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[quote=Anonymous]As you can see, different posters have different suggestions. We don't know your son and can't tell from here what would be best for him. I think it depends on his state of anxiety or depression.

Having been there myself, with a severe anxiety and panic disorder, there were days when I just couldn't function. I couldn't eat, or sleep or do anything. Meds made me worse. I have never been able to tolerate any medication for anxiety. I don't know what I did to snap out of it, but I feel better now. I suspect, as a perimenopausal female, that it might have something to do with hormonal fluctuations that somehow, in my body, trigger a vulnerability in the anxiety department.

First, if you haven't already done so, I would rule out any physical ailment. So many illnesses of the body can trigger extreme mood disorders. Thyroid and parathyroid disorders can do that, for example. Some deficiencies can exacerbate already existing mental health issues. He needs extended bloodwork, and you can be blunt with his doctors and tell them that you are looking for comprehensive testing to explore all possibilities, before focusing entirely on the mental aspect.

I hope he gets better, OP! If I were you, I'd still insist on him finishing a degree. And since he wants to anyway, that's the path of least resistance anyway.[/quote]

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