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[quote=Anonymous]Sorry for the trolly responses OP. My son also sounds similar to yours. He's older now but has generalized anxiety disorder (and social anxiety disorder) that manifested in perfectionism and in sports as a younger kid. As he got older and school got more challenging, it completely overwhelmed him.

Your psychiatrist will give you good advice I'm sure. There are beta blockers that can be used for specific anxious situations. I'm not sure how often or if they are used in kids. Ours has not recommended them because by the time we got to a psychiatrist, it was clear there was generalized anxiety, so he was treated with an SSRI, which made a huge difference. The therapy may be more effective when his overall anxiety is lessened as well. They don't give things like Xanax to kids.

You are doing a great job reading your son's signs of distress. In our case, we did not and thought he would grow out of it. It wasn't until his life was completely derailed by anxiety that we realized how much intensive help he needed. (And teens are much less receptive to therapy than a 10 year old, so it's great that you already have that going.)[/quote]

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