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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – aah11; I believe it would help if you take a deep breath and tell you psychiatrist what’s going on. Maybe he would be willing to talk to your parents and explain that depression is a medical illness. That you just can’t turn it on or off. Depression is a hard road to travel and you shouldn’t have to go it alone. All I can tell you is, if you need to talk I Am listening.
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Hi. I’m a 19-year-old girl who has been suffering from depression for a lobg time. What’s worse, I’ve come to the point where I can’t do much about it. I took Prozac for most of last year, but stopped taking it because it wasn’t helping. The reason is because my parents wouldn’t let me take as much Prozac as I was supposed to be. So I decided to stop taking it. So I am still depressed and I don’t know what to do about it. I tell my parents that I’m feeling depressed, but they just tell me I’m not trying hard enough to do anything about it. I really am, but nothing I am doing is helping. I am currently seeing a psychiatrist now, but I don’t know how to talk to him about my problem. My parents won’t take me seriuosly when I talk to them about how I feel, and right now I am so confused about what I can do about my depression. Somebody please give me some advice.
I suggest that you give a copy of your post to your psychiatrist and talk with him about it. I also suggest that you only put one space between each word, and two spaces after a period. But it doesn’t really matter what I suggest to you. Sincerely Stewart — The Metaphor Man *and* The Great Defender of the Self (remove the SPAMBLOCK) Please send me an e-mail copy of your posted response.
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aah11; I believe it would help if you take a deep breath and tell you psychiatrist what’s going on. Maybe he would be willing to talk to your parents and explain that depression is a medical illness. That you just can’t turn it on or off. Depression is a hard road to travel and you shouldn’t have to go it alone. All I can tell you is, if you need to talk I Am listening.
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I am really sorry to hear that your parents aren’t being very supportive. Sadly it’s one of those hidden illnesses that no one seems capable of believing unless they are affected by it. If at all possible try and get your parents to read some literature on the subject. It’s hard to get across the fact that "Just because I look fine doesn’t mean I feel fine." and it’s simply not possible to just "cheer up". Go to your psychiatrist keep working at it, get a perscription if he/she feels it will help, work with them. And explain to your parents that it’s necessary. Is there anyone else in your family you can get ot back you up? Perhaps your psychiatrist can talk to them? Would they deny you the meds you needed if you had a viral infection? Try to let them know you need their help and this is part of it. I know it’s hard. believe me. I was once involved with a person who did everything they could to discourage me from taking meds because he was afraid it would make HIM look bad. Hope you are feeling better very soon Best wishes, Silently Mad Hi. I’m a 19-year-old girl who has been suffering from depression for a long time. What’s worse, I’ve come to the point where I can’t do much about it. I took Prozac for most of last year, but stopped taking it because it wasn’t helping. The reason is because my parents wouldn’t let me take as much Prozac as I was supposed to be. So I decided to stop taking it. So I am still depressed and I don’t know what to do about it. I tell my parents that I’m feeling depressed, but they just tell me I’m not trying hard enough to do anything about it. I really am, but nothing I am doing is helping. I am currently seeing a psychiatrist now, but I don’t know how to talk to him about my problem. My parents won,t take me seriously when I talk to them about how I feel, and right now I am so confused about what I can do about my depression. Somebody please give me some advice.
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Hi. I’m a 19-year-old girl who has been suffering from depression for a lobg time. What’s worse, I’ve come to the point where I can’t do much about it. I took Prozac for most of last year, but stopped taking it because it wasn’t helping. The reason is because my parents wouldn’t let me take as much Prozac as I was supposed to be. So I decided to stop taking it. So I am still depressed and I don’t know what to do about it. I tell my parents that I’m feeling depressed, but they just tell me I’m not trying hard enough to do anything about it. I really am, but nothing I am doing is helping. I am currently seeing a psychiatrist now, but I don’t know how to talk to him about my problem. My parents won’t take me seriuosly when I talk to them about how I feel, and right now I am so confused about what I can do about my depression. Somebody please give me some advice.
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Welcome to ASD. I’m glad you are here. Hi. I’m a 19-year-old girl who has been suffering from depression for a long time. What’s worse, I’ve come to the point where I can’t do much about it. I took Prozac for most of last year, but stopped taking it because it wasn’t helping. The reason is because my parents wouldn’t let me take as much Prozac as I was supposed to be. So I decided to stop taking it.
Not taking the dosage prescribed could easily make the Prozac ineffective. It would have been good if the doctor could have talked to your parents about this. So I am still depressed and I don’t know what to do about it. I tell my parents that I’m feeling depressed, but they just tell me I’m not trying hard enough to do anything about it.
