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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 214828" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>If he starts getting more intense and suicidal, in my opinion get another doctor's advice soon, even a family practitioner. Any doctor can help you wean off medications (and it is NO picnic to wean off SSRIs--that can cause a person to actually feel MUCH worse for a while. The doctors never tell you about SSRI withdrawal syndrome.)</p><p> Zoloft can cause a lot of different bad things, including mania or even psychosis. It takes a while to hit it's peak because SSRIs build up in your system. My daughter took Prozac, which is also an SSRI, and pulled a knife on herself. We called the police and they took her to a hospital. We checked her room when she was gone and found knives under her mattress and suicidal poems and letters. Antidepressants can be dangerous. I could never have taken 100 mgs. of Zoloft. I couldn't handle 50 mgs.</p><p> If the medication doesn't seem like it's doing any good, maybe it's doing harm. These drugs are hit or miss--this from somebody who is 55 and has needed to take medications since age 23. Doctors are often wrong about medications. You need to keep an eye on the behavior of your child and trust your Mom Gut.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 214828, member: 1550"] If he starts getting more intense and suicidal, in my opinion get another doctor's advice soon, even a family practitioner. Any doctor can help you wean off medications (and it is NO picnic to wean off SSRIs--that can cause a person to actually feel MUCH worse for a while. The doctors never tell you about SSRI withdrawal syndrome.) Zoloft can cause a lot of different bad things, including mania or even psychosis. It takes a while to hit it's peak because SSRIs build up in your system. My daughter took Prozac, which is also an SSRI, and pulled a knife on herself. We called the police and they took her to a hospital. We checked her room when she was gone and found knives under her mattress and suicidal poems and letters. Antidepressants can be dangerous. I could never have taken 100 mgs. of Zoloft. I couldn't handle 50 mgs. If the medication doesn't seem like it's doing any good, maybe it's doing harm. These drugs are hit or miss--this from somebody who is 55 and has needed to take medications since age 23. Doctors are often wrong about medications. You need to keep an eye on the behavior of your child and trust your Mom Gut. [/QUOTE]
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