Posted by bobman on June 20, 2010, at 17:20:51 [reposted on June 21, 2010, at 18:24:40 | original URL]
In reply to Re: Rejection of Meds Gives me Hope- Dr. Bob » Justherself54, posted by Conundrum on June 20, 2010, at 15:41:22
Yeah, I agree. Let's not get worked up about this. I just wanted to share my experiences; that after a total of 4 years of medication (2 on paxil and later 2 more on lamictal 6 months cymbalta/1 year wellbutrin), I have been completely clean for nearly 16 months, without relapsing once, and without experiencing any more depresion or anxiety. The cognitive issues brought on by lamictal are still difficult to deal with on a daily basis, but month to month I notice improvements, and the cumulative result is that I perform much better in school now than I did during the time I was taking medication. I no longer have word finding difficulty, my memories are coming back, I'm remembering all the math I had forgotten, etc.
There is the possibility to recover without medication. And so I reject medications as a solution, because my personal experience with medication was full of nasty side effects, many of which are essentially permanent in that they dissipate only over extremely protracted periods without medication. For others who, like me 16 months ago, question the official line on psychiatric illness, I want to be of help. For those who enjoy their medication, and write off alternatives to recovery as "faith based" medicine, please do not insult all the hard work that I've put into this, don't insult my intelligence and ability to realize what works and what doesn't, and give others a chance to find peace without spending another day tied to this country's psychiatric care system.
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