Posted by Daniela23 on January 27, 2006, at 8:44:17
With all due respect to all you handling your own use or the repercussions of others use of medication.... I would like to give a shout out to those who might be cruising by the site, wondering whether to take that prescription your doctor wrote out during the 5 minutes he allocated to 'your case.'
Seriously do consider whether the meds will improve the quality of your life; it seems more than clear from all the posts on this site that more than often adding a chemical cocktail to your problem not only does not make the beast go away, it actually makes it worse, tacking on any number of wierd and scary side-effects such as impairing your brainpower, to name one.
The hype (esp put out by the industry, of which your doc is included) wants you to believe that you need medication... or lo! your 'illness' might even deteriorate....... Sure, and when you are unable to get off the med, ie hooked, where is the industry then? At the bank, cashing in on YOUR misery.
I was diagnosed BP 3 years ago, and despite long periods of depression where I was REALLY down, suicidal and harming of my self (or vv, talking at 90mph) I never gave in and took anything. I really believe it was my instinct at self-preservation that took over; and I encourage others to listen to that voice. You do not need meds to make you better; they will not make the underlying part of what is 'wrong with you' go away...... Try vitamins, (see Alternative board) exercise, learning and listening to your self with ACCEPTANCE, love, friendships... maybe solitude, whatever your thing is- but do the personal remedy is my ADVICE.
For those of you who pop pills I respect that, but I speak to those who question medication, hesitant 'whether to' regarding their mental health; You Gotta Believe; nobody or no substance will do that for you.
Shalom.
Daniela
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