Hiya I am 17 and i feel depressed all the time, i went to the doctors about a month ago about it but i didnt feel he took me seriously and that i was bein over dramatic. He just sat there and looked at me which made me feel stupid but he said he doesnt like giving antidepressants to young people so he said he would get me an appointment with the school nurse and explain to them so i didnt have to
i lost my cousin to cancer last year who I was very close to and he thinks that is what started it but now I dont know who to go to or what to do because i dont know how to explain how I feel and i make it sound not as bad as it is
I found perserverance was the key. My doctor didn't take me seriously at first when I was 15, but I kept going back and changed the doctor I was seeing, and he got me counselling which helped loads.
thanks well i would go back but because it didnt work the first time i feel like there is no point going and i feel embarrassed how old are you now? i dont feel like i made it clear enough but i dont know how to say it without sounding silly
Technically, anti-depressants aren't licensed for under 18s, and a lot of doctors don't agree with giving them to people of this age, which I think is fair enough. Did you take up the appointment with your school nurse? That could be a better starting point, as they will be used to talking to teenagers and probably more understanding. The school nurse might be able to set up counselling for you.
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the doctor was meant to get me and appointment with the school nurse and explain to them so that it would be easier for me, and mostly i am worried about what to say to the nurse or the doctor anyway because i feel like they dont believe me or think im being silly
can anyone tell me what they said when they got help??
My school found out I wasn't doing great before my GP and both times they referred me to the GP or CAMHS - child adolescent mental health services. The doctor at thirteen, didn't do a thing to help me but wouldn't let me go into school due to me being too much of a risk, at fifteen the doctor put me on prozac on the first appt. All depends on how truthfully you answer their questions and what your doctor agrees with doing.
No doctor likes putting young people on antidepressants because potentially you could be on them for a long time.
Good luck and I hope everything works out for you x
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Maybe you could write it down and then give it to the nurse/doctor, that might be easier. I would just bullet point how you are feeling, maybe why you are feeling like this (if you know) and how it's effecting you. From that they can then ask you questions and stuff it might just be a good starting point. They will believe you, it's true sometimes doctors don't take young people seriously, and if that happens, you just have to persevere keep telling them how much you're struggling until they get it.
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thanks :) i think i will do that (write it down) because i felt like i wasnt saying everything what i felt, i dont even know if i want to go to the doctors thats the problem though because i dont feel like its bad enough to get help but i dont feel like i can carry on pretending im happy because its just wrecking my life, my relationship, school, work etc. but i hate talking to people and i know thats what they will say :(
thanks :) i think i will do that (write it down) because i felt like i wasn't saying everything what i felt, i don't even know if i want to go to the doctors that's the problem though because i don't feel like its bad enough to get help but i don't feel like i can carry on pretending im happy because its just wrecking my life, my relationship, school, work etc. but i hate talking to people and i know that's what they will say :(
if it's wrecking your life, it's bad enough to get help :) Talking to people can be horrible, and taking the first step is hardest, but after that, it will get easier.
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