in hindsight medication is useless

[guapogato]

I've tried numerous medications, even ones people would love to get their hands on for depression or anxiety or both over the years. in hindsight it makes me incredibly angry how much of a waste of money and time it was asking for help in the first place (especially ssris what a fuckin joke). none of it helped. I used to want those pills to help and pretended they did to make medical professionals happy. but the problem isn't medical, it's life, i.e. being alive has always been the issue since I was cognizant enough to wish I was "still a baby in heaven" as a toddler. pills were a bandaid on a ship that's already more than half underwater. and made me vomit and shit my brains out. there were no pill highs, having 0 libido isn't fun, and benzos are the most overhyped thing I've ever realized was overhyped (that might be silly to hear for some). if I wanted to be passionless and lifeless, I can do that for free!! no wonder people always assumed I'd turn to hard drugs one day. turns out legal or illegal, most do shit-all... allegedly
I just wish I hadn't spent all that time and money on medication in the first place. or paid someone to listen to my fucked up life. and I know other people can relate. B(

 

[tiredash]

its not useless to everybody, it depends on the case. if you have some chemical imbalance but otherwise you have a normal life, then medication is what you need...

on the other hand, if you have tons of traumas and your life is shit, medication isnt going to do much. im in this boat

 

[guapogato]

its not useless to everybody, it depends on the case. if you have some chemical imbalance but otherwise you have a normal life, then medication is what you need...

on the other hand, if you have tons of traumas and your life is shit, medication isnt going to do much. im in this boat

yeah, it's good it can help some people. I think if people are here though they likely have more than the chemical imbalance going on. you hit the nail on the head, same boat, too many issues to fix with medication just sucks ass. if only having a shit life/being poor could be fixed by medication... lol

 

[seabed_adan]

i really do understand the frustrations. i've been on meds for a few years now, never once did anything, no matter how many times they switched or tried. i think i just have treatment-resistant issues :/ on the bright side, at least i'm still here even when i had to rawdog life with no medication. I really do desperately wish it worked for me like it seems to for everyone else though

 

[karakoltriste]

its not useless to everybody, it depends on the case. if you have some chemical imbalance but otherwise you have a normal life, then medication is what you need...

on the other hand, if you have tons of traumas and your life is shit, medication isnt going to do much. im in this boat

chemical imbalance don't exist

 

[livershapedbox]

They can be useful for making someone more functional while depressed, which could be helpful in the cases where the depression comes from things that could be fixed with effort

 

[Kasumi]

Theyre a patch, not a solution, most people only need that patch. thats enough so they can get back on their feet (consider MDD is actually a diagnosis for a temporary ~2 weeks plus episode, that vs a life long depressive state are very different).
I'd actually say SSRIs are the most overhyped garbage out there. Messing with the serotonergic systen does rarely not cause problems, yet doctors hand them out like candy.

 

[Angel999]

psychs prescribe meds randomly and give wrong diagnoses all the time. drugs only affect brain biochemistry and it is still unclear exactly how after 50 years of study. they won't help you with real life problems directly.

 

[pleasexbexover]

Hate to say it but I fear I'm getting there myself. I've been medicated for almost a decade at this point (all different kinds of medicines for different durations) and have had trouble noticing significant improvement
The only thing I notice when I don't take my meds is that the same feelings I already have are just exacerbated. If I'm mad, I wind up seeing red. If I'm upset and want to hurt myself, I wind up relapsing, etc etc.


I hope you're alright

 

[Hollowman]

Completely useless for me. My desperate dumbass tried over two dozen meds. Finally gave up on psychiatry a few years ago. I pretty much have dementia like symptoms now but some days are kind of decent. If I could think really clearly about my situation I'd more than likely ctb asap.

 

[diopdawe]

I have the same issue. I was in the psyc ward for 6 months, they tried me on like a dozen of meds, both antidepressants and antipsychotics and none of them worked ever. They even did ECT for me 8 times, also useless.

 

[Life Is My Coffin]

Medication is not "useless", I know I probably sound like one of those "you just havent found the right weed strain" bros by saying this, but you actually do need to find a medicine that works with you as much as you want to work with it

Welbutrin, vraylar, trazodone... i've been on several and it's up to you to experiment which can assist the best

 

[Mooncry]

Maybe we're all just downers who need to take our Joy…

 

[guapogato]

Medication is not "useless", I know I probably sound like one of those "you just havent found the right weed strain" bros by saying this, but you actually do need to find a medicine that works with you as much as you want to work with it

Welbutrin, vraylar, trazodone... i've been on several and it's up to you to experiment which can assist the best

nah I get where you're coming from. I don't think that applies to everyone though. the expenses and side effects are hardly worth it after years of trying.. someone else said it best, but medication won't fix a shitty life haha. i would rather ctb than spend what I have left on pills that make me vomit and feel numb.

 

[onmywaytothebusstop]

medicine is a bandage. It can help you cure but it won't cure you out of itself. Just like a bandage doesn't work for everything, neither does medicine. Some people have scars after physical injuries and others heal just fine.

 

[jb.fletcher]

I don't think it's useless, only a tool. Most of the time a Dr is going of the symptoms to treat- so if you have cuz, they will give different things to treat the different symptoms. It can truly be a stab in the dark. I took probably everything under the sun to find the one that works for me. I did my own research and told the Dr I want to try it... And it seems to work for me. It doesn't eliminate the years of crap to get to this point, but it really helps me get through the days. I also did some therapy paired with the medication. I will say therapy isn't for me, but it's a great approach when I'm combination.