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<blockquote data-quote="Rannveig" data-source="post: 378524" data-attributes="member: 5689"><p>I sympathize with you, getting reports from the school like that. Hang in there -- the Zoloft (or another SSRI) may still be your answer. My recollection from when I first started SSRIs for myself many years ago is the doctor saying that there's an immediate positive effect that's short-term, then the medicine doesn't seem to be doing anything for a while until it builds up in your system, and then you get the long-term positive effect (or you don't, in which case you need to try a different medication). Anyway, the point is, that initial improvement isn't the real point of the drug, it's just a nice bonus, after which you will need to wait a while to have it really change your life. Did your son's prescribing doctor tell you anything like that? Since you're being up-front with your son, maybe you could do some more research on what to expect with Zoloft and share it with your son so that he knows what he can expect and perhaps look forward to. I've suffered from depressive illness since my teens and would have been thrilled had my dad taken a sympathetic, practical approach like that. Best wishes, Ranny</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rannveig, post: 378524, member: 5689"] I sympathize with you, getting reports from the school like that. Hang in there -- the Zoloft (or another SSRI) may still be your answer. My recollection from when I first started SSRIs for myself many years ago is the doctor saying that there's an immediate positive effect that's short-term, then the medicine doesn't seem to be doing anything for a while until it builds up in your system, and then you get the long-term positive effect (or you don't, in which case you need to try a different medication). Anyway, the point is, that initial improvement isn't the real point of the drug, it's just a nice bonus, after which you will need to wait a while to have it really change your life. Did your son's prescribing doctor tell you anything like that? Since you're being up-front with your son, maybe you could do some more research on what to expect with Zoloft and share it with your son so that he knows what he can expect and perhaps look forward to. I've suffered from depressive illness since my teens and would have been thrilled had my dad taken a sympathetic, practical approach like that. Best wishes, Ranny [/QUOTE]
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