Guest guest Posted August 23, 2009 Report Share Posted August 23, 2009 If you have any feedback, good or bad, on the use of Zoloft and Tenex, please let me know. My son had been on Risperdal for about 4 years. The doctor recommended taking him off and we put him on Tenex. That didn't go over too well and he was extremely hyper, constantly jibber-jabbering video dialogue and becoming somewhat aggressive. Doctor referred us to a psychiatrist and we chose Dr. Cabrera after researching the posts on 's List. He recommended starting him on the lowest dose of Zoloft and eventually weaning him off of Tenex. He recommended giving him the Zoloft in the evening. Things were okay for the first 2 weeks, then the nightmare began. He was not sleeping. One day/night he was up for 26 hours before he went to sleep and that was with giving him melatonin and a drop of Risperdal. We called the doctor and he said to give it to him in the morning instead and also to give him some Benedryl if he wakes up. It worked for the first 3 days and now again he is up all night. I am not an advocate of medication and do not want to be giving him Benedryl everynight. Even if I do give him the Benedryl he only sleeps about 3 hours. If no Benedryl, he doesn't fall asleep at all. Last night he was up until 3AM. I finally gave him the Bendryl (because I was at my wits end!) and he fell asleep somewhere between 4AM-5AM and he was up again at 8AM. Another thing he started doing is getting up and leaving his room and running around the house at all hours of the night because he is not asleep. I will be calling the doctor again tomorrow hopefully to make some changes. Has anyone else had this experience? Thanks in advance for your responses. RM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 23, 2009 Report Share Posted August 23, 2009 What is Dr. Cabrera's number? and where is he located?? To: List 's <deniseslist >Sent: Sunday, August 23, 2009 10:15:47 AMSubject: Zoloft and Tenex use If you have any feedback, good or bad, on the use of Zoloft and Tenex, please let me know. My son had been on Risperdal for about 4 years. The doctor recommended taking him off and we put him on Tenex. That didn't go over too well and he was extremely hyper, constantly jibber-jabbering video dialogue and becoming somewhat aggressive. Doctor referred us to a psychiatrist and we chose Dr. Cabrera after researching the posts on 's List. He recommended starting him on the lowest dose of Zoloft and eventually weaning him off of Tenex. He recommended giving him the Zoloft in the evening. Things were okay for the first 2 weeks, then the nightmare began. He was not sleeping. One day/night he was up for 26 hours before he went to sleep and that was with giving him melatonin and a drop of Risperdal. We called the doctor and he said to give it to him in the morning instead and also to give him some Benedryl if he wakes up. It worked for the first 3 days and now again he is up all night. I am not an advocate of medication and do not want to be giving him Benedryl everynight. Even if I do give him the Benedryl he only sleeps about 3 hours. If no Benedryl, he doesn't fall asleep at all. Last night he was up until 3AM. I finally gave him the Bendryl (because I was at my wits end!) and he fell asleep somewhere between 4AM-5AM and he was up again at 8AM. Another thing he started doing is getting up and leaving his room and running around the house at all hours of the night because he is not asleep. I will be calling the doctor again tomorrow hopefully to make some changes. Has anyone else had this experience? Thanks in advance for your responses. RM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 23, 2009 Report Share Posted August 23, 2009 Hi, My daughter used Zoloft for 2 years when she was 5. It calmed her down but effects wore off. She has been on Risperdone since she is 6 and she is now 10. There is nothing out there that will take its place of Risperdal but you need an anti-depressant to go with it. My daughter is also on Chlomiprimine and Vyvanse and together works great. Thanks To: List 's <deniseslist >Sent: Sunday, August 23, 2009 10:15:47 AMSubject: Zoloft and Tenex use If you have any feedback, good or bad, on the use of Zoloft and Tenex, please let me know. My son had been on Risperdal for about 4 years. The doctor recommended taking him off and we put him on Tenex. That didn't go over too well and he was extremely hyper, constantly jibber-jabbering video dialogue and becoming somewhat aggressive. Doctor referred us to a psychiatrist and we chose Dr. Cabrera after researching the posts on 's List. He recommended starting him on the lowest dose of Zoloft and eventually weaning him off of Tenex. He recommended giving him the Zoloft in the evening. Things were okay for the first 2 weeks, then the nightmare began. He was not sleeping. One day/night he was up for 26 hours before he went to sleep and that was with giving him melatonin and a drop of Risperdal. We called the doctor and he said to give it to him in the morning instead and also to give him some Benedryl if he wakes up. It worked for the first 3 days and now again he is up all night. I am not an advocate of medication and do not want to be giving him Benedryl everynight. Even if I do give him the Benedryl he only sleeps about 3 hours. If no Benedryl, he doesn't fall asleep at all. Last night he was up until 3AM. I finally gave him the Bendryl (because I was at my wits end!) and he fell asleep somewhere between 4AM-5AM and he was up again at 8AM. Another thing he started doing is getting up and leaving his room and running around the house at all hours of the night because he is not asleep. I will be calling the