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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I just want to say not to pressure your daughter into making this decision. My mother basically forced me onto SSRIs when I was 14 because I was "making her life hell". I was a straight A student with a job who never caused any trouble but I was moody and anxious and hated my school. I've been on and off these drugs all my life and I wonder if something got rewired by starting them so young. It should be her decision.[/quote]

Doesn’t it seem at least as likely that (1) mental health issues run on your family bc your mom clearly had them and/or (2) your upbringing caused your mental health problems?  Blaming the SSRIs doesn’t seem logically sound - you’re blaming  a symptom, not the cause(s).[/quote]

NP - you're missing the point PP. Whatever issues the mom of the PP you're replying to had, that PP felt like they didn't need to be on meds. Sometimes one's moodiness and hatred of school is all based on totally reasonable, understandable conditions. And moodiness in teens is also so common without any mental health issues.  Raising teens is hard for most parents, so maybe this PP's mom just couldn't handle it or had her own mental health issues and projected them onto her DD who then was forced to take meds that maybe she didn't need. And she's struggled to be free of them ever since it sounds like.

14 is old enough to definitely have the DD/DS's thoughts on going on meds be sought and weighed into final decisions that parents and therapists may make. And giving a teen an opportunity to try other approaches is important unless they are in crisis right now.  OP sounds like they've tried to get their DD to try other things, she hasn't wanted to, but now is willing to try meds. Sounds like OP IS taking her DD's opinion into serious consideration, and that's good.

PP who was forced into it and felt like you didn't have the mental health issues your mom was upset about, I'm sorry that happened to you. [/quote]

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