From 2nd january 2020 to 18th february 2020, I had taken escitalopram and olanzapine, and after stopping medicine for 1 month as advised by psychiatrist, I felt completely normal but from 21st march 2021, I had feeling anxiety, no proper sleep, masturbation addiction, not focusing on my goal, and suicidal tendencies. And I consulted clinical psychologist, and she told that I am going through relapse of the symptoms she then advised me to consult a psychiatrist and take medicine. But now my parents are strictly against psychiatric medicines. At the same time, I have to honor my parents and obey the advise of clinical psychologist. What should I do? I am confused. Shall I suicide?

Mrs. Aaradhana ReddyPsychologist4yrs exp

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Dear Lybrate user, although all these things are difficult to go through and very hard to live with, please don't think of suicide. All of this must've been very heard for you, but please have hope, this will pass with the right help. Stopping medications can show a replase of symptoms. I suggest you go for psychological therapy, talk therapy also helps with your presented concerns of anxiety, sleep, masturbation addiction, suicidal tendencies. There are widely used proven therapies such as congnitive behaviour therapy for anxiety, depression, suicidal tendencies. Therapy will help you go to the root of your concerns, teach you strategies and techniques to manage your anxiety, depression, masturbation, suicidal thoughts etc. Although a combination of medication and therapy works best, with learning to manage it can help you stop depending of medication and manage even without them. It helps in the long term. Don't worry, there is help available, there is hope. If you wish to, after talking to your therapist, your parents also can come for a therapy session regarding their concerns about medication and the therapist can help them understand. Maybe knowing that taking medication for a while and after learning to manage, then coming off medications to manage independently, could convince your parents. All the best! you can contact me as well for help on Lybrate. Regards, aaradhana reddy counselling psychologist.  

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Dr. P K SukumaranPsychiatrist56yrs exp

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Depression is a very common problem. There are so ever so many much worse than u. Yours is a little problem no need to worry. Stop smoking and alcohol have regular exercise like walking swimming cycling jogging with friends for one hour holidays once in a week daily yoga, scheduling activities hobbies social service take fish and vegetables take mirtazapine 25 mg @ night venlafaxine 50 mg 1 0 2 daily exercise.  

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Dr. Prof. Jagadeesan M.S.Psychiatrist17yrs exp

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Your parents unfortunately are not doctors and they cannot decide your treatment, unless you are a minor. So as rightly said by the clinical psychologist, consult a psychiatrist and take proper treatment. Untreated illness for many years, destroys a person s life, rather than proper treatment. Good luck.  

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Dr. Sartaj DeepakPsychiatrist10yrs exp

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Hi Xavier I can understand you condition. i would say it's always logical to defy your parent's advise than to commit suicide. So i urge you to seek a psychiatric consultation despite the resistance from your parents. The best way is to make your parents understand your situation clearly, they might agree to help you, even if they don't, go for help. it's your own life first, if you are not well or not alive, there will be no meaning of listening to/or defying parents. At current situation your mental health should be your utmost priority. I wish you get better soon and stay happy and healthy! 

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