Topic: Did you or your child become manic or aggressive when starting Mepron?
tickbattler
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My 4 year old son started Mepron about 3 weeks ago and ever since starting it, his behavior has gone from bad to worse. He has actually hit me and kicked me once. He talks back constantly and if he is sent to his room, he screams all the way there and then slams his door.
About 4 pm every day, he becomes even more manic than he is the rest of the day (perhaps he is more hungry and tired at that time).
At the dinner table, he is always trying to touch or poke others or sing or talk loudly or bang the table. Of course, his twin brother laughs at him and his 2 year old sister copies him. It becomes complete chaos. I end up screaming to get them quiet and often have to send the manic one to his room several times.
Some days are worse than others. I would think my son had ADHD if he didn't have Lyme. I just hope there is light at the end of the tunnel. I haven't really seen an improvement in the 3 weeks that he has been on it. Sometimes I wonder if this is a side effect from the Mepron.
By the way, on the second day of Mepron, my son started having night sweats every night. He also has complained of headaches more often than prior to treatment. But besides the behavior, he rarely complains of physical symptoms.
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Mepron has made me agitated, anxious, unable to sleep, and given me a kind of speedy feeling -- but those effects have diminished over time.
I had a lot of night sweats when I first started taking it too. It seems to really push a lot of emotions to the surface and cause intense reactions, so what you're seeing does seem pretty consistent.
If you read the Mepron blues (I think?) thread on here, you'll see that people also can get depressed and suicidal on Mepron: it can affect the brain quite dramatically so be mindful of this.
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tickbattler
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Thank you. It helps to hear that you had a similar reaction. My son does appear to be on speed at 4 pm every day!
We have a call with Dr. J next week, but it really helps to hear similar personal accounts. I plan to ask about the Mepron blues and whether we should go off for a week to see what happens.
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