Guest guest Posted June 11, 2004 Report Share Posted June 11, 2004 Kathy, How slow did your dd respond to the SSRI's? Were the first three not at all helpful? How long was it before she responded to Zoloft? My dd (12) has been on Prozac generic and Klonopin generic for five weeks. If it weren't for Klonopin, she would be only marginally better. I'm just concerned that this Prozac dog isn't going to hunt. The anxiety is greatly reduced, but the depression and 'bad thoughts' are not perceptibly improved. Also, on another OCD loop..think it was OCD Support...someone mentioned that some folks respond (or don't respond) differently to generics. Do you (or anyone else) have any experience or knowledge regarding this? Thanks! cristey On Thu, 10 Jun 2004 23:06:24 -0500 " Kathy " writes: In my daughter's case, SSRI helped (slowly, gradually) and also using ERP > worked to reduce and very nearly eliminate these. It has been quite awhile > since my child has been significantly bothered by sensory problems. > Take care, Kathy R. in Indiana ________________________________________________________________ The best thing to hit the Internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the Web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 11, 2004 Report Share Posted June 11, 2004 Hi Cristey! I'm not Kathy, but I hope you don't mind if I chime in on one of your questions. My daughter, Anne (now 13) was diagnosed with OCD when she was 11 (October 2002). She went through three SSRI's (Paxil, Paxil sustained release, and Celexa) before we found the 'fit' for her (Lexapro). She experienced negative behavioral side effects on the other meds. If memory serves me right, it usually takes about three to four weeks to see an effect, but it could take up to 8-10 weeks to see a full benefit. I just remember " low and slow " was the slogan we went by for medication adjustment. It seemed excruciating at the time, but eventually we found the right match. I echo Kathy's belief that exposure:response- prevention did as much if not more for Anne's symptoms, but the medication sure helped take the edge off and probably enabled Anne to face ERP a bit better (ERP was...and probably never will be...Anne's favorite weapon, but she realizes it's important). Sorry, I'm not able to address your questions about generics- Hope this helps somewhat. Blessings to you- (Ohio) Anne (13) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 11, 2004 Report Share Posted June 11, 2004 Hi Cristey, the first SSRI my daughter tried caused bad side effects and made OCD *worse.* The next two just did not do much to reduce the OCD. She was on each of these meds three months or more which means that first year following her abrupt onset was very difficult to say the least. With Zoloft, although there was no dramatic, early-on reduction of symptoms, over three months or so her symptoms reduced significantly, perhaps by 30% or so. This made the difference between constant, severe OCD and being able to function, spend some time *not* doing compulsions, not have constant anxiety, etc. Later when I was able to find a suitable therapist, CBT/ERP reduced the remaining symptoms by at least that much again, and for some time now my dd's OCD has been low-level and stable--no more " roller-coaster " where we nor she ever knew when there would be a big flare. This makes all the difference in the world in being able to plan activities, and live life comfortably day-by-day. All SSRIs take a long while to take effect, and the five-week mark is early days yet. Though there is that occasional person who has significant relief early on, in most cases it is not until the person has been on a therapeutic dose for a couple of months or more that you can accurately assess the med's effectiveness. (Therapeutic dose=effective treatment dose, which depending on the titering schedule, might not be reached for a few weeks.) That your daughter is experiencing significantly reduced anxiety already must be encouraging! The Klonopin your daughter takes is probably to help her through this period before Prozac takes its full effect? I'm sorry I don't have any personal experience with any of the generics...I don't think any of the SSRIs had gone off patent yet back when my child was trialing the different ones, and I don't think Zoloft is yet. I have also heard of people not doing as well on the generic versions as they were on the name-brand, and also the opposite. When Zoloft goes off patent I will probably pay the extra to keep my daughter on the brand drug since she has done this well with it this long--don't want to rock the boat! Take care, Kathy R. in Indiana ----- Original Message ----- > Kathy, How slow did your dd respond to the SSRI's? Were the first three > not at all helpful? How long was it before she responded to Zoloft? > My dd (12) has been on Prozac generic and Klonopin generic for five > weeks. If it weren't for Klonopin, she would be only marginally better. > I'm just concerned that this Prozac dog isn't going to hunt. The anxiety > is greatly reduced, but the depression and 'bad thoughts' are not > perceptibly improved. > Also, on another OCD loop..think it was OCD Support...someone mentioned > that some folks respond (or don't respond) differently to generics. Do > you (or anyone else) have any experience or knowledge regarding this? > Thanks! cristey > > On Thu, 10 Jun 2004 23:06:24 -0500 " Kathy " > writes: > In my daughter's case, SSRI helped (slowly, gradually) and also using > ERP > > worked to reduce and very nearly eliminate these. It has been quite > awhile > > since my child has been significantly bothered by sensory problems. > > Take care, Kathy R. in Indiana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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