To ask for anti-depressants for 15 year old boy

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I have appointment booked. I think my DS mood swings and anxiety are causing physical symptoms like nausea (especially in the morning) and now such bad fatigue after normal exercise that he is falling asleep and not able to get up for school and sleeping all day. It causes headaches and rapid mood swings.

I think it is biological and needs to be medicated - all the talking therapy in the world won't change that. I think it is genetic as my DD and another family member had these exact same symptoms, that were subsequently vastly improved with anti -depressant medication. This was after years of trying other things.

Am I being unreasonable to ask the doctor for anti depressants for someone still very young?

The GPs ignore other nice guidelines when it suits them however (such as my thyroid numbers, low ferritin, endometriosis etc) but only when it means less work for them.

I had this with my now 16 year old ds a few years ago. The GP was reluctant to prescribe anti d’s and CAHMS were of no help because he wasn’t suicidal. In the end I purchased some CBD capsules and got him some counselling through a local charity. It really helped.

Could you please recommend the CBD capsules

Goodness me, never a truer word spoken, @AnyFucker

Thank you Amy Fucker. I have heard they before and I guess that even when they are adults we will feel like that.

My son is in his 20’s now and yes, it doesn’t go away

My daughter thankfully is older and much more self sufficient from an early age. I think if I had had another child after ds it would have been difficult to balance everyone’s needs

They were by CBD Brothers, the green bottle. I purchased them from our local health shop but they do have a website.

They were by CBD Brothers, the green bottle. I purchased them from our local health shop but they do have a website.

itssunnyandshiny they were The CBD Brothers capsules, in the green bottle.