My dd has been struggling with really bad anxiety for the past 3-4 years. She was an extremely easy and fun young child but as life has become more intense, her MH has taken a nose dive. She was diagnosed with adhd a year and a half ago and I have no doubts that her neuro diversity with regards to school work has been a big part of the issue.
she is very bright and academically able but exams have always been a bit up and down. But she has done ok. Just not to her full potential but good enough that there is nothing holding her back.
but her anxiety built and built until she was having terrible exam panic attacks. And panic attacks in the days and nights leading up to the exams.
she was on sertraline for about 7 months but after being up on 150mg and still having terrible panics the psychiatrist decided (with our agreement) to try citalopram.
She’s been on citalopram now for 4 weeks doing up from 20 to 30 to 40. So really fast. She’s been on 40 2 weeks.
She’s just not happy. She said her emotions are blunt. She feels no joy. She has had panic attacks most days but she thinks they are due to the side effects of starting the new medication and titrating up fast. She’s on 40mg and just feels so sick of it all. She’s says she’s sick of feeling blunt. Sick of the side effect headaches. Sick of still having panic attacks.
im hoping this is still the settling in period but I am so stressed she’s going to stop taking them or that they aren’t the right ones. Or that’s she’s just going to go further and further down a spiral.
I don’t even know what I’m asking for here. Advice? Experience?