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Any dangers in prozac for a 7 yr old?
My seven yr old was recenty diagnosed with acute depression and they had her on celexa for a month, and it didnt work and she has been sleep walking and not sleeping so they prescribed prozac for her for her issues. I have googled this med and I was wondering if anyone who might have been on this or knew of a child that has, are or is there anything I should be looking out for?
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- flyingdebrisLv 61 decade agoFavorite Answer
I think I answered a previous question of yours...
Is she in therapy? That's usually a good idea to do with depression at any age.
Sometimes it takes longer than a month to see any difference with antidepressants, so doctors usually recommend waiting at least 6 weeks before trying a different med. I've known (not well) children on prozac who have done well. (Prozac made me manic...)
I have been on meds from my preteen years and they have helped.
My problem was that I got tired of trying different meds, so I lied to the doctors and my parents and I said was doing well. That is what I would watch out for.
Again, email me through my profile if you have anymore questions.
Hope your daughter feels better soon.
