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<blockquote data-quote="Andy" data-source="post: 193512" data-attributes="member: 5096"><p>My 12 yr old difficult child is on Fluoxetine (prozac). It has worked wonders for him. He is at 30 mg per day. I am going to ask that we start decreasing to see how he will do without it. It is our goal to be medication free and I feel that he is ready to try.</p><p> </p><p>This is a very contraversial medication for kids and you need to feel good about it. If you are still unsure then ask for another way. Each kid is different and you know your child best. A success story is reassuring but doesn't mean it will work for you child. I hope you do find something that works.</p><p> </p><p>It is Zoloft that I have heard kids getting suicidal, ect. A neighbor boy was given Zoloft after his dad died a terrible cancer death. It caused him to want to run out in traffic and other things that could kill him. </p><p> </p><p>Clonazepam was also very helpful for difficult child for a short time. However, after about 3 - 4 months, difficult child started to become disrespectful to teachers and other kids. We believe Clonazepam contributed to this. Its purpose to hold down anxiety tends to hold it down so much that the kid has no fear of authority - becomes mouthy, ect. We took difficult child off the clonazepam this summer. Had to slowly decrease week by week. He is now no longer disrespectful.</p><p> </p><p>Just wanted you to know that the fluoxetine was the right medication for my difficult child who has only been diagnosed with deep anxiety - he fell apart totaly last fall, had thoughts of self harm, thought he was evil, couldn't make it through a day. He was hospitalized for two weeks and discharged with fluoxetine and clonazepam.</p><p> </p><p>These both helped difficult child control his anxiety until he mastered the coping skills on his own. There has always been that possibility that he will be medication free in the future. He has been doing so fantastic that I would like to try now - if it doesn't work than we will continue the medications.</p><p> </p><p>Last Spring was the first time I saw very intense reactions from difficult child. He was the self proclaimed referree at school and very upset if someone did not follow the "rules" of the game. He did become violent in trying to keep one little girl from playing tag because she was too slow. He was going to push the girl that was about to tag the little girl. He did not want the little girl to be it. I happened to be on lunch/recess duty that day with two other moms so I intervened. difficult child was soooo angry - one mom was truly afraid that he was going to hit me.</p><p> </p><p>There has been no problems since school was out last Spring. The kids now like him again. He is not threatening to anyone. You wouldn't even believe the nightmare we lived last year if you met him today. He is a very polite sensitive kid.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Andy, post: 193512, member: 5096"] My 12 yr old difficult child is on Fluoxetine (prozac). It has worked wonders for him. He is at 30 mg per day. I am going to ask that we start decreasing to see how he will do without it. It is our goal to be medication free and I feel that he is ready to try. This is a very contraversial medication for kids and you need to feel good about it. If you are still unsure then ask for another way. Each kid is different and you know your child best. A success story is reassuring but doesn't mean it will work for you child. I hope you do find something that works. It is Zoloft that I have heard kids getting suicidal, ect. A neighbor boy was given Zoloft after his dad died a terrible cancer death. It caused him to want to run out in traffic and other things that could kill him. Clonazepam was also very helpful for difficult child for a short time. However, after about 3 - 4 months, difficult child started to become disrespectful to teachers and other kids. We believe Clonazepam contributed to this. Its purpose to hold down anxiety tends to hold it down so much that the kid has no fear of authority - becomes mouthy, ect. We took difficult child off the clonazepam this summer. Had to slowly decrease week by week. He is now no longer disrespectful. Just wanted you to know that the fluoxetine was the right medication for my difficult child who has only been diagnosed with deep anxiety - he fell apart totaly last fall, had thoughts of self harm, thought he was evil, couldn't make it through a day. He was hospitalized for two weeks and discharged with fluoxetine and clonazepam. These both helped difficult child control his anxiety until he mastered the coping skills on his own. There has always been that possibility that he will be medication free in the future. He has been doing so fantastic that I would like to try now - if it doesn't work than we will continue the medications. Last Spring was the first time I saw very intense reactions from difficult child. He was the self proclaimed referree at school and very upset if someone did not follow the "rules" of the game. He did become violent in trying to keep one little girl from playing tag because she was too slow. He was going to push the girl that was about to tag the little girl. He did not want the little girl to be it. I happened to be on lunch/recess duty that day with two other moms so I intervened. difficult child was soooo angry - one mom was truly afraid that he was going to hit me. There has been no problems since school was out last Spring. The kids now like him again. He is not threatening to anyone. You wouldn't even believe the nightmare we lived last year if you met him today. He is a very polite sensitive kid. [/QUOTE]
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