DS living with us is experiencing anxiety and depression

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here, wanted to give you an update- DS is seeing therapist weekly and also saw a psych who put him on Zoloft.(medication started this week). He seems to be doing pretty well and I'm hopeful that the Zoloft is a good medication for him. He has been working out and seems to have more energy so things seem to be going in the right direction.

That’s really positive OP. Glad he’s seeing improvement. Working out is a great sign.

[Anonymous]

Of course he is depressed. He lives with his parents. Help him move out to a shared apartment or house with people his age. He’s wasting his twenties living with his parents. How depressing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why was he in lockdown? That's the problem. He should have been out having fun and living life all these years, like my six children have done. If you follow all the rules, what's the point?

Is forced-independence parent-of-six a recurring fictional character on this forum, or what?

+1. Same poster.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here, wanted to give you an update- DS is seeing therapist weekly and also saw a psych who put him on Zoloft.(medication started this week). He seems to be doing pretty well and I'm hopeful that the Zoloft is a good medication for him. He has been working out and seems to have more energy so things seem to be going in the right direction.

Glad to hear things are looking a little up. This is a common time in a young person’s life for mental health issues to surface. It sounds like you’re doing all the right things to help him.