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Anyone Ever Had Their Child Prescribed Zoloft For Anxiety In 5 Year Old?

A MyAutismTeam Member asked a question 💭
Silver Lake, OR

My grandson is 5 years old and was diagnosed as high functioning when he was 3. Since then, his ASD has changed and somewhat progressed. He has recently begun to use the restroom many many times per hour. And wherever they go, store/restaurants, he has to use the restroom there, in many cases, multiple times. The dr believes it is anxiety and prescribed Zoloft.

My daughter is really worried about giving him this medication and I was wondering if anyone had any experience with this medicine… read more

September 20, 2018
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A MyAutismTeam Member

Thank you so much for your response. It's great to hear all the different perspectives and experiences.

October 4, 2018
A MyAutismTeam Member

My son has been on Zoloft for over 12 months now, it has really helped with his anxiety, we didn’t have the bathroom issues but he would chant for hours after returning home from school.This behaviour has ceased.

October 4, 2018
A MyAutismTeam Member

Yes, for sure! My daughter is trying other alternatives for right now to see if she can get his bathroom situation calmed down a little without meds. The negative just seems to far outweigh the positive, unfortunately, the anxiety in our babies is also painful.

September 24, 2018
A MyAutismTeam Member

My son, 8, also has anxiety issues for which his ped recently prescribed Zoloft. I'm alittle nervous about starting him on it.

September 24, 2018
A MyAutismTeam Member

I know, it was very surprising especially when this is just the first time she had even talked to her doctor about it. It seems like there would be other methods or natural remedies to try before meds.

September 20, 2018

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