My daughter has been stealing my anxiety medication
By Ravenstorm3
@Ravenstorm3 (45)
United States
September 8, 2008 10:39am CST
Do any of you have an adult child who steals your medication? I am on a medication for anxiety that you cannot stop immediately. My 22 year old daughter has taken most of them on 2 occassions since May. I was able to wean myself using what was left the last time but this time too many were gone. I have been on this medication for at least 11 years on and off and through the years she has taken my medicine to either take herself or sell to have money or whatever. Naturally she wouldn't dare admit to it and this time I have not even bothered to mention it...I don't see the point when I know she's going to lie. She just had a baby in May,doesn't work,refuses to take responsibility for her actions,speaks to me in ways that I wouldn't dream of speaking to anyone EVER,I could go on and on. I am at a loss. Her father and her step father and myself pay her bills...she lives in a 3/2 home with the baby and her girlfriend. I see my doctor today and I will have to get his okay to have my prescription filled again so soon. But how is that going to look....like I AM THE ONE taking incredible amounts of this medication. If he refuses to refill I will have to enter a psychiatric hospital to be weaned off this medication or stay home and possibly die from the withdrawals as this medication is a benzodiazapine. I feel so angry and betrayed...and very hurt. she has seen me sick as a dog and having seizures when my medicine would come up missing in days when she was stealing them when she was younger. I cannot imagine taking someone's medication or anything else for that matter. I really want to make a report at the police station but I fear what will happen to my grand daughter. I don't know if I would be able to raise another child due to my health problems and there is no way I would ever want her to get caught up in "the system". Please someone help me with this...any advice will be gladly recieved.
2 responses
@reoko10 (578)
• United States
8 Sep 08
First of all if she is take you anxiety then I would be worry about her child, if I were you I would take the child and have the father and step father help raise the baby because the baby needs to be taken care of the right way. Then after that I would put my pill in a box with a combination lock on it so she could not get to them and then I would report her to the police after that if she dosen't go to jail I would get her the help she need so she can stop taken the pills. I really hope this helps.
@milcani (20)
• Puerto Rico
10 Sep 08
It is a difficult situation since someone that you love so much is the one who is giving you such problems. Your daughter needs help, no doubt. And your grand daughter is at this moment without a safety present, never mind of her future. Try to take care of this girl, try to have a stable condition with medication and with the advice of your doctor. At this moment, you are the only person that could take responsible care of her. Don't be afraid of your health, when we get involved helping others, there is a super natural strength that comes instantly. Ask for counseling, in the church or by any means that you have. Do whatever you should with your daughter, she needs help, too. She can rehabilitate and who knows if she in the future can take responsibility for her life and her daughter. I will be praying for you and this girl, that can not take care of herself and has little options of someone that can be for her. God is the one who can make the impossible things, possible. Go ahead, be brave and God bless you!
