Haven't posted in a while, but need advice ...

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Hello, I haven't posted in a long while, but my dd age 18 has been trying to

discontinue meds and just tanked today. She has anxiety, dysthymic depression

and although never officially dx, some ocd. She had been on Zoloft 100 mg since

age 13 but was switched to Cymbalta last year because of sleepiness.

Unfortunately it made her sick to her stomach so she decided to discontinue it.

Cold turkey It was one of those things where she was feeling okay anxiety

wise and thought she could handle it. Well, 6 weeks later she just tanked. I

was afraid of this, but her being 18 I had to let her try it. Last week she

went back to her p-doc who put her back on Celexa, at her request. Today she

called me in a panic and couldn't even go into work, her anxiety had returned

with a vengeance. She has been fighting it for about a week. My biggest

concern is her weight loss ... about 15 pounds in a couple months. She is

pretty tiny to start with. She told me that the Celexa hasn't kicked in yet and

knows it takes a little while. P=Doc also has given Niravam (Xanax) to help

with breakthrough anxiety but she says it just makes her woozy and still anxious

so she doens't like take it. She doesn't feel like eating, is anxious even when

driving (which used to be relaxing to her). I'm just so sad about this and

don't know where to begin. She'd been doing really well and this feels like

such a setback.

Any thoughts as to what I can do to help her through this? I have a call in to

her psychiatrist but I know I won't hear til monday. And she is discouraged

with him because she says that while he listens to her all he really does is

throw meds at her. What do you do when your child is a young adult and is

trying to " take charge " of their own meds and care and just struggles? Any help

is appreciate ... thanks for letting me vent ...

Tina