Taking Medication for depression?!
Question: Taking Medication for depression!?
How old would i be able to get on medication without my parent's knowing!?Do i have to be 18!?because i really don't want my parent's to know i am depressed and want to be put on medication!. Also, what are some good medications!?Www@Answer-Health@Com
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without your parent's knowing probably 18 - but antidepressants are prescribed all the time for children and adolescents
most of the SSRI's are effective and have the least amount of side effects compared to others!. (approved for use in teens)
these include: zoloft, prozac, celexa, and lexaproWww@Answer-Health@Com
most of the SSRI's are effective and have the least amount of side effects compared to others!. (approved for use in teens)
these include: zoloft, prozac, celexa, and lexaproWww@Answer-Health@Com
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I don't know much about the first part of your question but many of the people I know who are depressed take Prozac!. But I do think you're right, 18 is the age because that's when you're legally an adult and you don't have to run things by your parents anymore!. But would I would recommend is seeing a school counselor who vows to keep patient confidentiality well, a confidentiality as to your peers, the counselor's friends and/or family, and your family!. It's excellent that you know that you're depressed-that's always the first step to recovery!. And I don't hope you get there-I know you will!. Good luck and get strong because it's a right to be happy, not a privilege!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
I think u need to be 18!.
But i think the best would be to talk to your parents about it!. I know it is not easy but that will help in your healing!. I lived like hell for the last 4 years!. Then I talked to a doctor and started taking Citalopram!. It turned my life around completely!. Depression can be cured, you just need to be patient!.
As for how to tell them, I had the same problem when I had to tell my husband!. So I told him I went to see the doctor for something and during the conversation he asked me lots of questions and said he thought I was suffering from depression!. That's it!. You don't need to tell your parents abt what u r depressed abt if u r not comfortable, but make sure u tell the doctor!. Sometimes it is just the chemical balance in the brain which makes people depressed, and in some cases like mine, some incident or a series of small factors being built up over years causes depression!. I had my feelings bottled up inside me for many years and that made me depressed!. Good luck!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
But i think the best would be to talk to your parents about it!. I know it is not easy but that will help in your healing!. I lived like hell for the last 4 years!. Then I talked to a doctor and started taking Citalopram!. It turned my life around completely!. Depression can be cured, you just need to be patient!.
As for how to tell them, I had the same problem when I had to tell my husband!. So I told him I went to see the doctor for something and during the conversation he asked me lots of questions and said he thought I was suffering from depression!. That's it!. You don't need to tell your parents abt what u r depressed abt if u r not comfortable, but make sure u tell the doctor!. Sometimes it is just the chemical balance in the brain which makes people depressed, and in some cases like mine, some incident or a series of small factors being built up over years causes depression!. I had my feelings bottled up inside me for many years and that made me depressed!. Good luck!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Personal experience!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
There is no age limit to take antidepressant!. You should talk to your parents about this problem, I'm pretty sure they will understand!. I was taking Zoloft for a while now I'm taking cymbalta!. The doctor would make an evaluation and prescribe some medication and keep monitoring you!. If what they give you doesn't work out, they keep trying different one since not everybody is the same!. I know about Zoloff, Cymbalta, prosac!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
well, If I was you i would tell your parents how serious your depression is and that its gone on long enough!. Tell them, because they will find out one way or another and you dont want them to think you are keeping things from them!. When I told my mom I was depressed and fatigued all the time, I told her sometimes I got so depressed that I couldnt go anywhere and it made me cry to just leave the house!. I felt like a prisoner!. They need to know!. Good luck hun!.Www@Answer-Health@Com