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husband refuses medication for difficult child. Is there anything I can do
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<blockquote data-quote="flutterby" data-source="post: 362433" data-attributes="member: 7083"><p>To be blunt: It would be abuse if your child had a treatable medical illness and you did not treat it. In my mind, to not treat a treatable mental illness, is no different.</p><p></p><p>I have suffered from major depressive disorder since I was 13. I didn't even see a therapist until I was 16, almost 17. medications were never discussed. I was tough and a go-getter, and managed to overcome a lot on my own, but my life was a lot harder and more painful than it had to be. I started medications when I was 27 - 28 and I realize how much of my life was wasted to depression. </p><p></p><p>I made a lot of bad choices as an adult (abusive relationships, struggled maintaining any kind of a relationship) because of my mental illness. Had I been properly treated at an earlier age, I don't think that would have been the case. The longer mood disorders go untreated, the more difficult they are to treat. Untreated mood disorders are linked to heart disease, cancer, etc. I had a heart attack at 33 years old. I was always fit, active, etc. No one saw it coming.</p><p></p><p>A cure? No. I have recently added a 3rd medication to my psychiatric medications. But, it's worth it for the quality of life I have. I still have to work to not let depression win. I'm in therapy. I still have periods where I really struggle with depression. The difference is, the depression doesn't control me anymore.</p><p></p><p>Before medications, I couldn't imagine living to be 80 and being miserable all of my life. That sounded like hell to me.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="flutterby, post: 362433, member: 7083"] To be blunt: It would be abuse if your child had a treatable medical illness and you did not treat it. In my mind, to not treat a treatable mental illness, is no different. I have suffered from major depressive disorder since I was 13. I didn't even see a therapist until I was 16, almost 17. medications were never discussed. I was tough and a go-getter, and managed to overcome a lot on my own, but my life was a lot harder and more painful than it had to be. I started medications when I was 27 - 28 and I realize how much of my life was wasted to depression. I made a lot of bad choices as an adult (abusive relationships, struggled maintaining any kind of a relationship) because of my mental illness. Had I been properly treated at an earlier age, I don't think that would have been the case. The longer mood disorders go untreated, the more difficult they are to treat. Untreated mood disorders are linked to heart disease, cancer, etc. I had a heart attack at 33 years old. I was always fit, active, etc. No one saw it coming. A cure? No. I have recently added a 3rd medication to my psychiatric medications. But, it's worth it for the quality of life I have. I still have to work to not let depression win. I'm in therapy. I still have periods where I really struggle with depression. The difference is, the depression doesn't control me anymore. Before medications, I couldn't imagine living to be 80 and being miserable all of my life. That sounded like hell to me. [/QUOTE]
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