They want to put me under mental medication should I take it or not?

Question

I mean I am under age and I dont feel like I need it but they are insinting me to take it should I?

ok i go to this therapist right and he tells me I should take it but for me I dont think it would make me feel happy! .. well thats for me because I dont believe any medication would make me feel diffrent

Answer 1

DO YOU KNOW THE ROOT CAUSE OF YOUR PROBLEM ? THE REASON I SAY THIS IS THAT SOMETIMES NOT DIRECTLY TREATING A PROBLEM LEADS TO EVEN MORE POWERFUL DRUGS HAVING TO BE ADMINISTERED ALONG THE WAY AND THERE BECOMES A STATE OF GOOFINESS WHICH BECOMES A LIFE STYLE AND WHEN YOU REALISE THIS IS NOT A CURE EVEN THEN IT BECOMES DIFFICULT TO COME OFF OF....THE WAY YOU ARE PUTTING THIS QUESTION--IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU'RE NOT IN A TOTALLY DESPERATE CONDITION--I BELIEVE MEDICINE SHOULD BE TAKEN AS A LAST RESORT--NOT AS THOUGH YOUR CHOOSING A DIFFERENT FLAVOR OF ICE CREAM BUT ARE IN A QUANDRY ABOUT IT....SADLY MANY DOCTORS DON'T REALLY CARE SINCE THEY ALWAYS HAVE ANOTHER PALLATIVE CARE UP THEIR SLEEVE....A SECOND OPINION NOT IN THE SAME GROUP OF DOCTORS WOULD BE ADVISED OR TALKING WITH AN ADULT SYMPATHETIC TO CORRECTING YOUR PROBLEM--EVEN THEN GET MORE THAN ONE OPINION.........

Answer 2

depends on several factors. a) what state are you in? b) if you are underage, do you still live at home with your parents or guardians, or are you emancipated?

c) who wants you to take the medication, and d) what medication is it?

Generally, if you are a minor, you should understand that your brain is not yet fully developed (until about age 25). This prevents younger people from making the best decisions at times. If you are concerned about others' insistence that you take a medication for a mental illness or condition that could be helped, consider their motives. Do those people generally make decisions that are in your best interest? Have you seen a psychiatrist, and have they fully evaluated you for all possible factors of that mental illness or condition?

If you are still convinced that taking medication isn't in your best interest, do some research and see if your decision is really the best one. If you still believe it is, then present your information against medication with a plan for implementing a solution to help alleviate some of the problems that they are suggesting medication for in the first place.

If you object to taking medications, people may not be able to make you take it... But as my mother always cautioned, "they can make you wish you had..."

Do your research. See if there are other solutions. Talk calmly and maturely about your concerns. Medication can be very helpful in the right applications, and it would be a shame to do yourself a disservice simply in the name of not taking medication.

Answer 3

Who is insisting that you take it? A doctor? Your parents? What sort of mental medication, for what condition? Are you depressed? Why do you feel you don't need it? How did they determine that you do?

If it is an anti-depressant, you need to be monitored because children under 18 react differently to those types of meds than do adults.

Even though you are underage, you can still have opinions and should be able to explain why you feel it is not a good idea. However, if you are having problems that have not been helped by other means, medication may be a good idea.

Answer 4

When you say "mental medication" are you referring to some type of antidepressant? If that is the case, most mental conditions are because of a chemical imbalance in the brain. The medication will correct the imbalance and will take care of the problem. Don't make a big deal out of it. Take the meds and forget it.

Answer 5

You should take it. Trust me, you don't know what is wrong until you take other people's advice and take it. Then suddenly you are like WOW I never knew things could be this good! Trust me, I was reluctant to try ADHD meds at first but when I finally tried it, it felt great and I will never go back now.

Answer 6

Doctors in general do not prescribe meds willy nilly. They obviously think you need it or they wouldn't have prescribed it.
Also you don't know that it won't fix your problem until you try it. If it doesn't fix your problem go back to your doctor and tell them so. Their are many different anti-depressants out there and many different combinations of meds that the doctor can prescribe to get your brain "balanced"

Answer 7

tough question
is your life sucking?
are you open to conversations &/or criticisms?
are you suicidal
having trouble in school...or?

I don't think anyone, except the drug companies want anyone to be on unnecessary medication
It's a matter of worse of two evils
if you are so miserable without drugs that you may be a danger to yourself
or cannot function
'normally--school, etc'
then along with counseling
drugs can take the edge off enough for you to overcome
whatever issues are affecting your life negatively

but just to take drugs
because? nah/nope/negatory

need more info, please

Answer 8

If you really don't feel good about it, could you speak with your family about getting a second opinion?

I pray that your family and doctors won't permit you to be on any medication that you don't need.

Answer 9

If somebody is insisting that you take a medication, you probably should take it. I take an anti-depression drug. I hate having to take it, but it does help me feel a lot better.

Take it.

Answer 10

help me understand. What meds are they pushing , why do they want you to take it and why do you feel you don't need it.

My second reaction is if you don't feel you need it and they are not giving you a vaild reqason as to why they want you to be on it then don't take it !! tell the dr your concerns. If you want to be taken serously then you need to take to the drs and your parents or who ever and tell them your feelings. Good luck !