Zoloft dosage

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>NetChild is five years old and weighs 48 pounds. Would like to get input

>from others if the 25 mg 1 tablet per day may be too much? Just trying to

>get a feel before we proceed.

>>Thanks,

>NetDad

My 10yo daughter has been taking 200mg zoloft for over a year. The

guidelines are really being cautious. Most often the children recieve the

same dose as adults.

wendy, in canada

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SERTRALINE

Sertraline [sIR-traw-leen] - (Zoloft ®) [ZO-loft]

Customary dose range: 50 to 150 milligrams/day.

Sertraline is also a selective SRI medication, similar in many ways to

fluoxetine, fluvoxamine, and paroxetine. Like each of the medications in

this class, sertraline acts specifically on serotonin, and has little if any

effects on other brain chemicals. Like clomipramine and fluvoxamine,

sertraline has been used in studies specifically designed to research its

safety and effectiveness in children with OCD. Sertraline has just received

FDA approval for use in childhood OCD.

WHAT ARE SERTRALINE'S SIDE EFFECTS?

Most children are able to take sertraline without experiencing side effects.

However, as is true with all the selective SRI medications, side effects can

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Hi NetDad,

My daughter is 8 years old and about 55 pounds. She started on 12.5mg of

Zoloft in January. After 10 days we raised her to 25mg and currently she is

taking 37.5mg and will stay at that dosage for a while. I noticed immediate

results, even with as little as 12.5mg, and it got better the higher we went.

Because it works so well for her, we are staying where we are at.

My feeling is this is a long term situation, she will eventually have to

increase her dosage but if I can put it off until she really needs it then

that eases my mind. I know that our situation isn't common ( to have such

excellent results so quickly) but we still have our bad days.

The only noticeable side effect she has is occasional bad gas. The dr. said

that it would subside as her body adjusts to the medication. It beats the

alternative.

Good luck

Lynne in NY

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Lynne and all,

I have a question. I hope it is not a stupid one. When we talk about 25 mg.

and then 37.5 mg, etc. what do we mean?

For example, in our case, my son takes 1 tablet of a 25 mg. zoloft. Now if I

gave him 1 and half tablet will this now be 25+12.5=37.5 mg?

Or is it that our neuro prescribes another zoloft which has a strength of

37.5 mg.?

Can someone explain?

thanks,

NetDad

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<< My daughter is 8 years old and about 55 pounds. She started on 12.5mg of

Zoloft in January. After 10 days we raised her to 25mg and currently she is

taking 37.5mg and will stay at that dosage for a while. I noticed immediate

results, even with as little as 12.5mg, and it got better the higher we

went.

Because it works so well for her, we are staying where we are at.

My feeling is this is a long term situation, she will eventually have to

increase her dosage but if I can put it off until she really needs it then

that eases my mind. I know that our situation isn't common ( to have such

excellent results so quickly) but we still have our bad days.

The only noticeable side effect she has is occasional bad gas. The dr. said

that it would subside as her body adjusts to the medication. It beats the

alternative.

Good luck

Lynne in NY

>>

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<< When we talk about 25 mg. and then 37.5 mg, etc. what do we mean?

For example, in our case, my son takes 1 tablet of a 25 mg. zoloft. Now if I

gave him 1 and half tablet will this now be 25+12.5=37.5 mg?

Or is it that our neuro prescribes another zoloft which has a strength of

37.5 mg.?

Can someone explain?

thanks,

NetDad

>>

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><< When we talk about 25 mg. and then 37.5 mg, etc. what do we mean?

> For example, in our case, my son takes 1 tablet of a 25 mg. zoloft. Now

>if I gave him 1 and half tablet will this now be 25+12.5=37.5 mg?>

> Or is it that our neuro prescribes another zoloft which has a strength of

>37.5 mg.?

>> Can someone explain?> thanks, NetDad

NetDad,

Our zoloft comes in capsules, but you are referring to tablets. With

pills, breaking one in half is cheaper. IF there is a smaller dose pill, the

pharmacy usually gives it to you.

A note on costs: the difference between a dose and half a dose is about the

same amount. One capsule of 50mg zoloft costs in Ontario, Canada about .90

and 100mg costs about $1. My pet peave is that you cant break them in half.

We can buy the " no name " brand, at least!

I hope this helps - the answer being - yes, sometimes!!

wendy in canada!!!

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HI Netdad:

Since Zoloft is not yet available in liquid form (as far as I know) I would

expect that the 37.5 mg refers to pill splitting to up the dosage from 25

mg to 37.5 mg. Another way would be to take 25 mg one day and 50 mg the

next and that would average out to 37.5 mg per day over the long haul.

Steve is on Paxil and this is available in liquid form. Unfortunately his

MDD returned when we got down to dosages lower than 10 mg so he is back on

the pills. We had Paxil in 20 mg, 15 mg, and 10 mg pills, and would use

alternating higher and lower dosages to give him for example 13.3 mg daily.

