Ok, guys, i need help, depression and prozac Options

Ok, guys, I need some help. I made a post about przac before, and my girlfreidn has been taking it for a week and half. She got into a fight with her parents today and feels like she did 2 years ago before she tried to kill herself. She can't control herself, and she feels like she wants to again. HER PARENTS STILL WONT TAKE HER OFF IT. I seriously think that if I don't find somehow to get her off of it, I might seriously hurt her parents, and I don't want to spend time in jail. Please help me... I love her so much, and I feel like there's nothing i can do... thanks in advance, Shonenman

Breathe.

I am not a doctor or a psychologist so I an qualified to offer you advice on the medication your gf is taking. I can give you some advice on the turmoil you feel.

Breathe.

You cannot control the things you wish to control. You can do what it is in your power to do. You have no way of knowing that your gf mental state would improve if she stopped taking her meds. Certainly harming her parents, being arrested and seperated from her, will NOT help her mental state.

Breathe.

Give your self the space to let the turmoil settle and you may mind the right path becomes clear. Sit, breathe. Don't see this as meditation. Don't see this as doing nothing. Sit, breathe. This saved my life when I felt suicidal, when I felt utter dispair.

Sit, breathe.

There should have been some literature with the medication, which explains the composition and its side-effects. The prescribing clinician should have talked it through with her.

One of the things which it's important to remember about Prozac and similar drugs is that they take up to a month to begin working properly, although sometimes the side effects kick in at once. The obvious consequences of this are that people feel terrible during that first month. That's perfectly normal.

Obviously, I can't give a medical opinion based on a post on a messageboard, but you should know two things:

1. Coming off the drug suddenly, without medical supervision, is DANGEROUS.

2. Everyone is entitled to a second opinion, IN CONFIDENCE. That means that they're not required to discuss it with their parents, (or you, for that matter!). Unless her parents are both qualified physicians, they'd be very ill-advised to "take her off" any drug, especially one as complex as the SSRI family.

It may be that it's not the right medication, in which case, by all means, stop taking it, but WITH the APPROPRIATE, QUALIFIED SUPERVISION!

I hope this helps...and I hope that, whatever course of action you end up taking, you both feel more at peace.

Blessings,
SL

buy some books on these things if you want to help.
Educate yourself!!!!!!!

be calm about it, for now, just prepare yourself.

first say her all is fine, keep reasuring her the drug will help her. Reasure her that things will be fine. Help her to calm down. Help her establish a peacefull relationship with her parents, fighting them makes things harder for both of you.
Why would you fight a fight you cannot win, ... yet.

Beware!
It 'could' even be that it is you that is making her unhappy, if you mess with her head by saying it is a bad drug and such, and how her parents are fools, then the suicidal tendancies can even be your fault.

I am not saying that is the case, ask yourself that!
Analyse, see clearly without attachement. Let go of your emotions and analyse the situation clearly.

Ask her to educate herself about it, convince her to study about the nature of her problems. Do not say what you think, based solely on your limited and probably false knowledge. Get some REAL knowledge about these things. Share real knowledge, not false knowledge. You are not as wise as you think you are, humility is a good thing.

Be aware of your limitations in these matters, you cannot fight her parents on this, you have no grounds for that.
Do all you can do and realise that you cannot be blamed for the rest, you did your best.

I understand that this must be painfull for you, to see these things happening that you cannot control. You feel powerless, and that is not a nice feeling, but its not about you, its about her.

Don't rely on some info you got on a forum. people could give you wrong advice. Study for yourself these matters, so that you may see what this drug is all about. And please, do not solely depend on the internet for this, really BUY A GOOD BOOK about it, or more books, and STUDY it. The more you know about these things, the more you can help her.

In the case she does have a bad doctor, get a second opinion on it. Get some help from a person that does have some authority. We have places here in belgium where kids with problems can go to, for help. You guys probably have such a facility in your school or neighborhood also.

Remember that IT IS POSSIBLE for you to do more harm than good. be certain that you don't do that.


I may have been harsh at times. But i don't know you, and i am just showing you every possibility.
Remember, it would not be the first time that a person wanting to help did more harm than good. It would be sad to see you walk that path, and you would not even know it until it is to late.

First detach, release your emotions, then analyse, then come to conclusions. I am talking about pure cold detached analysis. To see what truly would be best.

Best of luck, i really wish you well.

Thanks, guys... I'm fine, we're getting help tomorrow. I'm fine, I was really upset and wasn't thinking clearly at all. We're fine now, we're going to ask someone outside of the situation. I kind of went psychotic on you guys. Sorry about that, and thanks for the help everyone's given me. I greatly appreciate it, and I owe you, so feel free to ask for a favor. Thanks again,
Shonenman

lovely,

i hope you guys will be alright.
I wish you well.