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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 426402" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>It was my info (back when Wiz was on geodon) that it was weight neutral, not that it caused weight loss. In fact, other than stims and illegal drugs and things like that ally medication for weight loss, the only medication I know to cause weight loss is topomax. It can be a very useful drug - for me it helped when I got into a depression that didn't lift with other medications and it prevented migraines very well. It was actually rx'd for migraine prevention not the depression, but the psychiatrist I saw was glad the reg doctor put me on it. It helped my prozac back then. Sadly it was very expensive and stopped working for the migraiens after about 6 mos.</p><p></p><p>Geodon was not very effective for Wiz but it didn't give any bad side effects.</p><p></p><p>I would be insistent about having the EKG done, and done by people who are trained in how to do EKGs on children. When Jess was 12 she had an EKG done because she was having chest pains and periods of super rapid heartbeat. It was done in our ER after the pediatrician freaked out when it happened in her office. It was just sheer luck that it happened in her office, we were there for a well check but her heart rate was so fast the machine couldn't count it and by hand the doctor couldn't keep up with it. This runs in my family on my mom's side and is NOT much fun to go through.</p><p></p><p>We were told that Jess had long QT syndrome and could not WALK anywhere alone, would need a wheelchair to go ANYWHERE, was to not do or watch anything exciting like a fast paced or scary movie, and we needed to look into getting a home defibrillator and learn how to use it ASAP. The pediatrician actually got the home defib approved through our state kids' insurance in less than 2 days. We never got it. I freaked when the only pediatrician cardio practice in the state watned us to wait three MONTHS to see her. We went in to a diff pediatrician at our doctor's practice and she got us worked in the next day with the pediatrician cardio. turns out that the fright was all for NOTHING because they did the EKG wrong. they placed the EKG leads where they would with an adult and that is NOT correct iwth a child, even one with the development that Jess had (already required a bra, etc...). </p><p></p><p>That long QT problem is SCARY. If you are proactive and keep getting him checked regularly it shouldn't be a problem but you just have to make sure the docs do the tests. We had one doctor who tried to tell us that the people who mandate those kinds of tests for kids are nervous nellies and just want to scare parents. I refused to accept that and made the tests be done anyway. </p><p></p><p>For those that geodon works well for, it seems to be an awesome drug. It is easy to get frightened by the side effects, and you always have to weigh risk and reward. I hope it works well and causes no problems and stips a bunch of other problems! We were advised by several docs that atypical antipsychotics were all together bad medications for kids, but for us the risk was well worth it. Otherwise Wiz would have killed or seriously harmed someone and it would have ruined a lot of lives. risperdal was the medication that worked for him, and it was a miracle and worth the risk. </p><p></p><p>Hope this helps.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 426402, member: 1233"] It was my info (back when Wiz was on geodon) that it was weight neutral, not that it caused weight loss. In fact, other than stims and illegal drugs and things like that ally medication for weight loss, the only medication I know to cause weight loss is topomax. It can be a very useful drug - for me it helped when I got into a depression that didn't lift with other medications and it prevented migraines very well. It was actually rx'd for migraine prevention not the depression, but the psychiatrist I saw was glad the reg doctor put me on it. It helped my prozac back then. Sadly it was very expensive and stopped working for the migraiens after about 6 mos. Geodon was not very effective for Wiz but it didn't give any bad side effects. I would be insistent about having the EKG done, and done by people who are trained in how to do EKGs on children. When Jess was 12 she had an EKG done because she was having chest pains and periods of super rapid heartbeat. It was done in our ER after the pediatrician freaked out when it happened in her office. It was just sheer luck that it happened in her office, we were there for a well check but her heart rate was so fast the machine couldn't count it and by hand the doctor couldn't keep up with it. This runs in my family on my mom's side and is NOT much fun to go through. We were told that Jess had long QT syndrome and could not WALK anywhere alone, would need a wheelchair to go ANYWHERE, was to not do or watch anything exciting like a fast paced or scary movie, and we needed to look into getting a home defibrillator and learn how to use it ASAP. The pediatrician actually got the home defib approved through our state kids' insurance in less than 2 days. We never got it. I freaked when the only pediatrician cardio practice in the state watned us to wait three MONTHS to see her. We went in to a diff pediatrician at our doctor's practice and she got us worked in the next day with the pediatrician cardio. turns out that the fright was all for NOTHING because they did the EKG wrong. they placed the EKG leads where they would with an adult and that is NOT correct iwth a child, even one with the development that Jess had (already required a bra, etc...). That long QT problem is SCARY. If you are proactive and keep getting him checked regularly it shouldn't be a problem but you just have to make sure the docs do the tests. We had one doctor who tried to tell us that the people who mandate those kinds of tests for kids are nervous nellies and just want to scare parents. I refused to accept that and made the tests be done anyway. For those that geodon works well for, it seems to be an awesome drug. It is easy to get frightened by the side effects, and you always have to weigh risk and reward. I hope it works well and causes no problems and stips a bunch of other problems! We were advised by several docs that atypical antipsychotics were all together bad medications for kids, but for us the risk was well worth it. Otherwise Wiz would have killed or seriously harmed someone and it would have ruined a lot of lives. risperdal was the medication that worked for him, and it was a miracle and worth the risk. Hope this helps. [/QUOTE]
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