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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is your son on any medication?  I am convinced Zoloft stunted my son's growth. He stopped growing after taking it at age 14. My cousin has four boys. All are over 6 feet tall except one boy who started taking Accutane just after he turned 14. He is 5'7". He never grew much after age 14.

I think there are several medications that affect final height that if a boy takes at critical times during puberty and growth spurts surpasses final height. [/quote]

There are always medications that have warnings about affecting growth.  I took one for a long time when I was a kid - I (female) was expected to be no taller than 5'2", and I ended up 5'7".  Parents were 5' and 5'8".  My brother is about 5'5"; no idea why I'm taller.  DH is 5'8", and DS (16) is 5'10" and still growing - he is by far the tallest person anywhere on all sides of the family, despite taking a med that is assessed to affect growth.  I think a lot of this is genetics and a crap-shoot.

But to the OP - I'd definitely seek a second opinion.     [/quote]

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