Re: Medication side effects

[Guest guest]

My daughter has not had this experience on medication.  She is doing best so

far on Anafranil, but even on this, she is still quite anxious.  My daughter is

extremely verbal and outgoing and that never changed on any of the meds.  The

only thing that concerns me is that since starting on this journey of seeking

help for her OCD with medication, she seems more irritable and " tougher " in some

ways.  I worry about this but then I think that it is probably the result of

having to struggle so hard for so long.

Medication side effects

I am wondering what others are experiencing as far as personality

changes in their children on medication. My dd is 12 and was on Zoloft

for 1 1/2 yrs but once we got to 100mg the bad thoughts got much worse

so 3 mo ago we switched to Prozac and are up to 30mg.

I cant stand that she seems so different, not all the time, but a lot

of the time she seems spaced out, quiet, a bit withdrawn. And even the

positive effects of being so easy going and accepting of things,- which

dont get me wrong, are so much better for all of us then the

alternative (pre-medication rage attacks, constantly walking on egg

shells etc.)-are still " not her " .

Is this just some

thing we have to deal with, I mean I know she has to

be on medication, at least for now but I feel like if she ever is able

to get completely off of medication she'll have missed so much.

Just wondering, and a bit sad.

Thanks

Melinda

[Guest guest]

Hey Melinda,

   Our son is taking Zoloft.  He is 18 and he takes 300mg.

 With the SSRIs, his personality is more like it was before OCD.

 He was acting withdrawn before he started taking the medication.

 So now that he is taking an SSRI, he is more like himself

again.   Our son has not taken Prozac, so I don't know what all the

side effects are with it.  Have you let your therapist know about the

personality change you've noticed?

Take careConnie

>

> I am wondering what others are experiencing as far as personality

> changes in their children on medication. My dd is 12 and was on Zoloft

> for 1 1/2 yrs but once we got to 100mg the bad thoughts got much worse

> so 3 mo ago we switched to Prozac and are up to 30mg.

>

> I cant stand that she seems so different, not all the time, but a lot

> of the time she seems spaced out, quiet, a bit withdrawn. And even the

> positive effects of being so easy going and accepting of things,-

which

> dont get me wrong, are so much better for all of us then the

> alternative (pre-medication rage attacks, constantly walking on egg

> shells etc.)-are still " not her " .

>

> Is this just something we have to deal with, I mean I know she has to

> be on medication, at least for now but I feel like if she ever is able

> to get completely off of medication she'll have missed so much.

>

> Just wondering, and a bit sad.

>

> Thanks

> Melinda

>

[Guest guest]

Melinda, she didn't have that problem with the Zoloft?

If not, you might want to talk to the prescribing doc to see if they

think it is something that she will adjust to, with time. Or, if she

needs to try a different med.

BJ

>

> I am wondering what others are experiencing as far as personality

> changes in their children on medication. My dd is 12 and was on Zoloft

> for 1 1/2 yrs but once we got to 100mg the bad thoughts got much worse

> so 3 mo ago we switched to Prozac and are up to 30mg.

>

> I cant stand that she seems so different, not all the time, but a lot

> of the time she seems spaced out, quiet, a bit withdrawn. And even the

> positive effects of being so easy going and accepting of things,- which

> dont get me wrong, are so much better for all of us then the

> alternative (pre-medication rage attacks, constantly walking on egg

> shells etc.)-are still " not her " .

>

> Is this just something we have to deal with, I mean I know she has to

> be on medication, at least for now but I feel like if she ever is able

> to get completely off of medication she'll have missed so much.

>

> Just wondering, and a bit sad.

>

> Thanks

> Melinda

>

[Guest guest]

Melinda,   I understand where your coming from as I have been dealing with this

issue

               of med changes as well for my son for the last 7 years.  At first

when a

               new med is given his temperament for at least two to three months

is

               fine, no outbursts due to over anxiety from the OCD.  After three

months

               his temperament suddenly he is ordering, in a daze where he rules

and

               cannot be penetrated to know right from wrong just does as he

pleases.,

               very wierd mood.  Then a med change is necessary, which will be

our

               third try antidepressent,  going up and down in the dosage no

matter

               what the med is doesnt help much either.  It is a constant

challenge.

               Have you ever tried a brain spec scan to see how the limbic part

of the

                brain might generate some answers for you.  Take Care  

Subject: Re: Medication side effects

To:

Date: Wednesday, October 1, 2008, 1:54 AM

Melinda, she didn't have that problem with the Zoloft?

If not, you might want to talk to the prescribing doc to see if they

think it is something that she will adjust to, with time. Or, if she

needs to try a different med.

BJ

>

> I am wondering what others are experiencing as far as personality

> changes in their children on medication. My dd is 12 and was on Zoloft

> for 1 1/2 yrs but once we got to 100mg the bad thoughts got much worse

> so 3 mo ago we switched to Prozac and are up to 30mg.

>

> I cant stand that she seems so different, not all the time, but a lot

> of the time she seems spaced out, quiet, a bit withdrawn. And even the

> positive effects of being so easy going and accepting of things,- which

> dont get me wrong, are so much better for all of us then the

> alternative (pre-medication rage attacks, constantly walking on egg

> shells etc.)-are still " not her " .

>

> Is this just something we have to deal with, I mean I know she has to

> be on medication, at least for now but I feel like if she ever is able

> to get completely off of medication she'll have missed so much.

>

> Just wondering, and a bit sad.

>

> Thanks

> Melinda

>