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[quote=Anonymous]How did you decide to start (or not start) your child on medication for anxiety, specifically SSRIs?

Our 9 year-old son has been diagnosed with ADHD and anxiety. He has been on medication for ADHD for over a year. We first tried therapy only and that did not seem to help too much. We are now faced with the psychiatrist's suggestion to add a low-dose SSRI. The therapist thinks our son does not understand his feelings due to his anxiety so that CBT is not an option without anxiety medication first.

I am quite reluctant to add an SSRI to the medication mix as I think the ADHD medication is worsening the anxiety symptoms. I also think that adding an SSRI will very much increase the chance that my little guy will seriously harm himself.

So how did you decide to start down this path? Did you get a second opinion before starting meds?

Also, if your child has been found "gifted," how have you factored in those traits with the anxiety? Does your team of specialists include things such as Dabrowski's overexicatablities in when balancing medications and therapy?

Up to this point I feel like I am the only voice standing firm on trying CBT for an extended period of time before changing/adding medications to the mix. I am curious if others have faced a similar situation and would like to learn how you proceeded.[/quote]

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