My niece after one therapy session was told that she needed zoloft. Call me crazy but I think she is too young for medication and I don't think that after one session of therapy they could determine she needs it.
2006-07-07 07:38:08 · 16 answers · asked by varga4313 1 in Health ➔ Mental Health
Well, for one, you don't say if you are a Psychological Professional or Physician. I'd say that the person who presscribed the medicine may know a bit more about it than you (or me.)
if you AND your neice's parents feel strongly enough, you should encourage a second opinion.
2006-07-07 07:42:16 · answer #1 · answered by Marvinator 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Zoloft is currently being trialed on children aged between 7 and 17 years. (See NIMH web site). Usually these children will be suffering from severe anxiety or obsessive compulsive disorder.
My son has been diagnosed with an anxiety disorder but we have gone the "talking route". I think he is too young to be a guinea pig. He is not old enough to make this decision and I don't want to do this to him. I would rather we try to find out the cause of his anxiety and put strategies in place to support him.
We are having family therapy because I need to hear what he is saying to me and perhaps look at my parenting. Sometimes we can expect too much from our children without realising it.
Why not get a second opinion.
All the best
2006-07-07 08:17:52 · answer #2 · answered by bronx 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go for a second opinion...I have not heard of any positive effects Zoloft has with kids...you are right to think that after one session shouldn't determine that she needs an antidepressant...
If your niece has thoughts of suicide and has a plan in how she is going to do it...she should be in a hospital...in a hospital they are able to watch her 24 hours...if she is not thinking about suicide...than search for another child phycologist...
Do some research on depression affecting kids...learn what you can...asks as many questions that you can...but please don't allow your niece to get on Zoloft...she is way to young...and I have read some horrorable stories about how Zoloft effects kids...
Don't get me wrong Zoloft works for some older people...but like with any medicine it depends on the grow-up...
Take care & good luck
2006-07-07 08:08:22 · answer #3 · answered by think 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
absolutley not. depression in children is very serious but some medications could absolutley make it worse. Zoloft is very heavy and I am in shcok that a doctor would recommend it to a child. Before she is put on any drug you need to make sure (for her sake) that there is still going to be a lot of therapy and plenty of follow ups because when children are put on meds most doctors seem to think everything is better but these meds all have very high suicidal rate for children who have been taking them. I think you should try and get a different doctor for her a psychologist or something because they try to work through it without meds. please don't let her go on those meds without a second opinion and knowing there will be plenty of follow ups. good luck
2006-07-07 07:47:00 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
That what i take and i agree with another answer you don't give enough for the question to get a fair answer. like
1. what is going on that she is needing to see a therapist.
2. was she depressed
3 suffering from anxiety that is one of the reasons i was put on it along with my dads death
4. what dose small large.
i mean their really isn't a right or wrong answer with so little know why she was put on it Zoloft is not a real heave med. It has very little if any side affects it has been a wonder for me.... as for a child i would really want to know what if why she is were she is at. I do agree children are being put on medication more than they should but and antidepressant i would think something is going on for them to put her on this and its nice you care enough to worry...
2006-07-07 10:17:21 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe In the therapy session, the child said something that showed the therapist that they needed it. Some children are suicidal at that age and all ages. Depression does not discriminate. It all depends on why the doc, put her on it.
2006-07-07 08:03:48 · answer #6 · answered by Connie 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I really think we need to fix the root problems of a society which needs to give drugs out of hand to children. Then again, if there is a problem, a pharmaceutical may help. Get her out into the fresh air and give her goals to work for. Get her into a martial art or do some other form of whole body exercise which will improve her sense of self worth.
2006-07-07 07:50:29 · answer #7 · answered by Dog W 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with tootsieroller. Recent studies have shown that children and teens who take antidepressants like zoloft and paxil are at INCREASED risk of suicide! Definitely get a second opinion. If it turns out she does need it, her behavior and moods would need to be very closely monitored.
2006-07-07 07:52:22 · answer #8 · answered by nuclear_science 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Zoloft is an antidepressant and its been proven through studies antidepressants can/will cause suicide in children.
There are many meds out there to help kids depending upon what they are diagnosed with.A therapist cannot prescribe meds.
2006-07-07 11:49:04 · answer #9 · answered by vze4h35z@verizon.net 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with you. My daughter was prescribed Zoloft at age 6, she took it for several years before she stopped. There didn't seem to be any problems that I could see. However, she said it maid her feel weird, she stopped on her own.
2006-07-07 08:13:47 · answer #10 · answered by Stewie 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