Posted by Chris O on March 2, 2005, at 17:27:17
In reply to Drug paranoid.. who me? *looks around*, posted by Spriggy on March 2, 2005, at 14:43:13
Spriggy:
I totally identify with you. I'm way drug paranoid. Just scared of putting inorganic chemicals in my body. I'm always on and off SSRI meds. The first psychiatrist I saw in 1998 told me "that's the way you GAD guys are, on, off, too scared to take high enough doses to get to the root of the problem." He was recommending 40mg Prozac at the time and I was too scared to take it (I was only on 20mg/day). But, sadly, in my case, his analysis is correct. I just hope against hope that there is some other way to treat my anxiety, but I've tried everything, and so far, the drugs seem to be the most efficacious. Sad. A toast to our drug paranoia!
Chris
> I can think of a time as a teenager, when I would've put just about any pill in my mouth and swallowed without ever even knowing what it was or what it did.
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> Now, years later, I think I have medication anxiety. I have anxiety over taking medication FOR anxiety.
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> This Depakote is terrifying me. If I read the side effect list, I imagine myself 250 pounds, bald, and with a weird rash by next week.
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> I'm sooo logical. Can't you tell.
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> Is anyone else drug paranoid??
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