Re: How to convince my 20 year old to stop signing treatment order (w/response)

[Guest guest]

Hang in there . Cath's right, sadly. This will not happen until she herself makes that call. We are here for when that time comes.Until then, take good care of yourself, your strength will be needed later. Thinking of you both

this will be the 4th one, i am convinced she has been misdiagnosed and should not be taking these drugs, they are making her worse, but she cannot see that - she cannot focus, cannot concentrate, always forgetting and losing things, not making proper decisions, i had sole custody since she was 5 years old, but hospital ignored my power of attorney, made father substitute decision maker and put her on the treatment order, i don't want her on meds for life, its not good for her

she has been so brainwashed by her father and the hospital

any help or advice appreciated

** Hi ,

Sadly, there really is no way to stop her. You've already tried pointing out to her that she is only made worse by these drugs and she can't see it. The problem is each time she is off them she crashes and burns because she comes off them too quickly. This leads her to believe she needs them. Even if she was to agree to give it a try she would probably seek the guidance of her doctor. This doctor would bring her down off the drugs too quickly causing her to go into crisis and further reinforcing in her mind that she "needs" the drugs.

Until people really want to be off these drugs there is no chance to successfully get them off them. Hold on to our site for the day she decides to do this. We can help.

Regards,

shelley@...

[Guest guest]

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I will be praying for you and your daughter.

I have a daughter who was on an SSRI as a teen (prescribed at 14 years old), and

recognize the side effects you are describing. With 's help and my

daughter's determination she has been free from Zoloft for almost a year. It is

hard work and done correctly is a slow process. Don't let that scare you-

because life WITHOUT an SSRI is really life. Life on an SSRI in my daughters

words is pretend. brings up a great point- doctors just don't

understand the process of coming off- they move too quick through reductions and

the patient ends up thinking they really do need the drug (because they feel so

poorly following the doctors reduction plan). Encourage your daughter when she

is ready to let help her.

Repeating - hang in there and take care of yourself and stay in touch

with this group.

with love and hugs

Amy in MN

mom to " Honey " - now 20 years old

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> > this will be the 4th one, i am convinced she has been misdiagnosed and

should not be taking these drugs, they are making her worse, but she cannot see

that - she cannot focus, cannot concentrate, always forgetting and losing

things, not making proper decisions, i had sole custody since she was 5 years

old, but hospital ignored my power of attorney, made father substitute decision

maker and put her on the treatment order, i don't want her on meds for life, its

not good for her

> > she has been so brainwashed by her father and the hospital

> >

> > any help or advice appreciated

> >

> >

> > ** Hi ,

> >

> > Sadly, there really is no way to stop her. You've already tried pointing out

to her that she is only made worse by these drugs and she can't see it. The

problem is each time she is off them she crashes and burns because she comes off

them too quickly. This leads her to believe she needs them. Even if she was to

agree to give it a try she would probably seek the guidance of her doctor. This

doctor would bring her down off the drugs too quickly causing her to go into

crisis and further reinforcing in her mind that she " needs " the drugs.

> >

> > Until people really want to be off these drugs there is no chance to

successfully get them off them. Hold on to our site for the day she decides to

do this. We can help.

> >

> > Regards,

> >

> >

> >

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> shelley@...

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