[Up too Late!!]

I just went to the doctor today and he precribed me Celexa for depression and Klonopin for anxiety. The problem is, my entire family except for my husband feels I"don't need"the Celexa. And they disagree that my doctor could diagnois me with depression with just one office vist. You see I'm currently living with my daughter and husband in my mothers house because we lost our home and moved away and came back, and he just now got a good job so now we can start to save to get our own place. Two of my cats are having to live with my grandmother and one of my dogs at a friends house, so my"family"isn'all together right now. So my family says I'm not depressed, just sad and NOT to take the Celexa that I'll be fine when my life gets back in order. That just the Klonipin is all I need. However, I PERSONALLY feel that I've had depression for some years now and this whole experience has just magnified my problem. So I was just wondering what you thought?How do I get my family to understand why I need it? Or do I just not tell them I'm taking it and deal with my doctor alone? Please help.I'm 26 yrs old. Married for 4yrs.

[Victoria S]

Goodness, you have had a run of bad luck, and certainly you are feeling a bit sad about all of this?On the other hand, this may be an opportunity to count your blessings.While you may be experiencing depression, prescription medication may or may not be the answer for you. You may wish to listen to what others have done in your situation, with nutrition. Check out the links.

[redelman4319]

Call your doctor and ask him/her to educate your parents on why you need your medication and the consequence them not letting you taking it. All though your parents usually are the people to listen to, however if it comes to medicine a responsible parent should take the advice of a doctor and not second guess them. Unless your parents are MD's themselves you should still follow the advice the doctor gaveyou.FOLLOW UP-Whoa Wait A minuite! Your 24? Why are you worried about your parents oppinion on taking the medication! Your the one that should be making the adult decisions. Well anyways if you want your parents to understand why you need it, you can ask your doctor to educate them about it.

[rhonda c]

tell them that you think you need it. talk to your doc about being able to stop if you feel that it is unnecessary. but remember that this is your way of life your talking about. you want to live the best way you know how and this might be what you need. i hope you don't need it but you have to keep an open mind and docs are wrong all the time. so if your gut is saying"hay you need help"then get it