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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You shouldn’t medicate until you have first exhausted all the natural methods to reduce and manage anxiety.

Proper diet, very low in UPFs which destabilize dopamine and serotonin and drive anxiety.

Proper sleep - at her age that means 9-10 hours per night. Take the phone away and no TV or computer in the bedroom.

Regular exercise to burn stress hormones.

Breathwork/meditation practice.

Cognitive behavioral therapy.

Do ALL of these things before you give her pharmaceuticals.[/quote]

PS, yes these things are hard. But pills should be the last resort, not the first. Doctors push pills because most patients just don’t want to hear about the substantive lifestyle changes that can vastly improve mental health - most patients don’t want to do the work. But that work is the foundation for a much healthier life especially when you age into adulthood and the many stresses encountered there. Give your child the gift of a truly healthy foundation for the rest of her life.[/quote]

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