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How to get teens to take medications?!
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<blockquote data-quote="emotionallybankrupt" data-source="post: 322797" data-attributes="member: 8226"><p>If your teen will just work with you on the medications, you and the doctor can possibly help with reducing or eliminating the side-effects.</p><p> </p><p>Several years ago, I tried Lexapro and had such awful side effects that I thought I couldn't take it. Same story with several other SSRI's. The solution turned out to be so simple. The doctor had me split the lexapro in FOURTHS and take 1/4 tab for 8 days, 1/2 for 8 days, 3/4 for 8 days, and then up to target dosage. NO side effects at all. I couldn't believe that nobody (including me) had ever considered that maybe my system just could not tolerate so much so fast. I've forgotten the mg. amounts, but I know that the first attempt was considered the typical way to do it. My body doesn't like "typical."</p><p> </p><p>Might be worth asking. In the past, I've disqualified quite a few medications due to side-effects, when the solution might have been just as simple.</p><p> </p><p>Good luck.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="emotionallybankrupt, post: 322797, member: 8226"] If your teen will just work with you on the medications, you and the doctor can possibly help with reducing or eliminating the side-effects. Several years ago, I tried Lexapro and had such awful side effects that I thought I couldn't take it. Same story with several other SSRI's. The solution turned out to be so simple. The doctor had me split the lexapro in FOURTHS and take 1/4 tab for 8 days, 1/2 for 8 days, 3/4 for 8 days, and then up to target dosage. NO side effects at all. I couldn't believe that nobody (including me) had ever considered that maybe my system just could not tolerate so much so fast. I've forgotten the mg. amounts, but I know that the first attempt was considered the typical way to do it. My body doesn't like "typical." Might be worth asking. In the past, I've disqualified quite a few medications due to side-effects, when the solution might have been just as simple. Good luck. [/QUOTE]
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