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Week 1 therapist/psychiatrist & Zoloft ??'s
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<blockquote data-quote="smallworld" data-source="post: 255009" data-attributes="member: 2423"><p>Hi again, Janna.</p><p> </p><p>My son J was 12 when he trialed Zoloft. We started very low -- 6.25 mg -- and titrated up to 25 mg (the manufacturer's recommended starting dose) over two weeks. On the evening of the three-week mark exactly, he became agitated. He started yelling and swinging at anything in his path. He swept books off shelves, papers off tables and knicknacks off surfaces. The house looked completely trashed. My husband suffered a bruised rib from trying to restrain J. You have to understand that this is not generally an aggressive kid so we were totally floored when this episode occurred and knew it was related to Zoloft. Even though we discontinued Zoloft that night, the anger, aggression and destruction continued for many weeks until his psychiatrist decided to rx Depakote, which did settle him down after 6 weeks at a therapeutic dose.</p><p> </p><p>We've been told by several psychiatrists (including the NIMH researchers) that SSRI-induced manic reactions typically occur at the three-week and three-month mark. They generally do not settle down when the medication is removed and typically require some sort of medical intervention. Side effects, on the other hand, typically occur at the start of treatment and generally subside once the medication is discontinued.</p><p> </p><p>Good luck with the Zoloft if you decide to try it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="smallworld, post: 255009, member: 2423"] Hi again, Janna. My son J was 12 when he trialed Zoloft. We started very low -- 6.25 mg -- and titrated up to 25 mg (the manufacturer's recommended starting dose) over two weeks. On the evening of the three-week mark exactly, he became agitated. He started yelling and swinging at anything in his path. He swept books off shelves, papers off tables and knicknacks off surfaces. The house looked completely trashed. My husband suffered a bruised rib from trying to restrain J. You have to understand that this is not generally an aggressive kid so we were totally floored when this episode occurred and knew it was related to Zoloft. Even though we discontinued Zoloft that night, the anger, aggression and destruction continued for many weeks until his psychiatrist decided to rx Depakote, which did settle him down after 6 weeks at a therapeutic dose. We've been told by several psychiatrists (including the NIMH researchers) that SSRI-induced manic reactions typically occur at the three-week and three-month mark. They generally do not settle down when the medication is removed and typically require some sort of medical intervention. Side effects, on the other hand, typically occur at the start of treatment and generally subside once the medication is discontinued. Good luck with the Zoloft if you decide to try it. [/QUOTE]
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