Anxiety depression and hormones!

NAS80294 10 days ago

Morning

I have a 19 year daughter who finally got her autism ddx last year. She has struggled with anxiety and depression including suicidal thoughts. She has been on sertraline for a year now but we are not noticing an improvement with the depression and there is a definite link with it being worse during the week before her periods. Does anyone have any experience of this and or suggestions of better treatments/meds/help?

Would be hugely grateful for any tips as obviously want to keep her safe but make life as easy as possible for her.

Many thanks

Jules

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Olivia Mod 9 days ago

Dear Jules,

Thank you for sharing about your families experience, it sounds like a very difficult situation. I can see you have already had some great responses from our online community, I hope you find them helpful.

It may be worth chatting with your daughters GP or other medical professionals about this as they could offer some further advice regarding treatment or medication. If at any point you feel your daughter is in immediate danger we advise you to contact 999 or any of the mental health crisis lines listed on our Urgent Help Page: https://www.autism.org.uk/what-we-do/help-and-support/urgent-help 

I have also linked some pages that may be beneficial for you or your daughter to take a look at:

Resources for autistic teenagers

Seeking help -this has a list of resources on how to seek help for mental health problems

Menstruation

YoungMinds | Mental Health Charity For Children And Young People | YoungMinds

I hope some of this information is helpful.

Warmest wishes,

Olivia Mod
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Olivia Mod 9 days ago

Dear Jules,

Thank you for sharing about your families experience, it sounds like a very difficult situation. I can see you have already had some great responses from our online community, I hope you find them helpful.

It may be worth chatting with your daughters GP or other medical professionals about this as they could offer some further advice regarding treatment or medication. If at any point you feel your daughter is in immediate danger we advise you to contact 999 or any of the mental health crisis lines listed on our Urgent Help Page: https://www.autism.org.uk/what-we-do/help-and-support/urgent-help 

I have also linked some pages that may be beneficial for you or your daughter to take a look at:

Resources for autistic teenagers

Seeking help -this has a list of resources on how to seek help for mental health problems

Menstruation

YoungMinds | Mental Health Charity For Children And Young People | YoungMinds

I hope some of this information is helpful.

Warmest wishes,

Olivia Mod
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