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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I just want to say not to pressure your daughter into making this decision. My mother basically forced me onto SSRIs when I was 14 because I was "making her life hell". I was a straight A student with a job who never caused any trouble but I was moody and anxious and hated my school. I've been on and off these drugs all my life and I wonder if something got rewired by starting them so young. It should be her decision.[/quote]

Absolutely right and I am so sorry you had that experience. My mom was the opposite -- my depression went untreated until my mid-20s because my mom viewed it as me "being dramatic" and refused to let me talk to a doctor or therapist about it. And then she got it into my head that the way I felt was my fault and I just needed to will myself to feel better, which didn't help either. It took me a long time to find treatments that work for me and to start feeling like my mental health was something I had some power over.

But it sounds like OP's DD actually wants to take an SSRI and has refused other treatments like exercise or changing her diet that could help. In this case it sounds like a low dose SSRI carefully supervised by a doctor who knows how to treat anxiety in teens is a good idea, even if only for 6-12 months until she can engage with other solutions like CBT, journaling, exercise, etc.[/quote]

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