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Saqqara
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30 Jan 2008, 11:16 pm

Myboys wrote:
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My son is 4.5 and has PDD-NOS. Recently we started considering meds as a way to support his feeding therapy. He eats three things, only one of them possibly considered food, and otherwise literally survives on supplements slipped into his milk. His anxiety about putting any other food in his mouth is so severe that I feel like we have to try something med-wise. His ped is currently looking into Paxil right now, but I'm very nervous and I'd like to hear more from those who've used it. Also, please tell me more about this controversy.


Some adult women I know had issues with Paxil. One friend, in particular, had trouble quitting it. If your son has food issues, check the side effects and make sure that it doesn't suppress appetite. Every time I think of medication for my son, I read the side effects and decide we can't do them. Anything that interferes with sleep or food is something we can't do.


Yes, the fact that you have to be super careful weaning a person off Paxil (apparently it has a shorter - longer? - half-life than other SSRIs) is thus far the thing that makes me most nervous. I didn't know this about suppressing appetite, though. I'll look into that. Thanks.


YES, Paxil has a really really REALLY awful "withdrawal" type thing. There are PLENTY of alternatives; trust me, Paxil is very nasty stuff. Been there, done that.



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31 Jan 2008, 3:01 pm

My older son starting taking fluvoxamine (Luvox) at nine for anxiety. It has worked well for almost two years now.



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22 Feb 2008, 9:01 am

My aspie son whos 10 is on prozac (30 mg) & adderall (10 mg) they seem to be working so far. He was on welbutron (spelling?) for 7 months and it did nothing for him it seemed that his anxiety was still the same & his melt downs more frequently. What I have notice with him taking adderall is his appetite has changed he hardly eats dinner anymore. (Which he does have weight problem.) He still is the same little boy I love even on meds. I can surely tell if he hasn't taken them.

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22 Feb 2008, 9:46 am

he only tried out strattera but had the dreaded "black box" effect where he started having severe mood swings and was having racing thoughts about dying. never again.