Posted by SalArmy4me on August 28, 2001, at 2:42:09
In reply to Medicate 9 year old for OCD? Your thoughts please, posted by Waterlily on August 27, 2001, at 20:53:56
THOMSEN, PER HOVE M.D.. EBBESEN, CHRISTINE M.D.. PERSSON, CHARLOTTE M.Nur.Sci.. Long-Term Experience With Citalopram in the Treatment of Adolescent OCD. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. 40(8):895-902, August 2001.
"None of the patients deteriorated during the extended study period, and only two dropped out during the first year of treatment. No patient was excluded because of serious side effects. The side effects were similar to those reported from the use of other SSRIs (dry mouth, nausea, headache, insomnia) and seemed to disappear, most of them during the first 10 weeks of treatment. However, sexual dysfunction was described in approximately 10% to 12% of the patients as a persistent side effect. Sedation was also reported by approximately 20% of the adolescent patients as a persistent and annoying side effect. Sedation was the reason for the dropout of 2 of the 30 patients.
Conclusion
The clinical efficiency and side effects of citalopram are comparable with the observations of other SSRIs in childhood and adolescent OCD. As previously reported with fluvoxamine and sertraline, an extended treatment period of up to 1 year provides a statistically significant further reduction of the severity of obsessive-compulsive symptoms. However, additional treatment for 1 to 2 years does not appear to produce any further relief of symptoms..."
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