How Can I Convince My Mother to Let Me Stop Taking These Pills?

Question by bumbum?: How can I convince my mother to let me stop taking these pills?
I started taking 30mg/day of Lexapro two years ago because my anxiety was bad enough that I couldn’t go to school. I’ve been back at school for two years and weaned myself off of the pills last November (clearly not the safest thing to do, I know, but they were causing weight gain and sleepiness and not even helping my anxiety anymore). Recently she caught on to the fact that I’m not taking them and literally forces me to ingest them; she won’t leave the room at night until she sees me swallow them. When I take them now, they make me dizzy, nauseous, insomniatic, and lethargic, along with a slew of other symptoms, none of which are calming. Whenever I tell her I don’t need to take them, she says they’re the best thing for me and they’re to treat my depression (which I don’t have, but she won’t believe that either). I really don’t know what to do in this situation, and any advice would be SO helpful. Thank you in advance.
Also, I’ve read a lot of other questions on here where ‘helpful’ people will say that I do need the pill. I’m not here for your diagnosis, but thank you.

Best answer:

Answer by Art
See if you can get the prescribing doc on your side.

Answer by Ameya
well if she’s that convinced that you need them, it’s going to be very hard.
try to sit her down and (CALMLY!) tell her that you strongly feel that you don’t need them anymore
try to make a deal with her. say, a week or a month of exemplary behavior across the board (with pills), including but not limited to taking the pills without ANY fuss. Then if this is met you can try one day closely monitored (i dont know how) without the pills.
best answer i can think of.
I’ve had to do a lot stuff like this (though admittedly not with drugs) with people such as my parents. try to make a deal that seems as non unfair to you as possible without it being fair from your perspective. the crazier the deal is, the more likely your mom will do it.
also talk to your doctor about it.

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