Depression in our teens with DS Mom needs help

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My daughter Aari is almost 16 with DS. Over the past few months she has become

more shy, more withdrawn and over the last month or so she is sleeping more, not

eating, and now over the past couple of weeks she has stopped talking. At first

the I thought it was all because she was fighting a really bad sinus cold. The

Dr had her on antibiotics Oct, Nov, and Dec. I took her to the ENT a few weeks

ago and here she had a ear infection and the Dr cultured her nose and she is

growing an over an abundance of staph. So now she's on a really strong

antibiotic, eardrops, and she was on a short dose of prednisone. She should

have been bouncing off the walls but instead she became more lethargic and

doesn't seem to have the energy to even dress herself. I'm taking her into see

my doctor today to see if she can help. I'm thinking, from the research I've

done that all is pointing to depression, but not one web site mentions

treatments because treating teens and mostly adults with DS is difficult. Does

anyone on the list have any experience with this with their child? Any med

suggestions that I can share with the Dr?

I just want my happy, silly, talkative(motormouth) teen back! Thank you for

your suggestions and help and prayers would be appreciated!

Dana and Aari