He is now on 20 mg so the math is a lot easier. :-))

You can research Zoloft with a search engine and find out what different

dosages/strengths it comes in. THe different dosages are usually in

different colors so it helps with taking the meds correctly. Steve uses

one of those pill boxes with compartments for each day of the week and he

sets it up for the week each weekend by decanting from his pill bottle. He

is in charge of his meds and whether he takes them or not. It was scary to

set it up this way but it has saved us a lot of arguments and I am very

impressed with how he fulfills this responsibility to himself. It was hard

work persuading my husband that we should do this and he frets a bit about

whether Steve has taken his meds. So we agree he can take a peek in the

pill box as long as Steve does not know he is doing this.

Hope this info helps. Take care, aloha, Kathy (H)

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At 08:09 AM 04/04/2000 -0400, you wrote:

>Resubmitting this since I did not get any response:

>

><< When we talk about 25 mg. and then 37.5 mg, etc. what do we mean?

>

> For example, in our case, my son takes 1 tablet of a 25 mg. zoloft. Now

if I

> gave him 1 and half tablet will this now be 25+12.5=37.5 mg?

>

> Or is it that our neuro prescribes another zoloft which has a strength of

> 37.5 mg.?

>

> Can someone explain?

> thanks,

> NetDad

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Sorry NetDad, I just signed on for the first time in a few days. My

Daughters Dr. prescribes the 25mg pills that I have to cut in half and then

she takes 1 1/2 tablets in the morning, which equals 37.5mg. My kids wont

take anything in a liquid form and have been swallowing medicines since they

were about 1 year and a half old. Hope this helps.

Lynne in NY

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Hi,

started 75 mg Zoloft on Tuesday, he is 67 lbs and 9 years old. I

wonder any of you know the target dosage is for his age and weight.

As celexa, his target was 15 mg. He is doing well so far.

By the way, since I stopped his multi vitamin last Thursday, he is

doing well. He was very hyper and very unmanageable for about a

month, he switched to Difilucan at about same time as he started

taking the new vitimin consistantly.

Have a wonderfull holliday season.

Jin

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Jin,

Is still on Diflucan? started ~ 2 wks ago and is still

very flappy and hyper. I know he's still having die-off, as he still has

intermittent diarrhea and lots of gas, but I'm also having the Diflucan

compounded without the dye since I know that is contributing to the

hyperness. I finally switched to Poly Vi Sol, I got tired of looking for

another vitamin Dr. G. likes. I just add a bit of zinc supp every few days

since the Poly has no minerals in it.

Happy Holidays!

Becky

Zoloft dosage

> Hi,

>

> started 75 mg Zoloft on Tuesday, he is 67 lbs and 9 years old. I

> wonder any of you know the target dosage is for his age and weight.

> As celexa, his target was 15 mg. He is doing well so far.

>

> By the way, since I stopped his multi vitamin last Thursday, he is

> doing well. He was very hyper and very unmanageable for about a

> month, he switched to Difilucan at about same time as he started

> taking the new vitimin consistantly.

>

> Have a wonderfull holliday season.

>

> Jin

>

>

>

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> opinion of the Research Institute.

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>

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Becky,

Yes, is still on Difilucan. After I took the vitimin off on

Thursday, he was still bad Friday moning, he was rocking or shaking

at breakfirst table.

It was too late to get Laminsol on Friday evening, I opt to stay on

Difilucan for few more days just to see if he will get better. By

monday, all his hyperness was gone, he was responsive, and pleasant,

and much better on transition. I gived his some math problems on

Monday evening just to see if he can concentrate, he did very well.

So we stayed on difilcan.

had diarrhea at times for firt two week. than it stopped. But he

was drag his head on the floor, can not work on anything

independently, bad transition time, and very emotional in school.

Now, all this are gone over this weekend. He is as good as before.

Is Poly Vi Sol for younger kids? I just can not find a right vitimin

for him. All of them seems not working.

Take care.

Jin

> Jin,

>

> Is still on Diflucan? started ~ 2 wks ago and

is still

> very flappy and hyper. I know he's still having die-off, as he

still has

> intermittent diarrhea and lots of gas, but I'm also having the

Diflucan

> compounded without the dye since I know that is contributing to the

> hyperness. I finally switched to Poly Vi Sol, I got tired of

looking for

> another vitamin Dr. G. likes. I just add a bit of zinc supp every

few days

> since the Poly has no minerals in it.

>

> Happy Holidays!

>

> Becky

> Zoloft dosage

>

>

> > Hi,

> >

> > started 75 mg Zoloft on Tuesday, he is 67 lbs and 9 years

old. I

> > wonder any of you know the target dosage is for his age and

weight.

> > As celexa, his target was 15 mg. He is doing well so far.

> >

> > By the way, since I stopped his multi vitamin last Thursday, he is

> > doing well. He was very hyper and very unmanageable for about a

> > month, he switched to Difilucan at about same time as he started

> > taking the new vitimin consistantly.

> >

> > Have a wonderfull holliday season.

> >

> > Jin

> >

> >

> >

> > Responsibility for the content of this message lies strictly with

> > the original author, and is not necessarily endorsed by or the

> > opinion of the Research Institute.

> >

> >

> >