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Jun 01, 2004 at 11:17 PM
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My 13 yr old son went to a psychiatrist today, I feel he's been suffering from depression. The dr put him on paxil. I've been reading many things about it on the internet tonight, and am very troubled by what I've read, especially that it should not be given to teenagers. I see my own pdoc on Thursday and I am going to discuss this with him. My son seemed so happy after we left the office, feeling like he was going to get help now and start feeling better. I am really afraid of this drug. And the pdoc said he would need to be on it for a minimum of 3 - 5 years. Does anyone have any advice or stories they can share about similar experiences?
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Grand Magnate
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Jun 02, 2004 at 03:17 PM
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We all respond differently to meds, even kids. The research hasn't ben totally conclusive about the SSRIs. Please speak again with the pdoc who gave the med about your fears. I have a child who has been on zoloft or prozc for most of the last 10 years for OCD. She does not seem worse for it and it helps her OCD. Good luck.
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Poohbah
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Jun 03, 2004 at 03:42 AM
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Hi jlr,
My teenage daughter was on Paxil for about a year. It really helped her with some social anxiety she developed. She didn't have any side effects that I would consider to be out of the norm. She had a little bit of nausea in the beginning, a few headaches, things like that. But nothing that her Mom or I were overly worried about. Paxil, like most meds, has a few side effects during titration. But you're definitely doing the right thing by talking to your pdoc about this. It seems a little closed-minded on his pdocs part to say 3-5 years after one visit? As I said, my daughter was only on it for a year, and her pdoc went visit by visit. I wish you all the best of luck with this, and if you don't mind, could you write us back after your pdoc visit? I'm really interested in hearing what your doc has to say about this. Thanks. All my best, Greg  "Beauty is truth, truth is beauty - that is all you know on earth, and all you need to know" |
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