 [ Symptoms ] does the body actually need 64oz of water per day or do other fluids count towards thia total as well  some days i only post 2 or 3 out of 8 glasses of water on the webmd food and fitness planner chart but i also drink tea coffee and juice during the day  does it really matter if the liquid is not water [ Disease ] i and my 9 year old son suffer from bipolar disorder which also can come with anxiety issues so i can understand your concern in all honesty i must give your doctor kudos for wanting to wean your teen off the medication many doctors who hand out meds for mental or mood disorders are like drug pushers the trouble with some of these drugs aside from the numerous and ill side effects in teens and young adults is that as your child grows and their chemistry changes these drugs are no longer effective then you have to try a different drug until you face the same issue it is a vicious cycle and the one suffering the most is the child who is beginning to feel much like a guinea pig by this point my advice is to give it a try to see how it works out if you have concerns about the anxiety returning perhaps the doctor would be willing to provide something to be taken in cases of extreme anxiety and if it turns out that this situation is not working out you can ask for your teen to be put back on meds please remember teen years are very anxious times for all children in teen years i experienced it myself and my own teen is currently having issues sometimes the best medicine is to assure them that they are normal and everything will work itself out anxiety attacks are scary and can escalate into all sorts of fears like those of being in the process of dying it helps to be reminded that it is only an anxiety attack not death and it will pass once they calm themselves i wish you all the luck <positive_smiley>