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Posted by Lamdage22 on April 14, 2019, at 23:00:44
I can't help but wonder if many people would be better off not trialing all these meds.
Posted by Lamdage22 on April 14, 2019, at 23:02:41
In reply to So do you recommend the med merry go round?, posted by Lamdage22 on April 14, 2019, at 23:00:44
I don't recommend it. I got a buddy who takes nothing and I don't push him towards anything.
Posted by Christ_empowered on April 15, 2019, at 13:48:37
In reply to So do you recommend the med merry go round?, posted by Lamdage22 on April 14, 2019, at 23:00:44
I used to think...OK, if its a severe problem, then the psych drugs are necessary. other than that...figure something else out. now...
I'm not even so sure I'd recommend psych drugs or going to a psychiatrist to -anyone-, ever.
it seems that there's so much b*llsh*t in the world of mental health...not to mention the fraud and coercion...and that's just at the outpatient level.
Posted by radish on April 15, 2019, at 17:57:31
In reply to Re: So do you recommend the med merry go round?, posted by Christ_empowered on April 15, 2019, at 13:48:37
yes i do recommend it if one is willing to do their own research simultaneously and use that to make informed decisions about their treatment... and i do think most patients do find some level of relief through psychiatry, maybe especially those with milder illness... unfortunately i think many of the few users left on this meds board in 2019 are treatment resistant (i am headed there) and will have fewer positive experiences with meds to remark on, understandably.
Posted by Lamdage22 on April 16, 2019, at 1:29:01
In reply to Re: So do you recommend the med merry go round?, posted by radish on April 15, 2019, at 17:57:31
Yes, this board kind of makes the impression that meds are total garbage. Yet still, everyone is chasing "psychopharmaceutical heaven". It looks a bit futile to me.
Had I been given Trazodone and Venlafaxine right away, I wouldn't complain. But the trials wasted me.
Posted by ed nieg on April 19, 2019, at 2:37:43
In reply to Re: So do you recommend the med merry go round?, posted by Lamdage22 on April 16, 2019, at 1:29:01
I share these sentiments wholeheartedly. however, I need to attain a decent level of stability/well-being to get through my job, function in the dating sphere, etc. and the only immediate way I can do that is with meds right now. I'm 26 and not getting any younger. it honestly feels like a race to enjoy the last moments of my youth. I don't recommend the med merry go round. I'm positive if I had a more robust emotional support system when I was a teenager (parents making compassionate, sensible choices, also not a victim of mental health gaslighting) and hadn't been started on this barrage of meds lasting a decade I would've led a much more fulfilling existence up until this point. it's a shame really but hey what can ya do.
Posted by Lamdage22 on May 9, 2019, at 21:45:36
In reply to Re: So do you recommend the med merry go round?, posted by ed nieg on April 19, 2019, at 2:37:43
Hey i think you got PLENTY of time! Getting through the job is an argument but you can still get laid after 30:) and 40:)
Posted by Lamdage22 on May 9, 2019, at 22:03:55
In reply to Re: So do you recommend the med merry go round?, posted by Lamdage22 on May 9, 2019, at 21:45:36
I felt the same way at 26.. felt I was not getting younger. I got over it and i am 30 now. I look at my brother, he just turned 48 and he is completely fine. Having a blast.
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