Guest guest Posted April 30, 2001 Report Share Posted April 30, 2001 Dear Friends: Have any of you tried giving your Autistic child Zoloft, while chelating? Are there any things, we should know, as we are considering using Zoloft for our 4-yr old with PDD/NOS. Also, if you can provide any useful info about Zoloft itself, it would be helpful. Our Developmental Pediatrician told us that our son's repetitive, obsessive self-stim activities would be reduced using Zoloft to help him have opportunities to better focus and attend to learn more from his environment--his greatest challenge today. Any input would be greatly appreciated! Thanks, Steve & Kerry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 30, 2001 Report Share Posted April 30, 2001 > Dear Friends: > > Have any of you tried giving your Autistic child Zoloft, while > chelating? Are there any things, we should know, as we are > considering using Zoloft for our 4-yr old with PDD/NOS. > > Also, if you can provide any useful info about Zoloft itself, it > would be helpful. > > Our Developmental Pediatrician told us that our son's repetitive, > obsessive self-stim activities would be reduced using Zoloft to help > him have opportunities to better focus and attend to learn more from > his environment--his greatest challenge today. > > Any input would be greatly appreciated! > > Thanks, Steve & Kerry Steve & Kerry, My 5 1/2 yr old son takes a low dose of Zoloft (about 8 mg/day). It helps relieve his anxiety and his obsessive traits. He did not have much " self-stim " behavior, so I don't know whether it works for that. We switched from Prozac to Zoloft and have been very pleased with the switch. Zoloft really heps him avoid going into " fight/flight " from high anxiety. He is more cooperative. We have not tried chelating, so I don't know whether the chemicals conflict. nne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 30, 2001 Report Share Posted April 30, 2001 Hi STeve and Kerry, We tried it with chelation. I checked with several sources and it is suppose to be a safe combination. However, our holistic doc preferred we try 5HTP first, but we did not. I was not satisfied with Zoloft, although I am never sure to what behaviors should be attributed. We switched to Celexa which is newer and preferred for children. Every child is different and if Zoloft doesn't work for you, try others. Carol G Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 30, 2001 Report Share Posted April 30, 2001 My son tried Zoloft a number of years ago. He uses a computer board to communicate, and agreed to give it a try. After a day or two on the medicine, he typed out, " Please tell my Mom to get me off this stuff. I feel like I'm going a hundred miles an hour. " So we did. I was SO thankful for his communication, because we hadn't noticed this in his behavior. We could have consigned him to that kind of life without realizing it . . . Barb [ ] Zoloft/Chelation... >Dear Friends: > >Have any of you tried giving your Autistic child Zoloft, while >chelating? Are there any things, we should know, as we are >considering using Zoloft for our 4-yr old with PDD/NOS. > >Also, if you can provide any useful info about Zoloft itself, it >would be helpful. > >Our Developmental Pediatrician told us that our son's repetitive, >obsessive self-stim activities would be reduced using Zoloft to help >him have opportunities to better focus and attend to learn more from >his environment--his greatest challenge today. > >Any input would be greatly appreciated! > >Thanks, Steve & Kerry > > > >======================================================= > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 1, 2001 Report Share Posted May 1, 2001 In a message dated 4/30/01 7:52:48 AM Eastern Daylight Time, cugoodson@... writes: << I was not satisfied with Zoloft, although I am never sure to what behaviors should be attributed. We switched to Celexa which is newer and preferred for children. Every child is different and if Zoloft doesn't work for you, try others. >>celexa, what is that suppose to treat? Does that help with hyperactivity? Is it an ssri? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 1, 2001 Report Share Posted May 1, 2001 In a message dated 4/30/01 4:52:15 PM Eastern Daylight Time, jromkema@... writes: << medicine, he typed out, " Please tell my Mom to get me off this stuff. I feel like I'm going a hundred miles an hour. " So we did. I was SO thankful for his communication, because we hadn't noticed this in his behavior. We could have consigned him to that kind of life without realizing it . . . >>interesting, wondering if it is making my son hyper. But when we took him off the zoloft, he seemed more ocd. Any suggestions out there for ocd, and hyperactivity, oh yes, and autistic too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 1, 2001 Report Share Posted May 1, 2001 In a message dated 5/1/01 4:15:02 AM Central Daylight Time, Msdai54513@... writes: << celexa, what is that suppose to treat? Does that help with hyperactivity? Is it an ssri? >> It is an ssri. It is the newest one I think. I have heard that it is the best for children. I think it might be less apt to cause side effects such as hyperactivity, but