Posted by morgan miller on February 11, 2011, at 23:55:24
In reply to Re: What should I be aiming for? Medications.... » Laney, posted by Conundrum on February 11, 2011, at 12:24:50
> Laney,
> What are the negative side effects you are still suffering from? Pessimism, crying and stuff like that? or like a zombie feeling?
>
> You probably have tried this, but what about increasing the dose and seeing if a higher dose is more effective.
>
> I wish we were informed about how bad stopping these drugs could be before we started taking them. :(Or, maybe we could be more informed and experienced so that we knew if we stopped taking something that was working well without side effects that impaired normal function, our lives may be miserable and finding a medication that works may be more difficult. There's always a trade off. What were we going to do in this world of needing to function better and feel better without the medication in the first place? Continue to suffer until we maybe get better several years later? Go on disability? I think the lesson to be learned is, if you find a medication that works, and it's been working for a long time, don't stop! A real good sign for not stopping medication is if you find yourself say, "I feel good and normal on this medication without side effects, but I just don't want to have to rely on medication." I did this, and it is one of a few reasons why my life has been such a complete nightmare the last 3 years.
Conundrum, I think there is a way to heal with time, supplements, diet, exercise, and YES, medication. There is hopefully a medication out there that will help us again if our old medication no longer does. We may need to be patient and take good care of ourselves in the meantime, but it will happen for many of us. Some of us unfortunately may have a very very difficult time finding relief from medication for a painfully long time. I have experienced a taste of what this must be like so I feel very badly for those of us that are imprisoned by this long term suffering.
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