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18 year-old son refusing meds

NAS92901
6 months ago

Hi,

My son turned 18 a couple of days ago and was recently diagnosed with ASD after spending years in and out of CAMHS. A child psychiatrist prescribed him Prozac a few months ago as his major challenge is anxiety disorder. For the first time he seemed happy and coping much better with life. However, he is now refusing to take his medication, his mood has dipped terribly,  and now he is 18 we have no input into his medical care.

Has anyone else had this problem? Any advice would be hugely appreciated!

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  • 6 months ago

    Hi, I’m fact I’ve never got Prozac prescribed, but I had some meds for depression few times and what came to my mind is maybe your son has some side effects that he doesn’t want to speak about and that could be the reason. For me meds always have some side effects sometimes mild, sometimes more severe. I honestly don’t like to take anything, but I myself see, when my mood goes down, I have to go back on meds. 

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  • 6 months ago

    Hi, I’m fact I’ve never got Prozac prescribed, but I had some meds for depression few times and what came to my mind is maybe your son has some side effects that he doesn’t want to speak about and that could be the reason. For me meds always have some side effects sometimes mild, sometimes more severe. I honestly don’t like to take anything, but I myself see, when my mood goes down, I have to go back on meds. 

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