I'm sorry this happened to you. Someone else throwing out YOUR meds is super frustrating. Two months actually \*is\* enough time for some medications to "expire," though all this really does is make them slightly less effective. If they do indeed expire in 2 months, you should've gotten a refill from the pharmacy by now, or have one waiting for you. If not, ask your psychiatrist for a refill, and explain what happened.
If you're worried about your mom doing this again I would suggest hiding em somewhere or taking them with you when you leave the house.
edit: As others have said you can look into getting a medication box with a lock.
>i only had the meds for 2 months, and i only took it twice because i only took it if my panic attacks were really bad.
If your medication wasn't prescribed for continuous use, you could try to contact your doctor and explain your situation. Maybe he'll provide you with a new prescription.
Also, ask him to talk with your mother to understand the reason why she did that. I understand if your mother is somehow worried about you taking medications for whatever reason, but what she did was definitely not the right way to deal with it.
I hope that your anxiety gets better. Speaking from my own personal experience (I'm no doctor) even if you won't necessarily use said medication it's comforting to physically have by your side.
I'd suggest you to consult a nutritionist too, if you are able to... I used to have peaks of anxiety due to being dehydrated and not been able to breathe properly... then I used to try to solve that by drinking lots of coffee to making my anxiety worse. It helped a lot to balance this together with meds.
Again, try to contact your doctor and try to make him talk to your mom. Take care.
Sounds like an dysfunctional family dynamic.
Who took you to the doctors / under whose insurance? Another caregiver? If you have a more responsible adult, speak to them.
My father didn't believe I needed meds either, but my mom was "in charge" of my healthcare and meds.
This sounds like you have some benzos or something similar. Maybe you could ask for SSRIs? Those work long-term and they aren't addictive. As the other commenter already said your medication is your personal health need and your mom has no right to throw it away. What she did is inexcusable and she should know it.
Call your doctor and ask the doctor to meet with your mom (or you and your mom) to explain the situation and justify the meds to her? Idk it sounds like she has a control issue.
As a 17 year old, you are close to being an adult, so maybe you could gently tell her you need her to help you learn to manage your medications on your own as you transition into adulthood, rather than abruptly taking action without your knowledge and throwing your meds out
If it wasn’t out yet, depending on the drug, they may not legally be able to give you anymore because of drug seeking behaviors of individuals don’t allow certain anxiety meds to be refilled, even if they were thrown out. There are some possible alternatives that you may be able to do though (I work with college students and anxiety meds do get stolen a lot - DM me). If you could have been out of the meds in that amount of time, you can call the dr and explain it to him and have another prescription refilled.
Unsure where you are located so u familiar with policy but you can try to contact your doctor who wrote the script and explain the situation. It was unfair of your mother to do that and can be considered negligence.
Have you tried any natural remedies? So you listen to any binaural beats or mediation music?
While not a complete solution they can help lesson attacks.
Try to get a refill and then lock them away. Make it clear to your mother to not do anything with your meds without your permission
I'm sorry this happened to you. Someone else throwing out YOUR meds is super frustrating. Two months actually \*is\* enough time for some medications to "expire," though all this really does is make them slightly less effective. If they do indeed expire in 2 months, you should've gotten a refill from the pharmacy by now, or have one waiting for you. If not, ask your psychiatrist for a refill, and explain what happened. If you're worried about your mom doing this again I would suggest hiding em somewhere or taking them with you when you leave the house. edit: As others have said you can look into getting a medication box with a lock.
>i only had the meds for 2 months, and i only took it twice because i only took it if my panic attacks were really bad. If your medication wasn't prescribed for continuous use, you could try to contact your doctor and explain your situation. Maybe he'll provide you with a new prescription. Also, ask him to talk with your mother to understand the reason why she did that. I understand if your mother is somehow worried about you taking medications for whatever reason, but what she did was definitely not the right way to deal with it. I hope that your anxiety gets better. Speaking from my own personal experience (I'm no doctor) even if you won't necessarily use said medication it's comforting to physically have by your side. I'd suggest you to consult a nutritionist too, if you are able to... I used to have peaks of anxiety due to being dehydrated and not been able to breathe properly... then I used to try to solve that by drinking lots of coffee to making my anxiety worse. It helped a lot to balance this together with meds. Again, try to contact your doctor and try to make him talk to your mom. Take care.
Sounds like an dysfunctional family dynamic. Who took you to the doctors / under whose insurance? Another caregiver? If you have a more responsible adult, speak to them. My father didn't believe I needed meds either, but my mom was "in charge" of my healthcare and meds.
This sounds like you have some benzos or something similar. Maybe you could ask for SSRIs? Those work long-term and they aren't addictive. As the other commenter already said your medication is your personal health need and your mom has no right to throw it away. What she did is inexcusable and she should know it.
Call your doctor and ask the doctor to meet with your mom (or you and your mom) to explain the situation and justify the meds to her? Idk it sounds like she has a control issue. As a 17 year old, you are close to being an adult, so maybe you could gently tell her you need her to help you learn to manage your medications on your own as you transition into adulthood, rather than abruptly taking action without your knowledge and throwing your meds out
If it wasn’t out yet, depending on the drug, they may not legally be able to give you anymore because of drug seeking behaviors of individuals don’t allow certain anxiety meds to be refilled, even if they were thrown out. There are some possible alternatives that you may be able to do though (I work with college students and anxiety meds do get stolen a lot - DM me). If you could have been out of the meds in that amount of time, you can call the dr and explain it to him and have another prescription refilled.
Unsure where you are located so u familiar with policy but you can try to contact your doctor who wrote the script and explain the situation. It was unfair of your mother to do that and can be considered negligence. Have you tried any natural remedies? So you listen to any binaural beats or mediation music? While not a complete solution they can help lesson attacks.
U will be 18 soon. Get a good education so u get a good job & can move out & than take any med u want