Posted by minimal on April 22, 2006, at 14:01:15
Hey everyone,
I am wondering if anyone at times feels significant guilt or shame about taking (and relying on meds to some extent) to function?
I often feel really guilty about meds. I think it could be part of the major depression in general. For the last 2 days, I have been quite depressed.
I am now on:
10mg prozac
10 mg adderall
75 mg wellbutrin
(also taking 1g epa from omega 3s and a b-12 multivitamin)I tried to withdraw from prozac and ended up so depressed that I added Wellbutrin to my regimen. The depression at 5 mgs of prozac was reminiscient of my depression before I started meds if not slightly worse. Yet, I dislike higher doses of meds (for one, because of side effects, but also) for the moral dilemma. I often feel I am doing something very harmful to my body by putting all of these chemicals in it on a daily basis. I also feel often that I won't live very long (I am late 20s now) because of the meds. In general, the whole thing gives me a sense of guilt that in some way counteracts the positive aspects of these drugs.
Anyway, I am suffering through some darkness and I like to limit my med doses. Part of this darkness is the guilt and shame about taking meds.
Has anyone developed any way to cope with these feelings?
-Mini
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