again, each child is different. I take it myself and have no side effects. The nurse recommended it when I mentioned Paxil for anxiety. She told me it will make me gain weight. Then the doctor came in and said Celexa was the best in her opinion. So we both take it for anxiety. Carol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 1, 2001 Report Share Posted May 1, 2001 also, Celexa can help with depression and OCD. Carol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 2, 2001 Report Share Posted May 2, 2001 My son is also on celexa. He needs it for anxiety and OCD behavior, but it has definitely put weight on him. I wish we didn't need it. Joyce Re: [ ] Zoloft/Chelation... > In a message dated 5/1/01 4:15:02 AM Central Daylight Time, > Msdai54513@... writes: > > << celexa, what is that suppose to treat? Does that help with > hyperactivity? Is it an ssri? > >> > > It is an ssri. It is the newest one I think. I have heard that it is the > best for children. I think it might be less apt to cause side effects such > as hyperactivity, but again, each child is different. I take it myself and > have no side effects. The nurse recommended it when I mentioned Paxil for > anxiety. She told me it will make me gain weight. Then the doctor came in > and said Celexa was the best in her opinion. So we both take it for anxiety. > > Carol > > > ======================================================= > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 4, 2001 Report Share Posted May 4, 2001 Carol: I recall reading that weight gain is a side effect of many SSRI's. I have a friend on Paxil and she found it put an extra 10 pounds on her. My son is naturally thin and it really has plumped him up. Joyce Re: [ ] Zoloft/Chelation... > In a message dated 5/4/01 1:59:53 PM Central Daylight Time, > joycemacfarlane@... writes: > > << My son is also on celexa. He needs it for anxiety and OCD behavior, but it > has definitely put weight on him. I wish we didn't need it. > >> > Joyce, this is interesting. I started taking it too, and I have lost if > anything. Hunter has gained a little weight, but he needed to. I hadn't > thought about it being from Celexa. Do you think that it is helping decrease > picking eating habits, hence a better appetite? Or is it the drug itself and > no changes in eating? > > Carol > > > ======================================================= > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 4, 2001 Report Share Posted May 4, 2001 In a message dated 5/4/01 1:59:53 PM Central Daylight Time, joycemacfarlane@... writes: << My son is also on celexa. He needs it for anxiety and OCD behavior, but it has definitely put weight on him. I wish we didn't need it. >> Joyce, this is interesting. I started taking it too, and I have lost if anything. Hunter has gained a little weight, but he needed to. I hadn't thought about it being from Celexa. Do you think that it is helping decrease picking eating habits, hence a better appetite? Or is it the drug itself and no changes in eating? Carol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 5, 2001 Report Share Posted May 5, 2001 Carol: We began celexa while seeing Dr. Goldberg in California. We continued with it long after we stopped seeing Dr. G, as it was the one med that we believed really helped him. We have slowly increased the dosage to about 18 mg/day. Our son is almost 8 and I hate to say it, 75 lbs (he's tall!). I think he should be ten pounds less. I've found that if we increase the dose too much he gets spacey - too low and he's very OCD. I know all ASD kids don't need this med, but anxiety/OCD is one of our son's primary symptoms. We have done 7 rounds of DMSA only and the celexa hasn't been a problem to our knowledge. Dr. Holmes said it was fine. I believe it is the best SSRI on the market at the moment. Joyce Re: [ ] Zoloft/Chelation... > In a message dated 5/4/01 11:36:04 PM Central Daylight Time, > joycemacfarlane@... writes: > > << Carol: > > I recall reading that weight gain is a side effect of many SSRI's. I have a > friend on Paxil and she found it put an extra 10 pounds on her. My son is > naturally thin and it really has plumped him up. > > Joyc >> > > Hi Joyce, > > This is what my doctor said about Paxil. They seemed to think that Celexa > would not do this. That is why I chose it for me. Since Hunter and I are on > the same dose, I wonder if maybe I should cut his in half. > > Carol > > ======================================================= > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 5, 2001 Report Share Posted May 5, 2001 In a message dated 5/4/01 11:36:04 PM Central Daylight Time, joycemacfarlane@... writes: << Carol: I recall reading that weight gain is a side effect of many SSRI's. I have a friend on Paxil and she found it put an extra 10 pounds on her. My son is naturally thin and it really has plumped him up. Joyc >> Hi Joyce, This is what my doctor said about Paxil. They seemed to think that Celexa would not do this. That is why I chose it for me. Since Hunter and I are on the same dose, I wonder if maybe I should cut his in half. Carol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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