Hi, I read your emails. My daughter was put on prozac for 8 months for SM. She
was 4 at the time. She did very nicely with it. It just lowered her
inhibitions and social anxiety to the point that she was able to talk to kids
and play with them. Prior to meds, she spoke to no one, played with no one,
didnt participate in anything; except of course with family. Also, she was
recieving therapy with a psychologist who worked with SM. I can say that there
were no real negative side affects, except she was more chatty and wired at
home. The dr. lowered her meds to calm her down. Today she is almost 6. She
has friends at school. Can read aloud to her teacher and participates in every
activity at school. She is still very shy with most adults and will not speak
to them; except to answer a simple yes/no question. Her SM isnt completely
gone, but she is definetely participating in life. I hope her SM will improve
with age,but who knows.
Victoria

stewsweetie@... wrote:
Autumn,
I can see how frustrated you must be over this. I remember one of the
first articles I read off the internet about selective mutism suggested that
children are this way because of an over-domineering mother and lots of other
nasty things about mother's being the cause of this disorder. It scared me to
death ! I was so glad to find better information on the subject. Maybe your
Dr. read something like what I read at first.
I also have a question for you. I'm sort of new to the group and I read
about the prozac alternative. Exactly what does the prozac do to help the
children with selective mutism ? I'm a little leary of medicating my daughter
with an anti-depressant. I'm glad it seems to working for your son, though.

SueAnne



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