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Re: The one that works for you » stresser

Posted by Racer on June 20, 2005, at 18:24:41

In reply to Re: The one that works for you, posted by stresser on June 19, 2005, at 22:08:28

> It's not me feeling the anxiety, it's my daughter. When she tells her pdoc, he just smiles at her and says she should try talk therapy. She already is doing that, and still has a difficult time with stress.

OK, that clarifies a few things. I forget how old your daughter is, have you told us? Teens, though, right?

Her pdoc probably won't prescribe a benzo for a teenager, which I think is probably a good thing. Too much potential for abuse, for tolerance, and for addiction. Depending on her other health issues, a beta blocker or calcium channel blocker might be a possibility, or adding a more anxiolytic antidepressant.

Maybe adding Buspar, which is kinda notorious for not being helpful for all too many people. If it helps her, though, that's all that counts. Just a warning that it is known for helping a fairly small number of people.

Otherwise, non-med options include things like biofeedback, which might be a better option than drugs, because of her youth. "Talk therapy" -- while definitely a big part of any good treatment strategy -- doesn't always relieve anxiety short term. In fact, it can increase anxiety at times, eithr because the therapist is so good a fit that you're hitting deep and hard things, or because the therapist is such a bad fit that you get stuck in a scary place.

Biofeedback would be my first suggestion, and -- depending on your daughter's other issues -- some sort of fun/physical activity. Maybe that means tumbling class, or swimming, or horseback riding (vaulting would be great for her, I'd bet), or even ceramics (don't underestimate the force needed to work the clay), something like that would probably help her a lot. I always find that I lean towards riding, because I know that the horses add something to the exercise: you can't ride if you're tense, and a good teacher will help students work through muscle tension and anxiety.

Hope that helps.


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