hello when son was 8yrs old we tried prozac. i thought it was great,son was clamer,happier, easier to communicate with and much less agitation.so for 6 mos life was good then we realized son was manic high and he needed melatonin to sleep. in addition to asd son is bipolar so he went off the prozac.so that my experience with prozac.
What dose did he start on? It might be he needs to start lower and work up.
Another thought is prozac can cause tummy upset at first. He might have a tummy ache but not be able to express it to you. My dd started on prozac in october. She did have a little tummy ache which gas drops helped. Also giving it with food is supposed to help. She seemed calmer when starting hers expect in the evenings when she'd get a little hyper which I read is a normal side effect.
when son was 8yrs old we tried prozac. i thought it was great,son was clamer,happier, easier to communicate with and much less agitation.so for 6 mos life was good then we realized son was manic high and he needed melatonin to sleep. in addition to asd son is bipolar so he went off the prozac.so that my experience with prozac.
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Edited 2/19/2008 5:52 pm ET by littleroses
What dose did he start on? It might be he needs to start lower and work up.
Another thought is prozac can cause tummy upset at first. He might have a tummy ache but not be able to express it to you. My dd started on prozac in october. She did have a little tummy ache which gas drops helped. Also giving it with food is supposed to help. She seemed calmer when starting hers expect in the evenings when she'd get a little hyper which I read is a normal side effect.
Samantha