Anxiety drugs for children

[Oreomarmite]

Good evening my son on Friday was diagnosed with adhd severe anxiety and we were offered anxiety drugs to trail with im struggling to know which one to.go with one is sertrline and the flouxetine I was wandering if any parent son here have children on either of them to give me advice or option on them I understand that every child is different but just wanted to hear from.other parents in my current position thankylu for your time

How old is DS?

Antidepressants aren't licensed for use for anxiety in children, however they are sometimes used off license. NICE guidelines for depression in children and young people state Fluoxetine should be the first line antidepressant for children and young people (although for OCD Sertraline is licensed), and should always be used in conjunction with therapy, not instead of. If you want to read more they are here.

Neither worked for DS1 and he now takes Mirtazapine and an antipsychotic. But they do help many. We have a thread here if you want to join us.

Have they offered ADHD meds too?

My son is 9 the Dr wants to try tye anxiety drug first and if down the road will try the adhd drug just unsure of which one to try my son on first

Dd has recently started low dose fluoxetine and it has helped. Hoping to increase dosage soon though.
I will say, we had a couple of days of hyperactivity to begin with and it did affect her sleep a little for first few weeks. She is on Melatonin for sleep x

With antidepressants things often get worse before they get improve.