Guest guest Posted June 6, 2004 Report Share Posted June 6, 2004 Kellie, Is Morgen on any medication or other 'natural' remedy? Lexi, 12, weighs less than 70#, so I'm planning to go no higher than 10grams. Thougts on this dosage anyone? Lexi is on Prozac while we're trying inositol, so our results won't be conclusive one way or the other since I won't know which is working. Since Lexi has been on Prozac, she is experiencing fewer thoughts and her depression is slowly lifting. It has been four weeks since beginning Prozac; I was hoping for quicker results. Naive and impatient, cristey On Sun, 06 Jun 2004 19:06:06 -0000 " kmrexpress " writes: > Cristey, > My last post to Becky may have been confusing, so let me try to > update it and answer the part of your question that I can. My > daughter, Morgen, is taking inositol. However, she is not bothered > > by sights and sounds...usually just germs. Becky's daughter is the > > one who is sensitive to sights and sounds. So, part of your > question was to Becky and part to me. > > My daughter, who is starting to take inositol, is 14 and weights > about 110lbs. I used the dosage information pretty much as if she > were an adult, perhaps moving a bit slower, but expect we will get > up around the 18grams suggested for adults. Although excess > inositiol is suppose to be sluffed off by the body, no overdosing, I > > would think a younger and smaller child should need less. I know a > > few others have posted about using inositol in younger children, so > > maybe someone else can tell their experience. > > I will post how successful I feel like the inositol is, once we have > > gotten up to a full dose and been there for a little while. > However, that will probably be later in the summer, since we are > moving fairly slowly. > > Good luck in trying to find the med solution for your daughter. It > > is difficult, and seemingly different for just about everyone. Good > > luck. > > Kellie - MO > > > > Becky, I'm a new member with a recent child diagnosed w/ocd, so > may have > > missed this but do you mind me asking Morgen's age and weight? > And I'd > > like to know more about sights and sounds stressors? My > daughter > > started on Inositol last weekend and is up to nearly 5 G/daily. > I > > definitely want to know if/when you see recents w/inositol. > > Thnx, > > cristey > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 6, 2004 Report Share Posted June 6, 2004 Hi Cristey, Yes, we'd all like the meds to work quickly!! Some people do get lucky and notice positive changes pretty soon. But you need to give the medication a good 8-12 weeks to see if there will be any benefits (or how much benefit), and I'd at least give it a good 8 weeks " after " reaching the targeted dosage. Make sure your doctor knows she's on inositol too, as he'll probably not want to raise the Prozac dose to an amount she'd be taking without the inositol; don't want too much of a serotonin " boost " as that can be a serious problem also. If taking an SSRI, the inositol should just be used to sort of augment/increase the SSRI effect, not replace it. Just my thoughts! > Kellie, Is Morgen on any medication or other 'natural' remedy? Lexi, 12, > weighs less than 70#, so I'm planning to go no higher than 10grams. > Thougts on this dosage anyone? > Lexi is on Prozac while we're trying inositol, so our results won't be > conclusive one way or the other since I won't know which is working. > Since Lexi has been on Prozac, she is experiencing fewer thoughts and her > depression is slowly lifting. It has been four weeks since beginning > Prozac; I was hoping for quicker results. > Naive and impatient, > cristey > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 6, 2004 Report Share Posted June 6, 2004 Morgen is only on Inositol now. Starting in January 2004 she was on Zoloft (stopped due to side effects), and then Effexor and Risperdal. In May I decided to take her off the Effexor/Risperdal because of lack of confidence in pdoc, dd's mood changes, concern about side effecs, and worsening OCD symptoms. I am no expert and agree with that if you have a pdoc that will work with you, the best solution is working with that doctor to decide what medications (including natural remedies) might be best and right to try for your daughter. The article I read indicated you can use both your regular SSRI and Inositol together without interaction or overdosing, but I also feel it will be difficult to know which drug/medicine is helping if you are adjusting both the inositol and the Prozac at the same times, or if you have not been at the optimum levels for at least 4 weeks. I know the frustrations you feel in wanting a quick help for your daughter. But unfortunately meds seem to be one more time-consuming puzzle that we get introduced to when we enter the world of OCD. Good luck. My daughter has enjoyed posting to Lexi on the kid's site! Kellie > > > Becky, I'm a new member with a recent child diagnosed w/ocd, so > > may have > > > missed this but do you mind me asking Morgen's age and weight? > > And I'd > > > like to know more about sights and sounds stressors? My > > daughter > > > started on Inositol last weekend and is up to nearly 5 G/daily. > > I > > > definitely want to know if/when you see recents w/inositol. > > > Thnx, > > > cristey > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 9, 2004 Report Share Posted June 9, 2004 Huda, I can tell the medicine issue weighs on you, and that you really want to do what is best for your son. So, he is already a step ahead. I decided to try Inositol because we were not having success with anything else, and I had read posts about success with Inositol. I think you should write down your concerns and talk to your son's doctor about them the next time you visit. If you still feel uneasy about the types of medication he has perscribed, ask yourself why. If you have good reasons for concern and have not gotten adaquate answers, I think you should look for another pdoc. Although many still do not want to discuss anything but prescription medications, other doctors are more open to trying alternatives. Post back about your progress in the OCD medicine maze, and I will post about our results with Inositol, as we progress. Kellie - Mo > Hi Kellie, > I'm so happy that you have shifted Morgen from these chemical SSRI's & you > started to give her Inositol. Its a very brave step you have taken to do > this kind of shifting. I want to ask you if Morgen showed any worsenning in > her OCD symtptoms when you did this shifting, & is Inositol giving a good > results according to the syptoms. I's so eager to take Amer my son from > these chemicals & shift him to the natural alternatives, but I'm so scared > to do this shifting on my own, especially he is taking for the time being > some four medication " Faveren, zeldox,seroxat and resperdal, what do you > think. So many times I think of telling his doctor about these alternatives, > but I think all doctors don't believe in these alternatives unless they have > their own trials with their patients & be convinced about them, these are > very few. I'm really confused wanting deadly to stop the SSRI's & start on > the alternatives. Any advice from any one who tried that? > > Huda > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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