PA _________________________________________________________________ Check out the coupons and bargains on MSN Offers! http://shopping.msn.com/softcontent/softcontent.aspx?scmId=1418 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 30, 2004 Report Share Posted January 30, 2004 When my daughter was diagnosed at 5 with OCD, she started swallowing the 10 mg prozac with no problem. The 10 mg capsule is smaller than the 20 mg capsule. 10 mg did not help and over the next six months the psychiatrist increased to two 20 mg (40mg). Once she started putting on weight we had to adjust her meds to keep the balance. At one point she took 5 of the 10 mg capsules daily. She hated having so many to take every morning. She is now 10 years of age and 88 pounds and has taken 60 mg prozac daily for 1 1/2 years and is doing well, although we do have occassional bumps in the road. in Houston Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 24, 2004 Report Share Posted March 24, 2004 Hi there...just throwing in our experiences with Prozac. My son (age 7) has been on a pretty low dose for about 8 weeks now. At week 5, (at 15 mg. daily) we saw a huge reduction in anxiety and OCD behaviors. Amazing, really. Some issues are still popping up every day or two, and we may raise the dose a small bit more, but it is pretty different from the constant anxiety & meltdowns we were having over all kinds of contamination, avoidance, etc. a month ago. Now that the anxiety is manageable we will be attempting er/p therapy again. hope this helps...I would be interested in knowing if any other kids are taking such a low dose of Prozac. Is my son just really sensitive to it? We haven't seen any side effects but a few changes in sleep the first few weeks, some mild stomach upset, and some mild constipation. Sandy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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