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writes:Recently i went overseas, i go to bed at normal times for where i live and i havent been able to sleep during the night. This results in me being late for school because of my sleep deprivation, i've taken blood tests and been to the doctor about my depression, which i am convinced has something to do with my sleep pattern, or vise versa, i want to know if there is any possible way that i could talk to my mum about anti depressants, she doesn't want me to take sleeping pills and i don't know what else i can do, can anyone help?
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reader, k_c100  +, writes (27 July 2009):
 Ok well this worries me a little - what were the results of your blood test? Why did you not see the doctor again? And as for the councillors, why did they talk to your mum and not you? That is illegal - it goes against doctor/patient confidentiality laws.
I am concerned here that your mum is too involved and it seems that you are just being told by other people that you are depressed when you have not had an official diagnosis from a doctor. What are your symptoms that make you think you are depressed?
I have to say that anti-depressants are very serious medication and you should avoid them if you can. They alter your chemicals in the brain which in turn alters your mood. So really you are controlling your mind through tablets - they are highly addictive and dont actually treat the cause of the problem. They can work for some people - but only when a doctor (not a councillor) has given a diagnosis.
I have seen first hand the effects that anti-depressants can have on people - my ex went on them because he thought he was depressed, and it made him so much worse. He ended up having panic attacks, he became suicidal and he eventually had to start taking tranquilisers. I cannot stress to you enough that you really dont want to take anti-depressants unless you really have to!
What I think you need to do is go to the doctors alone (I believe your mum is too involved at the moment and she seems to be controlling your diagnosis). You need to get an official diagnosis from a proper doctor before you can start to think about anti-depressants. Tell the doctor your symptoms and why you think that it is depression and not just teenage hormones. Then you will be able to move forwards with this; your doctor will know what is best to do. If he or she thinks anti-depressants are best then you will have to return to the doctors with your mum and get the doctor to explain why you need them.
Please please do not try to obtain anti-depressants before seeing the doctor, dont rely on what these councillors have said to your mum as they have broken the law by speaking to your mum before you gave your permission. You are over 16 therefore you are no longer classified as a child, they had no right to speak to your mum before speaking to you. Make sure you find out all the facts before you start believing what other people are telling you. The chances are you dont even have depression, and you dont need the anti-depressants.
If you want to tell me your symptoms first before you decide to see the doctor then please feel free, I should be able to give you a better idea of what is going on.
I hope this helps!
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reader, anonymous, writes (25 July 2009): This is verified as being by the original poster of the questionI went oversea's, i did not move there, but the time difference is no longer a reason for my sleep deprivation.
The doctor said we'd do the blood test before he could comment on my depression, but we didn't see him after that.
i've been to councellers that actually called my mum and told her that i was depressed, i had no knowledge of this until she confronted me.
My mum doesn't want to put me on sleeping pills because she thinks that i am too young for them and because she has to take them she doesn't feel it's right.
But i dont know how to talk to her about the anti depressants because i think she might feel the same way and i dont know how to bring it up in conversation.
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reader, anonymous, writes (25 July 2009): I went oversea's, i did not move there, but the time difference is no longer a reason for my sleep deprivation.
The doctor said we'd do the blood test before he could comment on my depression, but we didn't see him after that.
i've been to councellers that actually called my mum and told her that i was depressed, i had no knowledge of this until she confronted me.
My mum doesn't want to put me on sleeping pills because she thinks that i am too young for them and because she has to take them she doesn't feel it's right.
But i dont know how to talk to her about the anti depressants because i think she might feel the same way and i dont know how to bring it up in conversation.
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reader, k_c100 +, writes (24 July 2009):
There are a few things I dont understand here:
1. The overseas part - have you just moved to a different country? Or have you been on holiday?
2. What did the doctor say about your sleep deprivation and depression?
3. Have you been officially diagnosed by a doctor with depression or do you just think you are depressed?
4. Why would your mum let you take anti-depressants but not sleeping pills?
If you could answer these questions I think I might be able to give you a better answer!
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