Posted by ed_uk2010 on July 18, 2010, at 13:53:40
In reply to Re: You hangin in there peanut? » ed_uk2010, posted by inanimate peanut on July 18, 2010, at 12:55:09
>I can't go off the perphenazine since it would then not work if I needed it in the future.......
I know you believe this to be the case....but I suspect that it's actually not.
Some points to consider....
1. You may have experienced the phenomenon of meds not working the second time around in the past. This does not mean that the same will apply to completely unrelated drugs eg. perphenazine.
2. A drug which does not work the second time around may not have worked the first time around either. For example, are you sure that perphenazine is actually helping you sleep? Since you are on so many meds, it is not possible to know.
3. What possible mechanism could there be behind ALL meds not working the second time around? It does not make pharmacological sense.
4. Your belief that no med will work the second time around is causing you to stay on meds which could be making you more depressed. Perphenazine is an example.
5. Some meds can actually work better after you've been off them for a while eg. benzodiazepines. This is because your tolerance is reduced after a med-free period.
6. The perceived efficacy of psych meds is controlled by psychological factors as well as the clinical effects of the med. If you strongly believe that a med won't work again, then it probably won't. This is like the reverse of the placebo effect.
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