Posted by Dinah on February 3, 2012, at 7:38:00
In reply to Meds » Willful, posted by sleepygirl2 on February 2, 2012, at 17:12:51
No, pills can't give you what you need. But the right pills can help you help yourself to what you need. It may be that you're on too many meds. I'm far better off now with only three medications that are psychiatric in nature, and only one which is prescribed for psychiatric reasons. And the ability to take them as needed.
With no medications at all, there are times when my anxiety or agitation is off the charts. And other times when I can barely manage to get a nerve impulse from one neuron to another. My brain feels like sludge. Risperdal helps me keep sane in the former, but would be terribly unhelpful in the latter. I am allowed to take extra Provigil on the days when my brain is a slushy marsh, sucking the life out of any thoughts I may have.
It's useless to pretend that I don't take meds for a reason, or to ditch them all. But it's true that at one time a doctor gave me way too many meds, and I ended up taking one med to counteract the side effects from another.
I think the ideal is to be on the bare minimum needed to stabilize brain chemicals. Not to be rid of the lot.
Do you think this has as much to do with your desire to have kids as your anger with your pdoc?
Also, I know how Seroquel knocks you out and helps you sleep. Have you ever tried a less sedating AP?
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