doctor again tomorrow hopefully to make some changes. Has anyone else had this experience? Thanks in advance for your responses. RM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 23, 2009 Report Share Posted August 23, 2009 He works for both Community Mental Health and The Chrysalis Center. You can google Chrysalis as I cannot recall number right now. From: Ana Esparza Sent: Sunday, August 23, 2009 1:22 PM To: sList Subject: Re: Zoloft and Tenex use What is Dr. Cabrera's number? and where is he located?? From: RM <tova1125>To: List 's <deniseslist >Sent: Sunday, August 23, 2009 10:15:47 AMSubject: Zoloft and Tenex use If you have any feedback, good or bad, on the use of Zoloft and Tenex, please let me know. My son had been on Risperdal for about 4 years. The doctor recommended taking him off and we put him on Tenex. That didn't go over too well and he was extremely hyper, constantly jibber-jabbering video dialogue and becoming somewhat aggressive. Doctor referred us to a psychiatrist and we chose Dr. Cabrera after researching the posts on 's List. He recommended starting him on the lowest dose of Zoloft and eventually weaning him off of Tenex. He recommended giving him the Zoloft in the evening. Things were okay for the first 2 weeks, then the nightmare began. He was not sleeping. One day/night he was up for 26 hours before he went to sleep and that was with giving him melatonin and a drop of Risperdal. We called the doctor and he said to give it to him in the morning instead and also to give him some Benedryl if he wakes up. It worked for the first 3 days and now again he is up all night. I am not an advocate of medication and do not want to be giving him Benedryl everynight. Even if I do give him the Benedryl he only sleeps about 3 hours. If no Benedryl, he doesn't fall asleep at all. Last night he was up until 3AM. I finally gave him the Bendryl (because I was at my wits end!) and he fell asleep somewhere between 4AM-5AM and he was up again at 8AM. Another thing he started doing is getting up and leaving his room and running around the house at all hours of the night because he is not asleep. I will be calling the doctor again tomorrow hopefully to make some changes. Has anyone else had this experience? Thanks in advance for your responses. RM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 24, 2009 Report Share Posted August 24, 2009 I was lucky enough to not have to give my son medication, until he turned 8. We had to start him on Zoloft, because he started developing a serious OCD problem (Obssesive Compulsive Disorder). The Dr, started him on a very low dose..1 ml per day (that's like half a teaspoon) and I have been increasing the dose since then (he is now almost 10 years old). He is currently on 7 ml per day. It has helped him a lot, and I like what the dr. said, that this medications has been in the market for a long time and is the safest. I truly truly hated the idea of giving him meds, but there was just on option...Thankfully his sleep has not been afected, I always give it to him around 2:30 pm., which is the time he gets off from school. I came up with this time because I noticed that if I give it to him in the early morning, it made him a little sleepy during school hours. When I gave him the med before bed, it would affect his sleep...he would go to sleep, but woke up in the middle of the night...So 2:30 is late enough in the morning, and early enough not to affect his sleep. I hope this helps you somehow...but you have to consider that this is the ONLY med I give him...so, when there is another med involved, it gets complicated because they can interact with each other... Subject: Re: Zoloft and Tenex useTo: sList Date: Sunday, August 23, 2009, 1:22 PM What is Dr. Cabrera's number? and where is he located?? From: RM <tova1125yahoo (DOT) com>To: List 's <deniseslist@ yahoogroups. com>Sent: Sunday, August 23, 2009 10:15:47 AMSubject: Zoloft and Tenex use If you have any feedback, good or bad, on the use of Zoloft and Tenex, please let me know. My son had been on Risperdal for about 4 years. The doctor recommended taking him off and we put him on Tenex. That didn't go over too well and he was extremely hyper, constantly jibber-jabbering video dialogue and becoming somewhat aggressive. Doctor referred us to a psychiatrist and we chose Dr. Cabrera after researching the posts on 's List. He recommended starting him on the lowest dose of Zoloft and eventually weaning him off of Tenex. He recommended giving him the Zoloft in the evening. Things were okay for the first 2 weeks, then the nightmare began. He was not sleeping. One day/night he was up for 26 hours before he went to sleep and that was with giving him melatonin and a drop of Risperdal. We called the doctor and he said to give it to him in the morning instead and also to give him some Benedryl if he wakes up. It worked for the first 3 days and now again he is up all night. I am not an advocate of medication and do not want to be giving him Benedryl everynight. Even if I do give him the Benedryl he only sleeps about 3 hours. If no Benedryl, he doesn't fall asleep at all. Last night he was up until 3AM. I finally gave him the Bendryl (because I was at my wits end!) and he fell asleep somewhere between 4AM-5AM and he was up again at 8AM. Another thing he started doing is getting up and leaving his room and running around the house at all hours of the night because he is not asleep. I will be calling the doctor again tomorrow hopefully to make some changes. Has anyone else had this experience? Thanks in advance for your responses. RM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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