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<blockquote data-quote="flutterbee" data-source="post: 155741"><p>I would rule out any medical problems that could be linked to his eating. For example, I'm hypoglycemic and when my blood sugar is low I eat and eat and eat until I feel better. Even when I *know* my blood sugar shouldn't be low and I'm not at all hungry, when I feel it drop I eat. With all of my medical issues - pain, fatigue, confusion - when my blood sugar drops it trumps them all. It's a horrible feeling. It also makes me extremely irritable. I'm not suggesting your son does or does not have this, just trying to explain how a medical condition can cause these behaviors. There's a whole world full of endocrine issues that can cause this. That said, I also would not rule out the increase in the Celexa and would probably cut back on that to what he was at before and see if there is any improvement. </p><p></p><p>As far as managing the anxiety, the medications can only do so much. I don't remember if he's in therapy, but he needs to learn coping mechanisms. At his age, they'll probably need to start with helping him identify when his anxiety is kicking up. He might not even recognize it for what it is. CBT is used for this as well as EMDR, but I'm not sure at what age they start to use EMDR. But, really, the first step is teaching him to identify when his anxiety is kicking up (my daughter is just now starting to make the connection and she will ask me, this is how I'm feeling do you think this is anxiety?).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="flutterbee, post: 155741"] I would rule out any medical problems that could be linked to his eating. For example, I'm hypoglycemic and when my blood sugar is low I eat and eat and eat until I feel better. Even when I *know* my blood sugar shouldn't be low and I'm not at all hungry, when I feel it drop I eat. With all of my medical issues - pain, fatigue, confusion - when my blood sugar drops it trumps them all. It's a horrible feeling. It also makes me extremely irritable. I'm not suggesting your son does or does not have this, just trying to explain how a medical condition can cause these behaviors. There's a whole world full of endocrine issues that can cause this. That said, I also would not rule out the increase in the Celexa and would probably cut back on that to what he was at before and see if there is any improvement. As far as managing the anxiety, the medications can only do so much. I don't remember if he's in therapy, but he needs to learn coping mechanisms. At his age, they'll probably need to start with helping him identify when his anxiety is kicking up. He might not even recognize it for what it is. CBT is used for this as well as EMDR, but I'm not sure at what age they start to use EMDR. But, really, the first step is teaching him to identify when his anxiety is kicking up (my daughter is just now starting to make the connection and she will ask me, this is how I'm feeling do you think this is anxiety?). [/QUOTE]
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