My mom keeps trying to drug me.

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OK, anytime that I say that anything is wrong my mom slips me an antidepressant.

"My back hurts."
"You're depressed. Take this."
"I'm constipated, I need some fiber."
"You're depressed. Take this."
"I just cut my finger chopping lettuce. I need a bandaid."
"You're depressed. Take this."

And yes, it's pretty much that extreme.

How do I explain to my mom that her antidepressants give me rage flashes and suicidal thoughts and so she shouldn't keep trying to put me on them?

And also it's illegal, because she's giving me her prescription meds.

That's illegal if it was your own meds too, and parents have been convicted of manslaughter and other serious charges for overdoses. You need to report that because it's a potentially life-threatening safety issue. If your mom understood that, she wouldn't be doing that. That's odd that she would try to use a antidepressant to shut you up. Are you even sure she is telling the truth about what she is giving you? Because there are lots of psych meds commonly prescribed that are far more dangerous to abuse.

just don't take them.

And have a simple, straightforward, brief statement ready, 'Mom, I can't take your medication,' maybe something like that.

Now, if you've taken her antidepressants for a while, you may want to step down from them in phases.

(Your mom may think that if the medication works for her, it will work for you, and that's not necessarily true at all. She may also think that she's Aspie, or different, in the same way you are, and that's not necessarily true either. Not at all.)

Okay, about you having rage flashes and suicidal thoughts from the damn medication, so obviously not for you (still may want to step down half-dose, quarter-dose, etc). If you have rage flashes or suicidal thoughts on other occasions, common enough, please free feel to use us here at WP as one resource. And another resource may be a traditional counselor, or a less traditional source like a regular doctor who's an intern or family practitioner, or even someone like a hair stylist who has some wisdom and life experience. And I'm serious, professionals don't have a corner on the market as far as wisdom. We here at WP try and be with you and in your corner and try and be a resource.

I tell her I don't want to take them. She sits there with the stupid pill and won't leave until I do. I hide the pill under my tongue and spit it out later, but she keeps getting pissed at me.

She doesn't give me a full dose; she cuts the pill in half. I actually don't think you're supposed to do that either though.

Any medicine you take should be your decision if you have the intellectual capacity to address this in writing.

It is your body, and it should be treated for your convenience, not your mother's.

Dad?

Try telling that to her therapist. He'll know best how to react.

I would tell her that if she is so insistant that you take antidepressants then to make you an appointment with a psychiatrist so you can go get assessed to see if 1. you actually need them and 2. which ones would work for you because hers don't work.

Or, just say "No, I'm not taking it" and walk away.

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Tell her no, explain the legal issues and the suicidal thoughts, and if she doesnt listen, tell her therapist that perscribed the meds. If THAT doesnt work, try the police (it is, afterall, illegal in several different ways)

Tell her no, explain the legal issues and the suicidal thoughts, and if she doesnt listen, tell her therapist that perscribed the meds. If THAT doesnt work, try the police (it is, afterall, illegal in several different ways)

My parents never gave me any meds for any behavior, such as depression or ADHD.

Just refuse to take medication. That is what I did.

If she takes them, it means she has issues to begin with. It could be that she is medicating you, because of her mental issues.

This is why i advise you to tell her psychiatrist(if she has one).