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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My child is so grateful that we tried medication and weren't completely opposed like some families.  It did not "change" who he is- it allowed him to be less miserable by toning down the anxiety and depression. [/quote]

To OP, I've posted a few times now.  Mine is the door stabber.  I take medication for anxiety myself.  (I didn't at the time, I can see now that I should have) As an adult I can say it does alter who I am. :)  I'm far less anxious, less likely to blow up at the smallest thing, and able to relax.  Talk to the doctors about your concerns though because it's a trade off for kids.  I do wish we would have given ds the opportunity to feel more in control of himself.  He is now 24, and refuses help of any kind.

To the quoted PP, even ds's psychologist had concerns about medicating at such a young age.  The only way she would have medicated would have been with a hospital stay while levels were figured out.  Suicidal tendencies can be enhanced.  Which makes no sense to me.[/quote]

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