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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here.  Let me clarify a few things.  First and foremost, I have been on an SSRI for 20 years.  I am not against them.  I am saying the warning is there for a reason.

My understanding is depression / anxiety is complex.  In DD's case, I am betting that what we saw with the higher dose was a reduction of anxiety.  She was much calmer.  But, apparently, it did not help the depression.  She was not fearful of the results, but she felt bad.  And she hit a very short term deeper depression -- she wanted the pain to stop.  So, she tried to stop it.

I thought the zoloft was working, because we were not seeing the anxiety outbursts. But it just took care of the anxiety, and not the depression.

She is down to a minor dose of zoloft, and will probably be off it within a week.  Something will replace it.  She is also on Ability (very low dose) to help those really short term deep depressions.

And she is in an IOP multiple days a week, to try do get her better coping strategies.

I could have lost my daughter because of a documented side effect.  I wish I knew how it was manifesting in her before it got critical.

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What "side effect" are you claiming lead to this? [/quote]

Side effect may not be the right word.  But SSRI increases the risk of suicide.

[quote]The FDA advises that doctors prescribe the smallest quantity of pills possible to help reduce the risk of deliberate or accidental overdose. Careful monitoring by parents, caregivers and health care professionals is important for any child or teenager taking an antidepressant for depression or any other condition.

The highest risk of suicidal thinking and behavior occurs:

During the first few months of treatment with an antidepressant
When the dosage is increased or decreased[/quote]

From:  [url]https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/teen-depression/in-depth/antidepressants/art-20047502?pg=2[/url][/quote]

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