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medications for anxiety for 8yr old? *UPDATE*
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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 86068" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>I want to throw in (from one whose diagnosis is bipolar II/anxiety disorder/panic disorder/mild Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)) that anxiety rarely stands by itself as a diagnosis. Anxiety and panic attacks were a huge part of my mood disorder. At one time I could almost not leave the house without having a flaming panic attack. I definitely needed more than just an AD. In fact, many AD's including tricyclics, either made me MORE nervous or gave me such horrible side effects I was forced to quit. Tricyclics were much harder for me to tolerate than SSRIs. Not only was I constantly hungry and thirsty and tired, but I finally had toxic reactions to both which ended up in completely psychotic episodes, wholly induced by the medications. I'm not saying this will happen if you go tricyclics, but I hated them. Nortriptylene was better, not as heavyhanded, but it didn't do much for my depression/anxiety. Prozac and Zoloft made me more nervous. I had to take benzodiazapens. Rather than addictive, my psychiatrist calls them habit forming. You are only technically addicted to them if you keep needing more and TAKE more to get a buzz. For me, I just take a low dose and I can function. I haven't had a panic attack in well over ten years.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 86068, member: 1550"] I want to throw in (from one whose diagnosis is bipolar II/anxiety disorder/panic disorder/mild Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)) that anxiety rarely stands by itself as a diagnosis. Anxiety and panic attacks were a huge part of my mood disorder. At one time I could almost not leave the house without having a flaming panic attack. I definitely needed more than just an AD. In fact, many AD's including tricyclics, either made me MORE nervous or gave me such horrible side effects I was forced to quit. Tricyclics were much harder for me to tolerate than SSRIs. Not only was I constantly hungry and thirsty and tired, but I finally had toxic reactions to both which ended up in completely psychotic episodes, wholly induced by the medications. I'm not saying this will happen if you go tricyclics, but I hated them. Nortriptylene was better, not as heavyhanded, but it didn't do much for my depression/anxiety. Prozac and Zoloft made me more nervous. I had to take benzodiazapens. Rather than addictive, my psychiatrist calls them habit forming. You are only technically addicted to them if you keep needing more and TAKE more to get a buzz. For me, I just take a low dose and I can function. I haven't had a panic attack in well over ten years. [/QUOTE]
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