Meds

[alyakujou]

How do I take my meds when I feel repulsed towards them? This keeps happening and I don't know what to do. It's been two weeks since I stopped now and I need to take those pills but I'm struggling to look at them let alone touch them. How do I do this?

 

[LastNite]

repulsed by the taste of the meds or the action of taking them?

If you dont feel that motivated to take them then try to get something like a pill dispenser that you sort out for a whole week. With the press of a button you can have your meds ready to go. It'll feel less like a task.

 

[alyakujou]

repulsed by the taste of the meds or the action of taking them?

If you dont feel that motivated to take them then try to get something like a pill dispenser that you sort out for a whole week. With the press of a button you can have your meds ready to go. It'll feel less like a task.

Yeah it's the taste and texture. Do you think switching pills to liquid makes it easier? Expensive but could be worth it

 

[LastNite]

Yeah it's the taste and texture. Do you think switching pills to liquid makes it easier? Expensive but could be worth it

You can try to drink them with apple juice instead of plain water. I dont know if thats recommended, you'd have to look it up.
I doubt that the taste would change if you switched them to liquid. The texture probably, but taste? I don't see how it would change.

I've had some medications that tasted horrible. One of them tasted like rusted metal. It was easier to take it with apple juice and I would do it quickly so that the taste wont linger on. You could also try avoiding the pill from ever touching your tongue. I dont see how that might be done but you probably can come up with something. The tongue is where most of the taste and texture would be felt.

 

[alyakujou]

You can try to drink them with apple juice instead of plain water. I dont know if thats recommended, you'd have to look it up.
I doubt that the taste would change if you switched them to liquid. The texture probably, but taste? I don't see how it would change.

I've had some medications that tasted horrible. One of them tasted like rusted metal. It was easier to take it with apple juice and I would do it quickly so that the taste wont linger on. You could also try avoiding the pill from ever touching your tongue. I dont see how that might be done but you probably can come up with something. The tongue is where most of the taste and texture would be felt.

I'll try it out tomorrow morning. Thanks

 

[just a bird]

Maybe try wrapping it in something? First thing that comes to mind is bread ball but that might not be the best idea texture-wise.

 

[LastNite]

I'll try it out tomorrow morning. Thanks

Let me know how it goes. Good luck, you got!

 

[alyakujou]

Maybe try wrapping it in something? First thing that comes to mind is bread ball but that might not be the best idea texture-wise.

Damn I can do that actually. I'll buy something sweet and put the pills inside lolol

 

[likeblueberries]

Unless you're a genuine schizophrenic, you should trust your gut when it comes to these things. I absolutely hated taking meds and they fucked with my body and mind in strange ways. I tapered off with some of them but also sometimes just said fuck it and stopped taking them.

 

[alyakujou]

Unless you're a genuine schizophrenic, you should trust your gut when it comes to these things. I absolutely hated taking meds and they fucked with my body and mind in strange ways. I tapered off with some of them but also sometimes just said fuck it and stopped taking them.

Can I beat severe depression without use of meds?

 

[likeblueberries]

Can I beat severe depression without use of meds?

Depression is a state you can get out of. This is now a matter of semantics, I myself had really bad depression and took different kinds of medications; none of these actually made anything better ever. I can't confidently say they made things worse but the period where I became a functional human being again came long after I had stopped taking the antipsychotics, SSRIs and/or mood stabilizers I had been prescribed.

So can people beat severe depression without meds? The answer is a clear yes.

Now, can you do it? I don't really know, I'd have to know much more about you to even have an opinion on that, but I like to think that everyone who has a grasp on reality and enough drive can beat depression without medication.

 

[alyakujou]

Depression is a state you can get out of. This is now a matter of semantics, I myself had really bad depression and took different kinds of medications; none of these actually made anything better ever. I can't confidently say they made things worse but the period where I became a functional human being again came long after I had stopped taking the antipsychotics, SSRIs and/or mood stabilizers I had been prescribed.

So can people beat severe depression without meds? The answer is a clear yes.

Now, can you do it? I don't really know, I'd have to know much more about you to even have an opinion on that, but I like to think that everyone who has a grasp on reality and enough drive can beat depression without medication.

I don't have enough drive. It's been five years, and I'm almost afraid to get out of it. Any advice on how can I get over this fear?

 

[likeblueberries]

I don't have enough drive. It's been five years, and I'm almost afraid to get out of it. Any advice on how can I get over this fear?

Medication is known to mute your brain, so that might be the reason behind the lack of drive.

Personally, I think it could help to set your mind on a single goal, no matter what it is. Beating depression is a rather abstract task and by the time you actually beat it you might realize that you had been chasing after something else all along, and your depression naturally subsided as your brain focused on a more concrete objective. Even a seemingly dumb thing like getting fit or starting a youtube channel can activate the part of your brain that wants to create and make you go places (either physically or metaphorically).

I know bc those two things helped me without me even realising.

 

[alyakujou]

Medication is known to mute your brain, so that might be the reason behind the lack of drive.

Personally, I think it could help to set your mind on a single goal, no matter what it is. Beating depression is a rather abstract task and by the time you actually beat it you might realize that you had been chasing after something else all along, and your depression naturally subsided as your brain focused on a more concrete objective. Even a seemingly dumb thing like getting fit or starting a youtube channel can activate the part of your brain that wants to create and make you go places (either physically or metaphorically).

I know bc those two things helped me without me even realising.

This prescription does make me feel oddly docile. Thank you for the advice, really