do you take psych pills? - Page 8

Phil · 01-17-2007, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by KinkyVixen

Good info, good reads...thanks Phil.

youre welcome.

Spexxvet · 01-16-2007, 08:42 AM

Welcome back, Shawnee, it's good to have you around. Take good care of yourself, and check in as often as you can.

Shawnee123 · 01-16-2007, 08:45 AM

Thanks Spexx

LabRat · 01-16-2007, 08:59 AM

Ditto. We're here for you whenever you need us!

Elspode · 01-16-2007, 01:14 PM

I've been wondering why this topic was in the Cellar Meta section until I realized that we now have a handy record of which of us is crazy and which isn't...

I am allowed to be cavalier about this because I'm one of the mood-altering drug users here.

Phil · 01-16-2007, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Elspode

I've been wondering why this topic was in the Cellar Meta section until I realized that we now have a handy record of which of us is crazy and which isn't...

I am allowed to be cavalier about this because I'm one of the mood-altering drug users here.

wear it like a badge ... i find it helps. pisses off a lot of other people, but helps!

Shawnee123 · 01-16-2007, 02:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Elspode

I've been wondering why this topic was in the Cellar Meta section until I realized that we now have a handy record of which of us is crazy and which isn't...

LOL...it'll never stand up in court. That wasn't me writing, that was my evil twin Francesca.

Sundae · 01-17-2007, 04:35 AM

I was prompted - in part - to see my GP by discussions on these threads. By the time I went to see him I was barely functioning anyway, but discussions here took some of the stigma away.

I also didn't recoil in horror when he suggested anti-depressants because of here.

I was offered counselling at the same time as the drugs. The point at which my GP saw me I was already incapable of working, so starting on drugs immediately wasn't too much of a stretch.

Phil · 01-17-2007, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Sundae Girl

I was prompted - in part - to see my GP by discussions on these threads. By the time I went to see him I was barely functioning anyway, but discussions here took some of the stigma away.

I also didn't recoil in horror when he suggested anti-depressants because of here.

I was offered counselling at the same time as the drugs. The point at which my GP saw me I was already incapable of working, so starting on drugs immediately wasn't too much of a stretch.

screw the stigma SG : there are approx 5 million people on anti - depressants in the UK. there are even trace elements in the drinking water because so many people are pissing it into the system.
seriously, if someone has a chemical imbalance, there really is no shame in treating it.

Shawnee123 · 01-17-2007, 08:22 AM

I was a psych major. Though I know talk therapy can be very helpful, it is as trial and error and the meds; it can take quite some time to find the one who is right for you.

Hopefully, when I have money to plop down the co-pay once a week I will find someone suitable. I know I could benefit...but I've seen and heard of some real doozies: those who just tell you what you want to hear, which doesn't help anyone, those who have no idea where you're coming from, etc.

01-17-2007, 01:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Shawnee123

I was a psych major. Though I know talk therapy can be very helpful, it is as trial and error and the meds; it can take quite some time to find the one who is right for you.

Hopefully, when I have money to plop down the co-pay once a week I will find someone suitable. I know I could benefit...but I've seen and heard of some real doozies: those who just tell you what you want to hear, which doesn't help anyone, those who have no idea where you're coming from, etc.

If you are taking meds and not doing something to get to the root of the real problem you are wasting your money.

jinx · 01-17-2007, 01:33 PM

I thought the root of the real problem was (often? usually?) a chemical imbalance. Isn't that what the pills are for?

KinkyVixen · 01-17-2007, 01:47 PM

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Originally Posted by jinx

I thought the root of the real problem was (often? usually?) a chemical imbalance. Isn't that what the pills are for?

That's what I thought too Jinx, and actually, that was my biggest fight. I know that I don't have a chemical imbalance, the decisions that I am making and acting on are causing me to feel the way that I do. Pills wont change that. Apparently, pills are supposed to do as RK says, and help me deal...most especially with my anxiety and the fact that I try and not deal with my feelings, I push them away.

Phil · 01-17-2007, 01:50 PM

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Originally Posted by rkzenrage

If you are taking meds and not doing something to get to the root of the real problem you are wasting your money.

totally agree. when its not a clinical depression the meds are meant to lift the cloud so you can see whats getting to you, but in some cases, where there is a chemical imbalance in the brain, there are no issues to be addressed.

01-17-2007, 01:36 PM

Chem imbalance or not, if you are depressed or anxious it is about something... that needs to be discussed and dealt with. Tools need to be given and practiced.
Just handing someone meds does nothing toward that other than putting them into a frame of mind to help them receive that information and put it into action... nothing more.
They do not "cure" anything without the work and tools professionally given & monitored.
This is why I have problems with most Psychiatrists, they have lost their calling.

View Poll Results: do you take, or have you taken psych oriented pills?
Yes,I currently have a script for a mind/mood altering drug	11	24.44%
I have taken them in the past	9	20.00%
I think that I need them, but have never actually done so	3	6.67%
No, never.	22	48.89%
Voters: 45. You may not vote on this poll

01-16-2007, 08:42 AM	#2
Spexxvet Makes some feel uncomfortable Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 10,346	Welcome back, Shawnee, it's good to have you around. Take good care of yourself, and check in as often as you can. __________________ "I'm certainly free, nay compelled, to spread the gospel of Spex. " - xoxoxoBruce

01-16-2007, 08:45 AM	#3
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Thanks Spexx __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

01-16-2007, 08:59 AM	#4
LabRat twatfaced two legged bumhole Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 3,143	Ditto. We're here for you whenever you need us! __________________ Strength does not come from how much weight you can lift, or how many miles you can run. It comes from knowing that you set a goal, and rose to the challenge. Strength comes from within.

01-16-2007, 01:14 PM	#5
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	I've been wondering why this topic was in the Cellar Meta section until I realized that we now have a handy record of which of us is crazy and which isn't... I am allowed to be cavalier about this because I'm one of the mood-altering drug users here. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

01-17-2007, 04:35 AM	#8
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	I was prompted - in part - to see my GP by discussions on these threads. By the time I went to see him I was barely functioning anyway, but discussions here took some of the stigma away. I also didn't recoil in horror when he suggested anti-depressants because of here. I was offered counselling at the same time as the drugs. The point at which my GP saw me I was already incapable of working, so starting on drugs immediately wasn't too much of a stretch. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

01-17-2007, 08:22 AM	#10
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	I was a psych major. Though I know talk therapy can be very helpful, it is as trial and error and the meds; it can take quite some time to find the one who is right for you. Hopefully, when I have money to plop down the co-pay once a week I will find someone suitable. I know I could benefit...but I've seen and heard of some real doozies: those who just tell you what you want to hear, which doesn't help anyone, those who have no idea where you're coming from, etc. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

01-17-2007, 01:33 PM	#12
jinx Come on, cat. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: general vicinity of Philadelphia area Posts: 7,013	I thought the root of the real problem was (often? usually?) a chemical imbalance. Isn't that what the pills are for? __________________ Crying won't help you, praying won't do you no good.

01-17-2007, 01:36 PM	#15
rkzenrage Guest Posts: n/a	Chem imbalance or not, if you are depressed or anxious it is about something... that needs to be discussed and dealt with. Tools need to be given and practiced. Just handing someone meds does nothing toward that other than putting them into a frame of mind to help them receive that information and put it into action... nothing more. They do not "cure" anything without the work and tools professionally given & monitored. This is why I have problems with most Psychiatrists, they have lost their calling.

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