My 15 year old son is refusing to take his anti-depressants?

I feel sorry for you as I had this same problem with my son 20. Everyday was a battle to get him to take meds, mainly because the first set of meds he was given gave him terrible side effects and didn't help at all. Do you have someone else that could assist you when it comes to med time?, other siblings, sisters, brothers or cousins. You probably need some support with this. My son would freak out at med time, then he'd turn to his sister, who's 16, and ask her if he should take the meds. She would calmly say yes you should etc and then he did. I had educated her on the illness, medications and behaviors so she'd have a fair idea of what he was going through. I also asked the psych team if I could crush it up and put it in his food and they said NO as when he gets better he will think that he got better without medication and medication is something he will be taking for the rest of his life unfortunately. When he said "why the F do I need to take them?", I had to think quick and replied "sometimes people go through stuff in life that can cause a chemical imbalance in our brains, and we take medication to level up or balance the chemicals. When they're balanced you will feel amazing etc. My statement isn't totally correct but it worked for me. The only thing is I had to repeat it each day for a few weeks.