My mother has three maladies and three meds to take, but she won't... why?

My mother has three maladies and three meds to take, but she won't... why?
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answer:Depression and anxiety: Since depression leads people to think “what’s the point” they will sometimes apply that thinking to their medication. Counter intuitive I know. But those of us with depression think and do things that might not make sense to normal people. Anxiety can cause a person to feel or think irrational things even if they understand the mechanism of their disorder. When one is caught in the throes of an anxious moment or day knowing what is wrong can be of little or no comfort. Anxious people can be anxious about making decisions, then depression causes one to feel there is no point to committing to a decision anyway. This can include the decision to take the drugs themselves. Drugs can be the victim of their own success: People with all manner of problems will take a medication for a problem, then feel so normal as a result that they forget that the drug is responsible and they will then stop taking the drug. Sometimes users will not start taking the drug again until they’ve started feeling pretty rotten again. Side effects: These are a legitimate concerns regarding any drug. However if the anxiety and depression drugs have proven to work (something that can be hard to achieve) the benefits greatly outweigh the risks. It’s entirely likely that anxiety itself can be causing her to overthink the undesired effects of medication. Depressed and anxious people can have greater sensitivity to physical pain. Some believe that physical pain is partly the manifestation of emotional pain. The best thing you can do for her is to understand the mechanisms of anxiety and depression the best you can. This will make it easier for you to understand her state and actions from moment to moment. She likely feels one way at one time and then differently just minutes later. Being able to tell her why she feels the way she does can help you with her argument against taking the meds.
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