Hi, my 13 year old daughter has a psychiatric appointment on Friday to discuss possible medication. She is highly anxious, specifically in school, to the point that she hallucinates because of the anxiety and is currently at the point where she hasn't been able to attend school for the last few weeks and when she does go in, she comes home after an hour or so. She is not depressed, other than when she thinks about having to attend school, and has a recent ASC diagnosis.
A friend suggested Propranolol as a good way of managing anxiety but apparently when our GP (who was happy to prescribe this with the permission of CYPMHS) spoke to the psychiatrist about it, he said it wouldn't be suitable. He wants to discuss Sertraline or Fluoxetine, along with possibly Melatonin or Promethazine for sleep. I am nervous about things like Sertraline, so wondered if anyone could tell me about their experiences of any meds that have helped with anxiety (or any that have caused problems)?
