Posted by cjb on May 28, 2000, at 14:57:25
In reply to Re: effexor,ritilan and children, posted by Sara T on May 28, 2000, at 0:07:42
> > I would be curious to hear the doc's reasons for choosing effexor over other ADs. Not that I know effexor to be a bad choice, or anything. Just curious, because some docs give zoloft or another SSRI, while yours starts with effexor.
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> Usually the pediatric pdocs start with an SSRI like Prozac because it has been used the longest and has the least side effects. There is a good site, http://www.ADDclinic.com where there is some info on drugs used for ADHD in kids.
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> Negative talk, anger and acting out are all signs of possible depression in a child. Does your dr think your son is depressed?
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> Sara The stated that with the way my son has acted over the years and with all the acting out and anger that it can easily lead into a depression because of the stress that it brings on with the people around him and what probably to him seems like is being focused are the things going wrong or is doing wrong. The doc just said that since the ritilan did not seem to have helped every area that was a concern then the next step would be to add the effexor to this but that it was up to me to start it now or wait through the summer and then decide--which would put us at the beginning of the school year.
Most of my hesitancy is the experience I just had with putting my 10 year old on Paxil. His side effects were not good and just seemed to be getting worse as time went. I weaned him back down and off in just a few weeks and he had severe headaches but he's off of it now. I did this without consulting the doc and when I told him of this later he stated that he thought that he was just needing an increase in his dosage.
I read so much about Paxil and how hard it is to get off of it I was just getting confused.
I love my boys to death and I also hate them at times that it hurts and I seem to stay in confusion when trying to do whats right and best and finding someone who I can trust to tell me what might be right or best.
Thanks, I will check out the sight you listed.
cjb
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