Posted by stresser on October 27, 2004, at 13:16:08
In reply to To Medicate or Not? Pros and Cons, posted by momof1bpkid on October 26, 2004, at 11:46:35
I don't mean to barge in, but I just read your post and wanted to tell you that I have a 16yr old daughter who has been on Lexapro, Effexor, Paxil, Wellbutrin, in the past. Now she is taking Topamax and Wellbutrin. It is very difficult with these medications because like you, I ask her if it is working and she says, "I think so,"or "it was, but now it's not anymore." I think it may be a catch 22, because you don't want them to be like they were, but if it's not helping you don't want them on it either. I do know that when my daughter went on SSRI's the first time, she had heavy anxiety. Lexarpo really helped her with that, but it caused weight gain and that was a downer, since she has an eating disorder to begin with. I hope I could help somehow, let me know how it's going. I'm going to see my daughter Pdoc. today and maybe some things will change for her? -L
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