...Re: OT - Does anybody have their child taking Zoloft for OCD/anxiety

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Hi ,

You mentioned that you tried 5HTP and didn't see the results that

you've seen with Zoloft for your son, but I wonder if the

combination of that and GABA would have helped...

My dd has a great disposition in life, thank goodness, but has a

hard time dealing with changes in routine like: going on vacation,

shopping for new clothes, trying a new sport, changing anything in

our home, doesn't like food touching with other food, etc... She

also gets overly hyperactive around 2 or more children and yet when

she's separated from them, she calms right down and is fine (not

sure what that is about....maybe it's part of that " changes in

routine " thing). She still needs one-on-one supervision when around

other kids, to help guide her into appropriate behavior (she's

turning 9 in a few days). I'm hoping that the GABA/5HTP combination

will help with all of these issues. If not, Zoloft will be our next

trial. Time will tell....

Thanks for your reply,

Gretchen

>

> My son's been taking Zoloft since he was 5 and it definitely,

> definitely helped. He would get this really tense awful

disposition

> where he would basically walk around irritable and picking verbal

> fights with people, complaining about everything in a biting tone.

He

> has reduced his dose over the years especially after dealing with

the

> chronic head pain. We tried 5HTP a while back but it wasn't as

> effective as the Zoloft...at all. The thing is often a person has

> disordered serotonin. It might run high or low. Zolfot increases

> serotonin, so if serotonin runs low, like it apparently does in my

> family, Zoloft is great. If it runs high, Zoloft would make the

> situation worse. I've often wondered why Paxil is given as a first

> choice by some doctors because it does seem to have the most side-

> effects and hardest to stop.

>

> .

>

>

> > My daughter takes Zoloft for anxiety and OCD, and it has been a

> huge help. We tried a variety of things before finally giving

Zoloft

> a try. For her it has helped with anxiety issues and to some

degree

> with OCD.

> > I wasn't crazy about medications, but if it helps I'm willing to

> let it.

> >

> >

> >