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Ceipramil Drops - Children

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Hello,

 

11-year-old DS who has AS has been prescribed cipramil (citalopram) for anxiety & phobias. We eventually got the drop (2mg) down him today following 3 days of creative attempts! He's gone from very cautious to a bit hyper (over-active mind, but concentrating) & which caused a few difficulties at grandparents (broken items). He's a LOT more confident but has been up v.late with far too much energy (despite melatonin). It's having such a dramatic effect that I started looking it up again - apparently it's not licensed for use with children. The previous dr had been going to prescribe sertraline instead. Of course the accompanying blurb states that one can't suddently stop it but with one drop & such dramatic effects we're really concerned about giving it tomorrow (and school). The dr said she's found it really effective with phobias, & these have been getting extreme recently; I said that he needed practical help with his thinking etc not just medication, the dr has agreed to refer but says it will be a long wait (not sure how long). He needs something but we really do not like the SSRI family!!!!!

 

Does anyone else have experience of children taking cipramil? (good or bad, it would just be great to hear as it feels pretty lonely!)

 

Are there any alternatives which are lisenced instead?

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I've never seen Citalopram prescribed for a child before, but I think it is unlikely that you would see such a dramatic effect from a single 2mg drop. This is a very low dose and would be unlikely to provoke such a response. My opinion would be not to worry too much about the fact that it is unlicensed in kids. Many drugs are unlicenced for use in children (including melatonin) but are also very effective. I would give it a bit longer before deciding whether or not to continue with it.

The reason it says 'not to stop suddenly' is mainly for when it is used as an antidepressant, where abrupt withdrawal can lead to a rebound depression. In your case, stopping after one drop would not be a problem!!

 

Hope this helps

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My only experience of the drug is in adults rather than children but it is something I've taken and know quite a few others who have. The first week or so usually causes some rather unpleasant side effects but they do settle down.

 

Stopping after a few days is ok if you do decide that you don't want him to take it any more but if he takes it for longer then the withdrawl should be monitored by a doctor. Withdrawl of citalopram can be very hard and it has to be done very gradually and slowly and not for the depression reasons that Chloe's mum said above but because of the physical withdrawl.

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