DD almost 16 and dopamine/motivation etc.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Get her off Sertraline. My DD had dead eyes and gained some weight on it. Put her on Wellbutrin or something else. Talk to the doctor

Wellbutrin helps with ADHD sometimes too… but if anxiety is present it may make that worse. Could add a stimulant to sertraline or just detox, get her eating right and exercising like crazy. Exercise was the main way I treated mine as a teen. It was inadvertent, but once I stopped I realized how much harder life was.

I could also depend on the source of the anxiety.

Doctors were reluctant to put me on Wellbutrin because I had some anxiety. However, the Wellbutrin helped so much that I had less to be anxious about because I was getting $hit done.

[Anonymous]

OP here. Thank you for these helpful responses.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You should take your time what’s the rush

+1

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Has she had bloodwork done? I would ask for Vit D, ferritin and thyroid to be included. If anything comes up in the bloodwork you can ask about referral for a dietician.
If the depression seems seasonal, I would ask about SAD and a light box in winter.