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[quote=Anonymous]My dd with increasing anxiety and mood disorder saw a developmental ped first (Dx was that she didn’t have any concerns except mild social cognition issues), then a therapist (who helped a lot but didn’t diagnose or make the mood/anxiety really go away). Finally DD asked to see a psychiatrist, which I resisted because I felt Dd was looking at meds as a silver bullet. 
To my surprise, the psychiatrist has been great so far—the first steps were to have some deeper tests done which revealed that DD, a staunch vegetarian (nearly a vegan) has some critical deficiencies that impact her health. (This despite Dd eating an incredibly healthy diet—a spectrum of fruit snd veggies, unprocessed foods, even vitamin D and iron supplements. But the psychiatrist, being an MD, drilled down on what is missing in DD’s biomarkers and recommending both supplements (like omega 3) and meds for the short term as a “scaffold”. Of course, omega 3 (as one example) seems like a no-brainer but to see the actual levels DD has vs what’s needed for optimal brain health was extremely convincing and really provided a clear road map. It’s early days for DD on medication but it’s been helpful to think about all these different factors and solutions.    [/quote]

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