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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Please consider an SSRI medication for anxiety. Anxiety can cause a lack of appetite in itself. I find it nearly impossible to eat or desire food when I’m anxious. An SSRI can relax the mind and gut enough to desire food. Anxiety can also make for extremely difficult and contribute to homework taking forever. If you treat the anxiety you may just find that it resolves the growth issue and eases the school issues.[/quote]

Yes, I'm open to trying SSRI's when we get to that point.  I don't know how we will actually get her to take the pills though.  We have been unsuccessful in getting her to even take a single vitamin pill.  She even refused gummies.  I think we may have the world's most stubborn child - it is so frustrating on all levels. [/quote]

"When we get to that point"? Your daughter is in a mental and physical health spiral already. What more do you need to get to that point?[/quote]

It makes more sense to me to have her evaluated first for anxiety and depression before just giving her SSRIs.[/quote]

New patient appointments can take months for psychiatrists and some therapy practices. I would get on some waiting lists now in anticipation.

Also, given the various things you describe, has she ever been evaluated for autism?[/quote]
She should be evaluated for autism as well. It presents differently in girls and is a real possibility.[/quote]

That's why we wanted to get a full evaluation.  I think that she has multiple things going on and it will be hard to tease out what's what until we have the whole picture.  I think some of the things are feeding into each other.  I don't think it makes sense to at this point to just dive in and start prescribing her medication until we have a better understanding of where she's at.[/quote]
You can’t get a prescription without a diagnosis, so that makes sense that you can’t medicate yet, but regardless of her diagnosis, she needs therapy and doesn’t require a prescription for it.[/quote]

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