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difficult child got medications today...H
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<blockquote data-quote="SuZir" data-source="post: 623897" data-attributes="member: 14557"><p>My difficult child was put to Zoloft and prn hydroxyzine mainly for anxiety. Zoloft wasn't fit for him, because he lost his appetite, or more like found food a disgusting idea, and was rapidly loosing weight because of that. Not a tolerable side effect for him. It did seem promising otherwise though. </p><p></p><p>Hydroxyzine has been a good fit with certain limitations. He takes it to cut an anxiety cycle before it ends up to full-blown panic attack or meltdowns/lashing out. It also helps him sleep. It works well for that. However, it does have tiring/dulling/slowing effect that last quite some time or that is how he feels, so he usually only takes it at nights when he does have free day next day. Only if he is having really hard time, he may take it even if he has practises at the morning. But you have to remember that my difficult child is a pro athlete that makes a living by being extremely sharp, focused, quick and agile. He says that tiring/dulling effect doesn't bother his normal life, he may nap a fifteen minute longer if he has taken it night before, but can do all the normal stuff next day without any problems.</p><p></p><p>I do know many take hydroxyzine also during day for it's antihistamine use and apparently when you use it more, the tiring effects get less and anyway for many they are tolerable also during the day. Still, best to try it at night and when there is nothing important to do next day.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SuZir, post: 623897, member: 14557"] My difficult child was put to Zoloft and prn hydroxyzine mainly for anxiety. Zoloft wasn't fit for him, because he lost his appetite, or more like found food a disgusting idea, and was rapidly loosing weight because of that. Not a tolerable side effect for him. It did seem promising otherwise though. Hydroxyzine has been a good fit with certain limitations. He takes it to cut an anxiety cycle before it ends up to full-blown panic attack or meltdowns/lashing out. It also helps him sleep. It works well for that. However, it does have tiring/dulling/slowing effect that last quite some time or that is how he feels, so he usually only takes it at nights when he does have free day next day. Only if he is having really hard time, he may take it even if he has practises at the morning. But you have to remember that my difficult child is a pro athlete that makes a living by being extremely sharp, focused, quick and agile. He says that tiring/dulling effect doesn't bother his normal life, he may nap a fifteen minute longer if he has taken it night before, but can do all the normal stuff next day without any problems. I do know many take hydroxyzine also during day for it's antihistamine use and apparently when you use it more, the tiring effects get less and anyway for many they are tolerable also during the day. Still, best to try it at night and when there is nothing important to do next day. [/QUOTE]
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