Posted by jealibeanz on May 5, 2007, at 4:53:02
In reply to Listening to the 'lies' about taking meds, posted by UgottaHaveHope on May 5, 2007, at 0:25:20
> Hey, I am like many of you: When I was first put on meds, I thought I was the only person in the world on meds for emotional issues. I thought I was "weak." I thought meds were a crutch. I was WRONG.
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> Until I accepted meds, I struggled mightily. My Sunday school teacher, who is also chief surgeon at a local hospital, finally said "God gives doctors the knowledge to make meds to help people." I have never looked back from that moment.
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> A couple of random thoughts:
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> 1. When you start talking about meds, you find out at least half the ppl you know are dealing with the same issues and also taking meds.
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> 2. People take meds for diabetes and heart disease. Emotional issues are a disease. What is the difference?
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> Be PROUD of your med. Be GLAD there is help out there. Man, I would hate to have to dealing with this stuff living in the 1800s or something. I guess I would be the No. 1 client of the potion man or whatever they called those cowboy drug dealers.What your Sunday school teacher said was wonderful. I love when doctors these days still have a real fire and appreciation for the art of medicine.
Most doctors seems to lose that. Actually, I think my own doctor and my PA are some of the few who've in practice for a while that still have that fire. You can see it in their eyes and hear it in their voice.
They still think medicine is amazing and cool! Haha, it's like there's that little boy inside of them who loves watching the way things work.
I know they don't get many real questions about medicine and normally don't have the time to offer much information because they only have a few minutes with each patient. If I have questions, however, they take a little more time with me... haha, because they know I'm psycho and would freak out if I don't understand something. They love answering my questions though because it reminds them of where they came from and why they're doing this.
The others they practice with aren't like that at all. They are all very stressed and it's a business for them, not a passion any more.
It is so easy to think that I'm the only one dealing with these issues. I know I'm not. I'd say almost all of my friends and other people my age have a lot of anxiety and some depression. Most don't seek treatment though. A small percentage takes medication.
I am somewhat proud of my medications that work well. Lunesta, Provigil, and Flonase are all fairly new and novel drugs which work great for me. It's hard to be proud of Ritalin and Xanax though. I don't talk about those with my friends.
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