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GreenPartyVoter

(73,037 posts) Mon Oct 15, 2012, 06:25 PM Oct 2012

YoungerGreenKid is doing well on his Prozac. Added Focalin a couple of weeks ago. Not

sure if it's making a difference or not. Hard to say where he only just started the Prozac in Augusts. On the plus side, no aggressive or manic behavior, which suggests this med fits his ADHD. School is going so well, his case has been sort of backburnered until we see a drop in focus and completion of work. But I plan to keep meeting with teachers every few months so that there is a record when he goes off to high school.

He has lost 3lbs since summer, but he was weighed on 2 different scales so I am not going to panic. (He is already a little guy, and really needs to grow. I am hoping the "stifles growth" side effect doesn't show up for him. Ditto with the heart attacks and strokes!)

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YoungerGreenKid is doing well on his Prozac. Added Focalin a couple of weeks ago. Not (Original Post) GreenPartyVoter Oct 2012 OP

I wonder if Ritalin stunted my growth. Odin2005 Oct 2012 #1

Hard to say. One theory is that the appetite suppressant effect is a component to GreenPartyVoter Oct 2012 #2

i'm glad the meds are helping fizzgig Oct 2012 #3

Thank you!. :^) GreenPartyVoter Oct 2012 #4

sounds good. mopinko Oct 2012 #5

Prozac went up another 5mg today. If things go sour, I will see it at home and know that GreenPartyVoter Oct 2012 #6

Odin2005

(53,521 posts)

1. I wonder if Ritalin stunted my growth.

Reply to GreenPartyVoter (Original post)

Mon Oct 15, 2012, 09:23 PM

Oct 2012

I'm 5ft. 7in and most people on my dad's side are stereotypical Scandinavian giants. On the other hand, my mom, my mom's mom, and my half sister are all quite short, so maybe my shortness comes from them and not the ritalin.

GreenPartyVoter

(73,037 posts)

2. Hard to say. One theory is that the appetite suppressant effect is a component to

Reply to Odin2005 (Reply #1)

Mon Oct 15, 2012, 10:22 PM

Oct 2012

the lack of growth. I do think he is eating a bit less.

Then again, my uncle is kind of a wiry shorter guy. So maybe my little guy takes after him?

fizzgig

(24,146 posts)

3. i'm glad the meds are helping

Reply to GreenPartyVoter (Original post)

Tue Oct 16, 2012, 12:53 AM

Oct 2012

and here's to hoping the side effects don't surface.

GreenPartyVoter

(73,037 posts)

4. Thank you!. :^)

Reply to fizzgig (Reply #3)

Tue Oct 16, 2012, 10:13 AM

Oct 2012

mopinko

(71,816 posts)

5. sounds good.

Reply to GreenPartyVoter (Original post)

Tue Oct 16, 2012, 10:45 AM

Oct 2012

hope it holds.
don't let up on the school, tho. things fall off the back burner into the trash too often.

GreenPartyVoter

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6. Prozac went up another 5mg today. If things go sour, I will see it at home and know that

Reply to mopinko (Reply #5)

Tue Oct 16, 2012, 02:52 PM

Oct 2012

something will also be wrong at school. If he hits that midwinter slump where he starts digging in his heels on doing his homework, I can be sure the in-class work is suffering too.

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