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Yes, I am on medication. I am on Zoloft. I didn't start mine until I was 16. It has done a lot for me, which is great because it was the first med. I tried and usually it takes some people to try a few out to find the right one for them.
I understand completely about you being against medication, especially with her being so young. Unless there's a less harmfull medication for youth, I don't recemmond it either. The only reason why I was put on medication was because I was housebound and had panic attacks in my own backyard.
I think with her being so young you might have a better chance of her over coming it. I'm not sure, i'm not a doctor so it's my own random opinion.
the things that helps me sometimes when I go through anxiety and I have to go to work or go do something, i try and think about what I'm going to do afterwards, like if there's a good show on, or if I want to read, or something good is made for dinner.
I know my parents also rewarded me when I did something good like go to the store for them, or make it through school they would let me see my boyfriend or in your daughters case you can tell her she'll get some ice cream.
I also used to walk around in the park during the day when the others were in school, but I don't suggest that a 9 year old walk around by herself...haha.
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It's great that she has a mother that is being supportive and that she's open to tell you how she's feeling. (Note my family is very supportive, I just never knew exactly what I was scared of so i never told my parents).
Having her start her anxiety at such a young age is devastating, and I truely feel for her. I'm wondering, around kindagarten has she gotten a bad flu? had a bad experience with sickness?
My anxiety developed after I was rushed to the emergency room after taking the wrong medicine for poison ivy and was forced to throw it up.View Thread

There is relief. You just need to find the right medicine and the right attitude even though 99% of the time when you're anxious...why have a good attitude? It'll be hard but it's important because that always helps.
I hope you tell your doctor about the side effects before it becomes more serious or other serious ones start up. I also help everything gets better

What always helped me was going to the park on a really nice day. I dont know about your park but we have a little petting zoo. Maybe you can take your daughter to feed some ducks
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Im going back to work today, and I'm scared to death. I know it's been 3 or 4 days since I got sick, but I'm scared that it's going to happen again at work, and I have a half hour drive. In my mind, since last week I wasnt worrying about it, I wasn't being "cautious" enough. Which scares me.
I really don't want to go back to square one. It feels like just because I got sick I had 30 steps forward then 50000 steps back.
I just need some reassurance. Please. Thank you.View Thread

But I am on zoloft, and i've always been on zoloft,I have never taken any other kind of medication. 100 mil. which I'm gonna be doing 125 mil. soon. But different medications helpdifferent people but hopefully it'll work for you! and it's a lot safer than xanax.
I get panic attacks at work too, in retail. It usually only happenswhen I work in the mornings because I haven't had time to clear my head. Most of the time as soon as I get there about a half hour later it goes away if it's busy. When I feel an attack is coming, I ball my fists up as tight and as hard as I can,then I relax them, and so on.(If I had a stress ballthat would help even more! but i don't:( ). It helps ease my anxiety and it calms me, and it beats running in a corner crying and scratching androcking, so no one would know!View Thread

I'm not a doctor. I would personally talk to the doctors and see ifthey know any good counslers in the area. They can usually pick up on stuff like that. Just to be on the safe side keep sticking with the doctors just in case. You never know.
I hope things get better
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It is hard finding medication that is right for you and i'mhappy you know the depression is only from the anxiety and that you have a good back up medicine that you know wont turn you into a zombie
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And it is genetic in my family (my mom's side). My brother has it too but not as bad as me. I have a huge fear of being sick, so when I work about a half hour away from my home it tends to stress me out.
But again thank you so much for the link as well, i'll have to send it to him.View Thread
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