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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Take this with a grain of salt as I have two neurotypical teens.

If your daughter had a physical illness and all your home remedies weren't curing that physical illness, wouldn't your next step be to take her to the doctor and get a medication to alleviate the symptoms/make it better?

Couldn't the same be said of a mental illness such as anxiety? If your daughter was physically sick and no homeopathic treatments were working, it would be common sense to give her medicine. Why the hesitation when treating a mental illness?

Good luck.[/quote]

Yes!  this is what I was going to say.  I have two young adults with anxiety and it has helped tremendously[/quote]

But the OP hasn’t tried anything but therapy [/quote]

What is your point, pp?[/quote]

The point is an SSRI with a lot of side effects isn’t the first line of defense. Big pharm is over-medicating kids that just need better nutrition, sleep, and supplements. It takes 1-3 months, but it helps about 70% of kids/teens.  Most parents just want the easy way out.

And many studies show that SSRI’s may actually INCREASE suicide tendencies in kids under 18. That is one of many side effects. Why risk that initially? [/quote]

Would you say the same thing if their child is sick?  My grandfather died due to lack of antibodics.   Medication can work along with therapy etc.[/quote]

Not all medication is equally safe or effective FFS.

"Just take whatever pills Big Pharm has invented this year, antibiotics work so this will work too" is the dumbest take ever.[/quote]

DP.  I don't know why you are so invested in the choices other people make for their families.  You have shared your opinion.  Others have wildly different opinions and experience.  You will not convince those of us who have done our research and made informed decisions about what's best for our families.

-Mother to a kid who was diagnosed with GAD at age 4, ADHD at 6 and started SSRIs at age 9 at the recommendation/concurrence of NIH anxiety researchers who stated that CBT would not be effective until the anxiety was better controlled.  Also, 2 of my siblings died by suicide because of untreated anxiety/depression.  The risk of SSRIs is not as great as unmedicated anxiety.[/quote]

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