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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Are you working with a psychiatrist? Attempting a slow wean seems very appropriate. Is your child able/willing to communicate how they feel?[/quote]

OP here. Yes we have a psychiatrist but they are very “whatever the patient wants” which can be good but also doesn’t help as we are new to this and I don’t really know. And our appointments are only 25min so it’s so rushed I feel like I have to have a game plan before going. A lot of my research is just looking online.

And I am not looking for strangers to decide for me. I am asking if anyone has been successful. I can interpret any feedback.  I realize ADHD and anxiety co-exist but I have also seen a lot of misdiagnosed girls who were given anxiety diagnoses when it was ADHD. I mean even my psychiatrist and pediatrician were completely against ADHD testing forever because she had good grades and did well at appointments. I had to push it and then after testing/teacher feedback, they were like oops.  It’s just been really frustrating how long this all takes.

SSRI’s have a lot of bad side effects and long term issues so I already feel guilt that’s she’s been on them for so long already when they weren’t doing much. Hence me pushing for ADHD testing.

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