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Help her? Let her sink? What's a mom of an 18 yr old to do?
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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 209884" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Usually for 18 year olds, I say give them a reality check and have them plan to leave. However, with your daughter there are a few concerns I have. First off, are you positive she is only "dabbling with pot?" We thought my daughter was doing that. In fact, she told us (after she quit) that she was so strung out on drugs she had almost died. She could really hide it well, except that she would have meltdowns. On Prozac: 80 mgs??? Are you kidding? I didn't even know anyone could be prescribed that much. I don't know if Prozac helps your daughter or not, but I'll tell you our three Prozac experiences and they weren't pretty.</p><p>I took 10 mgs. and it made me so hyper I could barely sit. At first I was hypmianic and giggly, but then I crashed. I couldn't stay awake. I had violent nightmares. I got even more depressed, and suicidal and I finally weaned off of this medication. For me, I disliked it a lot.</p><p>My daughter, at age 16, took Prozac, 20 mgs. She told me that it made her feel out of control and anxious. She quit taking it cold turkey (which nobody should EVER do, but I couldn't get her to wean). She got suicidal, pulled a knife on herself and ended up in a psychiatric ward. We found two other large knives under her mattress. At the time she was also abusing drugs so I don't know how much that had to do with it.</p><p>My son was six and took one Prozac 10 mg. tablet before I tossed it in the trash. He was in first grade and had never been in trouble, but I got called that day because the teacher was scared. He kept laughing manically and jumping off his desk yelling "I can flyyyyyyyyyyyy!" This is a well-behaved kid.</p><p>Before you throw her out, you may want to tell her that you want her to re-evaluate her medications. You can't just keep stopping and starting Prozac like that...it will mess your body chemistry up. On top of that, *I* took Prozac the right way and did not add any recreational drug use (not even alcohol) while I was on Prozac. And it still made me crazy. It took me years to find an antidepressant that helped rather than hurt me. How much the medications have to do with your daughter's up and down behavior I don't know.</p><p>If she all out refuses to see a doctor or get any help at all, I would give her a timeline to find a place to live. I wouldn't waste any more money on even community college until she is more stable. </p><p>Been there/done that and wishing you all the luck in the world.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 209884, member: 1550"] Usually for 18 year olds, I say give them a reality check and have them plan to leave. However, with your daughter there are a few concerns I have. First off, are you positive she is only "dabbling with pot?" We thought my daughter was doing that. In fact, she told us (after she quit) that she was so strung out on drugs she had almost died. She could really hide it well, except that she would have meltdowns. On Prozac: 80 mgs??? Are you kidding? I didn't even know anyone could be prescribed that much. I don't know if Prozac helps your daughter or not, but I'll tell you our three Prozac experiences and they weren't pretty. I took 10 mgs. and it made me so hyper I could barely sit. At first I was hypmianic and giggly, but then I crashed. I couldn't stay awake. I had violent nightmares. I got even more depressed, and suicidal and I finally weaned off of this medication. For me, I disliked it a lot. My daughter, at age 16, took Prozac, 20 mgs. She told me that it made her feel out of control and anxious. She quit taking it cold turkey (which nobody should EVER do, but I couldn't get her to wean). She got suicidal, pulled a knife on herself and ended up in a psychiatric ward. We found two other large knives under her mattress. At the time she was also abusing drugs so I don't know how much that had to do with it. My son was six and took one Prozac 10 mg. tablet before I tossed it in the trash. He was in first grade and had never been in trouble, but I got called that day because the teacher was scared. He kept laughing manically and jumping off his desk yelling "I can flyyyyyyyyyyyy!" This is a well-behaved kid. Before you throw her out, you may want to tell her that you want her to re-evaluate her medications. You can't just keep stopping and starting Prozac like that...it will mess your body chemistry up. On top of that, *I* took Prozac the right way and did not add any recreational drug use (not even alcohol) while I was on Prozac. And it still made me crazy. It took me years to find an antidepressant that helped rather than hurt me. How much the medications have to do with your daughter's up and down behavior I don't know. If she all out refuses to see a doctor or get any help at all, I would give her a timeline to find a place to live. I wouldn't waste any more money on even community college until she is more stable. Been there/done that and wishing you all the luck in the world. [/QUOTE]
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