What medication do you take and what is the effect on you?

[Walilamdzi]

I don't think that medication is a good way to approach mental health issues. What do you think?

 

[DepressionsAHo]

Fully and utterly disagree
It works for millions of people across the world. Zoloft Xanax etc does work for some just not all unfortunately

 

[Walilamdzi]

Fully and utterly disagree
It works for millions of people across the world. Zoloft Xanax etc does work for some just not all unfortunately

I don't think there's any concrete way to measure how well they are 'working', can you expand on the idea that it works for millions of people across the world? I have friends who have been on them for months, yet don't seem particularly improved in terms of mood. They're still taking them, so presumably statistically they would be classed as a person for whom it is working.

 

[Kaput]

I don't think that medication is a good way to approach mental health issues. What do you think?

While may work for some, i think meds can be responsible for utter disasters

 

[Susannah]

I use Paracetamol, Ibuprofen, Neurontin (Gabapentin) and Valium. The first 3 meds are painkillers, chronic "bone" pain and nerve pain (Neurontin). Neurontin makes me really tired, dizzy and slow. I use Valium to relax, but it doesn't work like before. Anyway, I feel like a walking pharmacy.

Regarding meds for mental health problems, I'm sceptic. I think doctors prescribe way too many pills.

 

[Angst Filled Fuck Up]

It depends on the problem. I mean, in 2015 I was so close to ctb I was ready to go at a moment's notice. I had intense non-stop panic, insomnia, and was totally unable to function. I know it's kind of trendy on here but I still don't really understand this mentality of "just because my meds were shitty or didn't help, it must be that way for everyone." Anyway, I took Celexa and Klonopin for 3 years. It helped me to cope and stopped my anxiety, OCD and ideation. However I've now been off all meds for several months and I'm starting to feel worse and more neurotic again. So if anything, I wish I was back on them.

 

[throwaway123]

Fully and utterly disagree
It works for millions of people across the world. Zoloft Xanax etc does work for some just not all unfortunately

Been thinking about getting meds but afraid of the side effects and unfortunately my parents would never agree to it .
I'm running out of options.

 

[Shamana]

Most un-biased research shows that medication ends up creating the very same illness its supposed to treat and a host of other symptoms. Read Gøetzche or whitaker for info. Its not so say it doesnt help any, but as a patient for 13 years i couldnt be any less impressed by what ive seen.

 

[jake3d]

Yeah it helps not getting sick in the first place.

 

[throwaway777]

i agree.. i tried anti depressants and anti psychotics .. they didnt affect my desire to die at all .. all they did was making me too weak to do anything i was in bed all day i was literally a zombie couldnt think or talk properly ..ofc its just my experience but i just think they dont change who u are or how u think or how u perceive the pain

 

[throwaway123]

I had intense non-stop panic, insomnia, and was totally unable to function.

This is pretty much what I've been experiencing the past few days. don't know what to do. I can't really go to a doctor because if the meds show side effects my parents are going to kill me. They would never allow me to be on meds.
I'm not sure if I am able to CTB and the date is getting closer and closer .I'm actually considering doing it really soon.
It feels like I'm backed into a corner. I'm scared man.

 

[Shamana]

This is pretty much what I've been experiencing the past few days. don't know what to do. I can't really go to a doctor because if the meds show side effects my parents are going to kill me. They would never allow me to be on meds.
I'm not sure if I am able to CTB and the date is getting closer and closer .I'm actually considering doing it really soon.
It feels like I'm backed into a corner. I'm scared man.

If youre that far out why are you afraid of meds?

 

[Angst Filled Fuck Up]

This is pretty much what I've been experiencing the past few days. don't know what to do. I can't really go to a doctor because if the meds show side effects my parents are going to kill me. They would never allow me to be on meds.
I'm not sure if I am able to CTB and the date is getting closer and closer .I'm actually considering doing it really soon.
It feels like I'm backed into a corner. I'm scared man.

Don't be scared. Screw what anyone else thinks, you absolutely have to try medication. I speak to people all the time who have no idea what it's like to feel like you're going crazy with anxiety, and they just don't understand the despair that comes with it. It feels like the end of the world. But it can be fixed. It's a chemical imbalance. You may be having a mental breakdown as I was, and help is available to you. You have to trust that relief is around the corner if you want it.

I can't imagine parents standing in the way of that kind of help, and I truly hope you go for it. You don't need anyone's permission, it's not their place.

 

[DepressionsAHo]

I don't think there's any concrete way to measure how well they are 'working', can you expand on the idea that it works for millions of people across the world? I have friends who have been on them for months, yet don't seem particularly improved in terms of mood. They're still taking them, so presumably statistically they would be classed as a person for whom it is working.

Sorry it took so long
Here's a personal account. https://www.manrepeller.com/2018/04/antidepressants-ssri-guide.html
I can offer you so many more. It doesn't work for you. I hate when people make this statement. Your group of friends does not equal the entire world. Ignoring Kevin hines pro life antics, look at him. He finally got put on the right cocktail of drugs and they work amazingly for him.

 

[PatKat]

It is a piece of the puzzle for sure. Medication alone does nothing. Medication, trauma therapy, and general psychology visits have helped me in the past. There is a whole world of treatment that I have yet to get into, but soon I will have ECT so I will be able to share that experience. I just need to do a few things before ECT - get back on medications, get back to psychologist, and see the psychiatrist that referred me to ECT to start the process and see how many sessions they recommend. I was told the minimum was 9 sessions and the max was 26 sessions. Monday, Wednesday, Friday. I want to see if I can have this done in an outpatient setting also as I do not like being confined and locked into a space.

Every person is different and these medications, and treatments do not work for everyone sadly. I hope they work for me though not trying to sound selfish or anything.

 

[DepressionsAHo]

Been thinking about getting meds but afraid of the side effects and unfortunately my parents would never agree to it .
I'm running out of options.

Oh dear hun I'm sorry for taking so long to answer. I echo what angst filled said. Do not be scared. Idk what your parents reasoning for not wanting you to try medication is but it's fucked up. As I've said, they do genuinely help for some people. I don't want anybody to learn a lesson that they should've gotten their son/daughter help by the brutal reality of suicide. Try it out, screw your parents in that regard. You have to start trying to help yourself. If you have the slightest desire to live, then live <3
Please don't be afraid to reach out to me love
I'm here if you need it
Forgive me if I don't respond immediately cause.. well... My mind isn't exactly peaceful all the time

 

[deflagrat]

I only take 2 medications, but they make a huge difference.Thanks to them I don't have depression anymore, but I still want to kill myself for logical reasons.

 

[Oblivion Lover]

I was diagnosed with depression a year ago, but I stopped taking medication after my first failed suicide attempt. After a bit of reflection, I came to the conclusion that my brain is working perfectly fine, and just because I'm sad and bitter with life, it doesn't mean that there's something wrong with me. What they call a disease is just my way of seeing things, and the doctors only think there's something wrong with time because our society was conditioned to think positively, and I just managed to reverse the conditioning. My reasons for disliking people and this world couldn't make any more sense. There's none chemical imbalance on my brain, just normal thoughts from a mind that spends too much time analyzing everything.