Question

Many teens suffer from mental disorders. Today there are a number of treatment options available to these teens. Imagine that one of your friends is taking medication for a mental disorder, but they don't like the side effects of the drug, so they plan on not taking it anymore without telling their parents or doctors. What should you do?
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Answer 1

Discontinuing a medication can have more side affects than the medication itself, keep her on the medication, tell her parents and her doctor and they will help ease her off the medication and then they can try new ones.

Answer 2

Answer:

I should advice my friend to not suspend his medication, because the best scenario is taking them. Also, I would help him to analyse carefully his situation, what are the pros and cons without taking his medication. For example, if he has depression, I would say to him that without meds he will always feel depressed, and one day he could make a bad choice about his own life, or a loved one life. Also, we medication he's able to feel better, helping the brain to produce neurotransmitters like most people.

Besides he doesn't like the side effects, I surely will make him think about what's worse? having side effects or having depressive thoughts and feelings that can lead to a pretty bad result.