who on here is Not medicated?
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ok here's my experience on being medicated, i've taken Effexor for years then Lexapro for many years...been off them for a bit (about 6 months)...my moods a bit higher and lower off them at times meaning they did their thing at stabilising mood but here's the real interesting thing: recently I went to the doctor to get another prescription of lexapro as have been feeling a bit down lately and I just wanted to determine how much different my mood was on them again.....well mood was great, I felt calm once again....yeh fantastic, only problem was, and not just a slight problem, I noted my concentration was severly hampered...only 2 days back on the stuff and I was making mistakes left right and centre at work.
all those years of taking them, and I just used to think I wasn't very bright at times and now I have come to the realisation that the medication may well have been playing a part.
now I just take Xanax on and off on an as needed basis, funnily though my doc said I should just take the Lexapro as it is "safer" then Xanax as Xanax is said to cause loss of concentration, but i'm guessing this is because Xanax is a drug which is more likely to be abused and taken in higher dosses then the SSRI so it gets a bad rap.
all those years of taking them, and I just used to think I wasn't very bright at times and now I have come to the realisation that the medication may well have been playing a part.
now I just take Xanax on and off on an as needed basis, funnily though my doc said I should just take the Lexapro as it is "safer" then Xanax as Xanax is said to cause loss of concentration, but i'm guessing this is because Xanax is a drug which is more likely to be abused and taken in higher dosses then the SSRI so it gets a bad rap.
Earthcircle
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I am not medicated, but I know from past experience that if I explain why I'm not medicated some people will become very angry. But I might as well, because it is the truth. Speaking from my own experience, and my own experience only, I have found that psychiatric medication causes mental illness. With the possible exception of minor tranquilizers such as Valium, I have found that every psych drug I have taken causes frightening symptoms of mental illness. What is equally frightening is that psychiatrists often don't recognize the drug as the source of the symptoms, so one has to risk appearing paranoid or otherwise delusional in discontinuing the medication. Anyway, I don't dare touch the stuff. I occasionally take Ambien for sleeplessness, but I don't use it more than once a week, and I don't think it counts as a psych med. The real psych meds I don't touch with a ten-foot pole.
Pacific_Loner
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The only time I went to see a doctor for anxiety and depression she prescribed me some stuff but I never took it. Everything meds and drug related makes my brain foggy and mess up my stomach, and history has proven that it doesn't help me at all on the long term.
Odo
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I have never been on meds and would never take them, because the side effects seem much much worse than any anxiety.
I do recommend Ashwagandha, though... I was taking it for about a month or so and it's the best I've felt. It's a natural herb with no negative side effects.
It's not for depression, just anxiety.
I do recommend Ashwagandha, though... I was taking it for about a month or so and it's the best I've felt. It's a natural herb with no negative side effects.
It's not for depression, just anxiety.
to answer the ops question- I don't take anything.
This is more of an aside point and not in response to anything anyone has said, it is something I've had on my mind that I feel is sort of relevant. I think that there is often a stigma about taking medication eg. antidepressants. If somebody has depression, there's a chemical imbalance there and that's a real thing that needs treatment. Society can be a real bitch about it. Nobody judges a diabetic for taking insulin because that would be ridiculous. Nobody judges somebody with thyroid disease for taking eltroxin because that would be ridiculous. However society judges somebody with depression for taking antidepressants and it is ridiculous :idontknow:
I feel like there's a lot to be said for CBT but I do think that medication is necessary for a lot of people to feel ok and nobody should feel lesser for taking medication.
This is more of an aside point and not in response to anything anyone has said, it is something I've had on my mind that I feel is sort of relevant. I think that there is often a stigma about taking medication eg. antidepressants. If somebody has depression, there's a chemical imbalance there and that's a real thing that needs treatment. Society can be a real bitch about it. Nobody judges a diabetic for taking insulin because that would be ridiculous. Nobody judges somebody with thyroid disease for taking eltroxin because that would be ridiculous. However society judges somebody with depression for taking antidepressants and it is ridiculous :idontknow:
I feel like there's a lot to be said for CBT but I do think that medication is necessary for a lot of people to feel ok and nobody should feel lesser for taking medication.
outofthisworld
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im not on medication, i took once only for 2 days and stopped, its a personal choice as they will only cover your emotions and then u gotta deal with side effect and so much more, so i prefer to deal with the problem in other ways and i've learned so much more.
MollyBeGood
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THeCARS1979
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No i do not and because I dont believe in it. I went and did neurofeedback therapy instead. Water increase may have worked too. I still struggle with SA
migthymask
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pills and drougs were made to conspire against us, they're tools of the goverment, so they can control our minds by that way. :/
outofthisworld
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i totally agree with you on that one :thumbup:
theoutsider
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I'm not because I'm afraid of dependency. Lately, I have considered taking something to take the edge off my anxiety.
razzle dazzle rose
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I was very anti-meds for many years, having tried them when I was younger and having bad experiences. Recently that changed. I am on meds again. Yes, the side effects suck; and I have had to switch between different ones, all with the goal of finding that right combination. Patience. I have a chemical imbalance. Medication is helping to balance that out. I just want to get better.
Yes, thank you for saying this.
It was difficult for me to accept that I have to be on meds. A lot of it has to do with that stigma, and feeling like meds don't even work anyway. This time I am actually complying though and taking them every day, my exact dose, not extra like I used to. Still testing it of course. I want to give it a full try. I have nothing to lose.
Yes, thank you for saying this.
It was difficult for me to accept that I have to be on meds. A lot of it has to do with that stigma, and feeling like meds don't even work anyway. This time I am actually complying though and taking them every day, my exact dose, not extra like I used to. Still testing it of course. I want to give it a full try. I have nothing to lose.
THeCARS1979
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medication is a fraud and all it does is mask the problems, just like a doctor where they only take care of the symptoms but not the causes
LoyalXenite
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I've tried a few, Lexapro, Aropax, Zoloft, and something else that I can never remember the name of any more. but none of them ever felt like they worked, The aropax might have helped a little but not enough to be worth the money for it.
I do take some regular medication for physical things, but nothing for mental issues at this point in time.
I do take some regular medication for physical things, but nothing for mental issues at this point in time.
Graeme1988
Hie yer hence from me heath!
Never bin put on medication... Mainly because ah worry aboot the side-affects.
Ah did huv meds to try and help alleviate the pain in ma legs due to ma cerebal palsy, but those jist made me more depressed and anxious. So ah stop takin' 'em.
Ah did huv meds to try and help alleviate the pain in ma legs due to ma cerebal palsy, but those jist made me more depressed and anxious. So ah stop takin' 'em.
skins
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I don't think addressing the underlying cause is even plausible for something like SA in the modern age, therefore medicating the symptoms is all we really have for the time being. In future things might change. The insulin and diabetes is a good analogy...until they identify the gene and immunise against it all we can really do is treat the symptoms.
