How Many On Anti-Anxiety Medication Because of Their PA (Children or Adults)?

nope. never have been. for both.

General Disclaimer: I am not offering advice in any manner or form.

I have considered going on medication because of my DS's PA. At times I feel like I'm over whelmed. It's still new to us - only a little over a year. Also, my husband doesn't really "get it" yet. He still brings food into the house without reading the labels. He thinks if our son doesn't eat or touch the offending products, he'll be ok. He keeps forgetting he has had airborn, cross contaimination, and secondary(from a dog kiss) reactions.

My 8-year-old daughter is TNA, and her anxiety about her allergy is extremely high. There have been times when she has she starved herself, been terrified about touching things, washed her hands a lot, been unable to get through a school day without panicking, will not eat her lunch with the other kids, etc.

She may have been rather primed for anxiety and OCD due to hereditary factors, so she may well have developed trouble even without the allergy. Her anxiety spills into other areas that indicate a more general contamination phobia (fear of mold, rabies).

But the nut allergy is her main focus, and I feel strongly that it is the primary cause of her anxiety. She has taken Zoloft since September, and sees a counselor regularly. I feel both these facets of anxiety therapy have been very helpful.

my2boys, I know there is an old thread (which I'll try to find) where it was discussed how many PA parents were on anti-anxiety/anti-depressant medication and if it was because of having a PA child (or if that factored into it).

TNAMom, welcome! [img]http://uumor.pair.com/nutalle2/peanutallergy/smile.gif[/img] I appreciate you sharing your daughter's story.

I am expecting somewhere "down the line" that either one of both of my children might need an anti-anxiety medication, only because both their Father and I have taken one for decades for what I guess would be termed GAD.

We're also really open to therapy for our children, as I have been for myself (I've been seeing someone off and on since I was 14). Both children currently see a counsellor but as far as I know, my PA son has not mentioned PA in his discussions.

I'm going to go and try to find that other thread.

Best wishes! [img]http://uumor.pair.com/nutalle2/peanutallergy/smile.gif[/img]

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