Depression

[hensleyll]

My 21 Year Old Daughter Is Depressed Again ,Afraid To Take The Meds The Dr Gave Her. What Can I Do To Convince Her They Are Safe!

[luvh8tragedy87]

Did she say why she was afraid to take them? I was on zoloft for a while and I didn't like the way it made me feel. Meaning I just felt numb.

[ancmetro]

     Make her drink water and practice good mental health habits too! Take her for a walk, to the Zoo, park or some other community activity...so she gets some exercise and interaction with some other people.

[koolcraftlady]

Try to get as much information possible for the medicine she does not want to take.  Have her talk to a professional, but most of all, be there to support her.

[inertia4]

Honestly, I would not take them either.

[thtrngng]

The only thing I have to say is that once someone start taking the medicine for depression it will be hard to stop taking them. It seems like you are always tired and ready to lay down and go to sleep.

[tzs]

Don't explain to her that she shouldn't be affraid of them, explain the scientific and medical applications of this drug. Go online, and get educated about how the drug works in her system, and illustrated for her. Maybe making it visualised will help her not to be affraid.

[sdecaro558]

You'd have to find out why she's afraid to take them, and then go through the information about them with her.  The other option is to see if there are other ways to treat it, like therapy.

[acurtsinger2]

anti psychotic drugs are not safe....they cause all kinds of problems, but considering the pain a mentally ill person is experiencing the risk is worth it.  maybe she needs to talk to her therapist and he can give her a different kind that will take the fear away

[awette26]

ask her why she doesnt want to take them maybe its becasue she is scared of the way its gonna make her feel. or maybe you can ask her doctor what are the side effects of it.  honestly i feel like you should try everything else not involving meds because a lot of them usually have side effects. so watch out

[phantom306]

I was manic depressive about a year ago and refused to take medicine...  I didn't want to think of myself as having to be medicated in order to get through life.  I finally realized one day that I couldn't do it on my own and talked to a pastor at a local church and started attending services.  Now I am a part of the Worship and Praise Team, a church volunteer, and am getting more involved in my community.  I remember praying before I went to sleep that I wouldn't wake up...and now I don't like to go to sleep because I don't want to miss anything.  I don't want to sound like a religious nut or that I'm trying to push religion as a cure all, but I will say getting involved and being able to help others was certainly a POSITIVE way to help myself and see the good that I can do for others.

[hensleyll]

Well Thank You Will Approach The Subject But She Has Never Gone To Church

[lorettahknox]

I would look the medicine up on the internet and see for myself and show her as well. If you still can't et her to take the medicine try serotonin vitamins supplements and St. John's Wort tea doctors say it's effective for depression. God Bless!

[hensleyll]

She Loves Regular Tea Maybe She Would Try That ,Dr Gave Her More Depression Meds She Want Even Get Them Filled Says Her Bad affect With the ones she took when she was 16 was enough to deter her permanantly

[dwiley11]

you don't do the homiopathic way