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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 694834" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p><span style="font-size: 12px">I personally HATE Zoloft. Back when my son was put on it, several other moms here also had their sons put on it at the same time - coincidence, NOT us asking for it. Every single one of the boys pretty much lost it completely on Zoloft. Each boy had similar problems, but enough different to make us really wonder why they all totally lost control of their behavior on that one medication. Years later my hubby took it and said/did things that were completely out of character - he became truly mean and he is the most gentle, patient person I have ever met. I have noticed that girls seem to not go through this on this medication. Of course this is all COMPLETELY anecdotal information and NOT scientific or empirical data, and I cannot even think of a way to prove this,but I do not like this medication. And of course there are parents here who have sons who have done very well on Zoloft, but they are few enough that I wonder.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">As to what is next, what do you think should be next? An anti anxiety medication? Be SUPER careful if they give him a benzo. Or another antidepressant? Could he be bipolar (MANY people with adhd/depression/anxiety diagnosis later are found to be bipolar)? If so, I urge you to avoid antidepressants and start working with mood stabilizers. Antidepressants can cause mania in people with bipolar, esp those who are not stable on mood stabilizers. Antidepressants are not bad at all, they can be super helpful, but I urge you to look into the types of antidepressants. I personally do well on SSRI's but as soon as I take an SNRI I go nuts. I end up with strange symptoms and withdrawal from them can be a problem. I think the tricyclics are maybe underused because they are old and cheap with very well known side effects. I like old medications with very well known side effects because I can look them up and know what to look out for as we trial a medication.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">Sadly, all medications are trial and error. It takes far more time than most of us really have to titrate up to the effective dose and then wait until we see if it will work or not.</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 694834, member: 1233"] [SIZE=3]I personally HATE Zoloft. Back when my son was put on it, several other moms here also had their sons put on it at the same time - coincidence, NOT us asking for it. Every single one of the boys pretty much lost it completely on Zoloft. Each boy had similar problems, but enough different to make us really wonder why they all totally lost control of their behavior on that one medication. Years later my hubby took it and said/did things that were completely out of character - he became truly mean and he is the most gentle, patient person I have ever met. I have noticed that girls seem to not go through this on this medication. Of course this is all COMPLETELY anecdotal information and NOT scientific or empirical data, and I cannot even think of a way to prove this,but I do not like this medication. And of course there are parents here who have sons who have done very well on Zoloft, but they are few enough that I wonder. As to what is next, what do you think should be next? An anti anxiety medication? Be SUPER careful if they give him a benzo. Or another antidepressant? Could he be bipolar (MANY people with adhd/depression/anxiety diagnosis later are found to be bipolar)? If so, I urge you to avoid antidepressants and start working with mood stabilizers. Antidepressants can cause mania in people with bipolar, esp those who are not stable on mood stabilizers. Antidepressants are not bad at all, they can be super helpful, but I urge you to look into the types of antidepressants. I personally do well on SSRI's but as soon as I take an SNRI I go nuts. I end up with strange symptoms and withdrawal from them can be a problem. I think the tricyclics are maybe underused because they are old and cheap with very well known side effects. I like old medications with very well known side effects because I can look them up and know what to look out for as we trial a medication. Sadly, all medications are trial and error. It takes far more time than most of us really have to titrate up to the effective dose and then wait until we see if it will work or not.[/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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