Depression Supporters Support Group

I wish there were some magic words to help you or to get your son to go back on his meds, but there are not. talk to him openly about the meds and taking them or not. even without meds he should still get help by going to counseling and such. good luck dear!

It must be very hard for you to watch him suffer.I did the same thing with my Mum.I felt she was 'telling' me what to do,does your son think that? It felt like a failure to agree to take it.I agree with the above posters-to talk openly.Let him try other things as it is his choice.When he has exhausted those possibilities he may then consider taking the medication.I am not advocating medicine for everyone.No-one wants to be reliant on medicine and have the side effects but on the other hand for example, in my case (and some other people) I think I would have been stuck in a rut and less able to tackle other problems in my life associated with the depression such as drinking.

Yes, the most painful part for me is to watch him suffer. I think my son's felt a lot of pressure from us, or wanted to please us and when he thought he didn't live up to our expectations, it turned into anger. I'm praying that he can pull through without medication and I'm working on letting him know that we'll always support him no matter what.