Stopping breakdowns

[Guest guest]

I am 17 years old and have Asperger's syndrome, along with depression and

anxiety. I have a

problem. I get lots of breakdowns, where I just start crying in public without

knowing why,

and I don't know how to control them. I am now not part of a performing group I

enjoyed

because of them. Could you please tell me what I can do about it?

By the way, I take Lexapro, which seemed to be helping for a few months but not

anymore.

Thank you,

-Kat

[Guest guest]

Kat,

I'm sorry you don't feel well.

My son is only 4, and cannot tell me much (yet) about how he feels. We use

Dr. Goldberg's protocol with him, and he is on a low-dose of Paxil.

Diet is very, very, very important. My son cannot tolerate casein (milk

protein), soy, gluten (wheat/grain protein), corn, preservatives/nitrates,

food dyes or refined sugar (and I cannot tolerate these last things without

it affecting my mood adversely - as a teen I was consuming a lot of diet

sodas and they were HORRIBLE for my moods). I would start there if you have

not already experimented with your diet. Exercise, for me, is a NECESSITY,

so if you're not getting regular exercise I would also make sure you do.

Lastly, for me, it's important to connect with others. I have my

spirituality and I seek like-minded friends to spend my " free " time (not

much with 4 y.o. twins, working on my MBA and also a business-owner), but I

usually combine my exercise with my friends and that works well for me.

Finally, not all SSRIs are created equally, and you may need to experiment

with some and also their doses, but it's important to work with a

knowledable doctor on this. Not all doctors are knowledgeable and will

prescribe one SSRI at full dose and it might not help or it might even make

you feel worse. Do you think your hormones are ok? A lot of my mood issues

are related to my hormones, and I've had to take birth control pills and get

vitamin B12 injections (kind of an old-fashioned approach that 'newer'

doctors don't do, but they work GREAT for me) to help regulate them (but

your needs may be different). Have you thought about trying a naturopath or

a homeopath?

Hang in there! There is NO NEED to feel awful, but it may take a bit of

investigation and some work on your part to get there. IMO, there are no

magical pills.

Kristy

Stopping breakdowns

I am 17 years old and have Asperger's syndrome, along with depression and

anxiety. I have a

problem. I get lots of breakdowns, where I just start crying in public

without knowing why,

and I don't know how to control them. I am now not part of a performing

group I enjoyed

because of them. Could you please tell me what I can do about it?

By the way, I take Lexapro, which seemed to be helping for a few months

but not anymore.

Thank you,

-Kat

[Guest guest]

Hi Kat,

It is possible that you're on the wrong medication or that it's currently at an

incorrect dosage level for you. You probably would want to call your

prescribing doctor and tell him/her what's going on--they may be able to adjust

the meds to be a more effective dose for you.

Just my .02,

Heidi

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From: " Kat " <katwyand@...>

I am 17 years old and have Asperger's syndrome, along with depression and

anxiety. I have a

problem. I get lots of breakdowns, where I just start crying in public without

knowing why,

and I don't know how to control them. I am now not part of a performing group I

enjoyed

because of them. Could you please tell me what I can do about it?

By the way, I take Lexapro, which seemed to be helping for a few months but not

anymore.

Thank you,

-Kat