16 year old needs help with meds

[Sarah369]

I am sixteen and currently taking prozak I've been up and down the scales and nothing seems to be working too well. Since Prozac isn't workning too well, I was wondering what I could take.




Thanks for your help

[trish934]

well reading from reading both view points. i see where yes drugs may help some to a certain and where good old fashion communication can be the answer to our problems. Sarah i really think u should should see your doctor and find out whats his suggestion and if things still not working out therapy sound great. trust me it helps allot having one on one with someone whose willing to listen and diagnose u.

[trish934]

well reading from reading both view points. i see where yes drugs may help some to a certain and where good old fashion communication can be the answer to our problems. Sarah i really think u should should see your doctor and find out whats his suggestion and if things still not working out therapy sound great. trust me it helps allot having one on one with someone whose willing to listen and dose u.

[meg217]

I am 17 with depression ive been on zoloft and lexapro and nothings worked for me they wanted to put me take a mood med instead but i refused i want results and i was getting nothing or being sent to the hospital for panic attacks etc. So i am debating on stopping my meds completely without my docs approval. i wish you the best of luck and hopefully you will find something that works for you

[leighanne143]

well i come from a different view.  i run a group home for those diagnosed with mental illness and drug problems and no meds are not the CURE but they do help.

it seems as though the prozac did work for a short time for you.  you have to go back to the doctor that prescribed it and ask him/her if there is something else.  there are tons of low dose anti-depressant meds.  I would also suggest seeing a therapist for a short time.  having a safe place to talk about everything really does work.  it helped me so much after i had 2 miscarriages and swore the world was totally against me, but having that safe place was key.

also spending healthy time with friends and doing other activities helps out too.

[Cootos]

I partially agree with Judy...she lists alot of really good points. Although meds are not the way to go....they make you into a person you are not...I believe being around the right people and being in a happy environment is the key. Being a teen is tough, but meds dont help they just screw with you.

[Judy246]

Hi Sarah,

My name is Judy and I'm old enough to be your mother, so I will talk to you as if I were speaking to my daughter.  Healthy people take prozac to help balance brain chemical. To be sixteen should be a beautiful age, but it is very difficult to be a teenagers. I'ts a transitional age and teenagers do not have the coping skills needed to deal with sudden situations.  They respond with attitude, anger, violence, ect...and there is a better way out if they only can hold on and learn to cope.  In order to heal, you first need to accept what is wrong and know that you are a beautiful, good person who deserve the very best that life has.

To be depressed is to be very unhappy or a hormone imbalance, but depression is very treatable.  The only person that can recommend and change your medication is a doctor, so if you feel that your medicine is not working, you are still under age, so approach your parents, your mom and tell her (them) that you feel your medication is not helping you, if she could contact the doctor and have the pharmacy change it. The doctor must change it, but if you feel there is something confidential you want to talk about, let us know.  We will see how we can help you with the real cause of the depression and how to deal with what is really bothering  you deep down inside.

Your going to be ok. Surround yourself with good people, good friends, an environment that will help you feel better and stay away from destructive behavior and you are going to be just fine....hang in there...one day at a time.