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Wrong and wrong.  Withdrawal under a doctor's supervision is rarely a problem.  And the black box warning is, according to every expert I've spoken to, unwarranted.  More kids have committed suicide since the warnings began because parents are afraid to use this tool.  of course, no one should take an SSRI unless it is warranted, but if it is waiting can only make things worse.  And its not always easy to tell with kids how bad the anxiety and depression is.[/quote]

Don't agree that "waiting can only  make things worse."  Our child was extremely depressed to the point of being aggressive.  We reduced some of the pressures he was under and he has improved vastly from being aggressive.  He is still mildly depressed so we haven't ruled out SSRIs as a next step but had we started them at that point a) there is a chance he may have become even more agitated and aggressive and b) we wouldn't know that it was possible to improve without the medication.  [/quote]

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