DD15 was diagnosed with depression, Anxiety and Panic disorder in March. She has also been diagnosed with ADHD (as has her dad) She has been on sertraline and seeing a counsellor. The sertraline has gradually been increased and she is now on 100mg.
since breaking up for the holidays it has become more clear that the problem is all around school. She doesn’t feel any of the bad feelings anymore now that school is out.
She says she gets panicky in the classroom and wants to run out and disappear and feels overwhelmed etc. she also dreads going to school so the minute she finishes one day, starts dreading the next. She has a good set of friends and the school have been supportive, giving her somewhere to go if she needs to leave the classroom etc.
My question is, has anyone experienced a similar scenario and how did your DD/DS eventually overcome it? The psychiatrist seems to think the therapist will give her all these techniques to overcome the panic but DD tells me nothing works.
She has a great summer planned and is happy as Larry now school is out but I’m worried about it coming crashing down in September. (Yr 11). We try to not put any pressure on her academically but her school does (although it’s a comprehensive, they are strict) and her older sisters are high achievers so this may be contributing to the pressure.
Any thoughts or successes would be appreciated!