This is what many people who have not been depressed think, but this is totally untrue. We don’t ask to be depressed and we can’t just stop. It is an illness that can be helped by medication and therapy. I speak from personal experience. I really am, but nothing I am doing is helping. I am currently seeing a psychiatrist now, but I don’t know how to talk to him about my problem.
I don’t know exactly what your problem is but I am pretty sure that you can say just about anything to your psychiatrist and it will be understood. That has been true in my experience. My parents won’t take me seriously when I talk to them about how I feel, and right now I am so confused about what I can do about my depression. Somebody please give me some advice.
Tell the psychiatrist everything- parents attitudes, medication, your problem. I think you will feel very relieved to do this. Stan
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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hi. I’m a 19-year-old girl who has been suffering from depression for a long time. What’s worse, I’ve come to the point where I can’t do much about it. I took Prozac for most of last year, but stopped taking it because it wasn’t helping. The reason is because my parents wouldn’t let me take as much Prozac as I was supposed to be. So I decided to stop taking it. So I am still depressed and I don’t know what to do about it. I tell my parents that I’m feeling depressed, but they just tell me I’m not trying hard enough to do anything about it. I really am, but nothing I am doing is helping. I am currently seeing a psychiatrist now, but I don’t know how to talk to him about my problem. My parents won,t take me seriously when I talk to them about how I feel, and right now I am so confused about what I can do about my depression. Somebody please give me some advice. Hi and welcome to ASD. My advice to you would be to open up and talk to your psychiatrist. he should prescribe the dose he feels will work for you and talk to your parents if need be but you are 19 and should be able to take the meds you need. I’m sorry your parents aren’t taking you seriously. Mary Beth
Mary Beth is right. (I find Mary Beth is nearly always right.) In most jurisdictions, a 19-year-old is an adult, and you can manage your own meds and pick a psychiatrist you trust more if this one isn’t working out. I think, btw, that it’s fairly common for people who don’t suffer from depression to say, "just pull yourself together and snap out of it." If only it were that simple. Before you buy.
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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hi. I’m a 19-year-old girl who has been suffering from depression for a long time. What’s worse, I’ve come to the point where I can’t do much about it. I took Prozac for most of last year, but stopped taking it because it wasn’t helping. The reason is because my parents wouldn’t let me take as much Prozac as I was supposed to be. So I decided to stop taking it. So I am still depressed and I don’t know what to do about it. I tell my parents that I’m feeling depressed, but they just tell me I’m not trying hard enough to do anything about it. I really am, but nothing I am doing is helping. I am currently seeing a psychiatrist now, but I don’t know how to talk to him about my problem. My parents won,t take me seriously when I talk to them about how I feel, and right now I am so confused about what I can do about my depression. Somebody please give me some advice.
Hi and welcome to ASD. My advice to you would be to open up and talk to your psychiatrist. he should prescribe the dose he feels will work for you and talk to your parents if need be but you are 19 and should be able to take the meds you need. I’m sorry your parents aren’t taking you seriously. Mary Beth
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Hi. I’m a 19-year-old girl who has been suffering from depression for a long time. What’s worse, I’ve come to the point where I can’t do much about it. I took Prozac for most of last year, but stopped taking it because it wasn’t helping. The reason is because my parents wouldn’t let me take as much Prozac as I was supposed to be. So I decided to stop taking it. So I am still depressed and I don’t know what to do about it. I tell my parents that I’m feeling depressed, but they just tell me I’m not trying hard enough to do anything about it. I really am, but nothing I am doing is helping. I am currently seeing a psychiatrist now, but I don’t know how to talk to him about my problem. My parents won,t take me seriously when I talk to them about how I feel, and right now I am so confused about what I can do about my depression. Somebody please give me some advice.
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I really dont know what to say but I do want to say welcome to the group ~Angie
Hi. I’m a 19-year-old girl who has been suffering from depression for a lobg time. What’s worse, I’ve come to the point where I can’t do much about it. I took Prozac for most of last year, but stopped taking it because it wasn’t helping. The reason is because my parents wouldn’t let me take as much Prozac as I was supposed to be. So I decided to stop taking it. So I am still depressed and I don’t know what to do about it. I tell my parents that I’m feeling depressed, but they just tell me I’m not trying hard enough to do anything about it. I really am, but nothing I am doing is helping. I am currently seeing a psychiatrist now, but I don’t know how to talk to him about my problem. My parents won’t take me seriuosly when I talk to them about how I feel, and right now I am so confused about what I can do about my depression. Somebody please give me some advice.
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