Posted by Bill L on June 18, 2001, at 8:29:25
In reply to Bill,, posted by Willow on June 7, 2001, at 10:35:27
I'm sorry it took me so long to reply. This is my first time back to this board in a while. My daughter is 19. Her pediatrician put her on Zoloft when she was 14. It didn't work as well as we hoped and we then sent her to a psychiatrist. She was put on Prozac which helped but once again not as much as we hoped. Then she was put on Celexa. This has helped her the most. She has always been a high strung nervous type. Celexa is more relaxing for her than Zoloft or Prozac was. She is doing very well on Celexa. The psychiatrist put her on drugs right away. Then saw her once a week for 2 months to do psychotherapy. But it appeared that there were no particular bad experiences that had caused her to be anxious and depressed. So then we brought her in once every few months. Now we mostly just call when she needs a refill.
Since your daughter has constant anxiety, maybe Celexa would be a better first choice than Prozac which is a more activating drug. But really trial and error is the way to tell which drug is best since drugs affect people in different ways. Right now with the school year ending is an ideal time to start a drug. Feeling tired and sleep problems are common side effects when starting drugs so at least your daughter would not have to get up early for school right now.
> "My child takes 10 mg of Celexa per day which is a small dose. It has definitely reduced her anxiety and put her in a better mood. I just hope that it keeps working."
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> Bill, thank you so much for replying. It sounds like you understand what we're going through. May I ask how old your daughter is. Mine has always been somewhat different, more reserved and serious than her classmates. Her anxiety seems to be almost constant, though she is coping better with it. She is ten years old now. Does the scenario sound similar?
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> Whispering Willow
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