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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Can’t SSRIs make children suicidal and have lasting effects on their sex drives and heights? And then be really hard to wean off of? This is OP. I am not trying to be obnoxious- this is my genuine fear and I would love to be reassured. I have never taken anti depressants and don’t know anyone in my family who has done so. I am just anxious about giving them to my elementary aged kids. Sincere thanks again to everyone who has responded. I’m very very thankful to be able to ask you all.[/quote]

Not everyone experiences those side effects. Suicidality is a very rare side effect. It's okay if your children have low sex drive-- they can go off the SSRI if that's a problem. The height effect is also not that big an effect, and again, you can go off the SSRI if you think it's a problem. If your doctors aren't giving you researched-based answers to your questions about SSRIs, maybe you need to get a second opinion.

The no-SSRI path has side effects too. Kids with anxiety often self-medicate in various ways, such as with drugs and alcohol-- easy things to come by in a rural area. And the move itself is a side effect. You're telling us that your situation is bad enough that you're considering uprooting your entire life and putting your kids through a change of home and school which may be quite difficult for them, and might not be as good as their current school. If you're in a Ward 3 DCPS, that's as good a school as you're likely to find in a lower cost of living area. Understand the economics here. There's no magic cheap town that somehow has great schools, especially not for high-needs kids. Places with good schools are expensive to live in, because lots of people want to live there and because the high property taxes is what funds the school and causes it to be good!

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