As others have said, you shouldn't feel bad for using meds if you decide to go there. ESPECIALLY if you're trying everything else and using them as a last resort rather than a quick and easy fix. Don't beat yourself up, you're doing a great job.
I can't offer advice on what else you can try as I have no experience with your DD's condition but just wanted to give you hugs. FWIW, my DD2 is medicated and on a drug almost unheard of for a child, let alone one of her age. It was a tough, heart breaking decision, but we have a paed who advocates everything before drugs, and we exhausted all other options. I constantly get questioned by pharmacists when having her script filled why she's on it, with accompanying disapproval, disgust and accusations - all done loudly and so everyone else in the pharmacy can hear so more judgmental looks and whispered comments. Last time I lost it and asked if the pharmacist was concerned with the validity of the script. He said no so I told him to mind his own F ing business and just fill it. I nver have DD with me so she is never exposed to it. It sucks, but I see how positive it is for my girl and the incredible difference it has made to her life. Its not ideal and one day I hope she will be drug free, but for now it is a necessary evil.
As others have said, you shouldn't feel bad for using meds if you decide to go there. ESPECIALLY if you're trying everything else and using them as a last resort rather than a quick and easy fix. Don't beat yourself up, you're doing a great job.
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