Discussion What are your thoughts on medications ?

[simonttt]

I never tried takings meds. My therapist thinks it maybe can help, as a bonus of the therapy. My mental health is going down and I'm slowly getting more serious about ctb, and nothing seem to change that. I can't see a way out.

I fear that it makes me even less alive than now and that I create myself more problems. I fear it makes me in the end even more suicidal, and I still wanna fight that.

I'm supposed to see a psychiatrist in a few weeks to help me decide, I guess that he will prescribe some to me whatever i say, from the moment i'll talk about my ctb plans.

Do you have long term positive results with it ?

Your insights will be much appreciated

 

[R4cket]

I was prescribed Prozac and it didn't help it just made me feel numb. Maybe I am just a lost cause but it hasn't helped at all in my experience but it could help you and I'd advise you to take it for a couple weeks and see if it helps you.

 

[Namelesa]

I have tried 2 different antidepressants: Citalopram and Fluoxetine, I don't feel any different from having them. I would say try it cus you might have a different experience.

 

[WorthlessTrash]

I prefer solutions to my problems over drugs that produce a state of artificial contentment.

 

[InAgony]

Antidepressants haven't seemed to help me with depression, but Escitalopram did seem to have some benefit for OCD. Antipsychotics have saved me from psychosis, but have also seemed to stabilise my mood. I've settled on taking Aripiprazole because of the minimal/preferable side effects.

If you haven't tried meds it might be worth a go. Some people find they transform their lives for the better. You might have to try a few to find the one that suits you though, but work with your psychiatrist, they should be able to advise you if you're honest with them on how the meds are affecting you.

 

[daley]

I never tried takings meds. My therapist thinks it maybe can help, as a bonus of the therapy. My mental health is going down and I'm slowly getting more serious about ctb, and nothing seem to change that. I can't see a way out.

I fear that it makes me even less alive than now and that I create myself more problems. I fear it makes me in the end even more suicidal, and I still wanna fight that.

I'm supposed to see a psychiatrist in a few weeks to help me decide, I guess that he will prescribe some to me whatever i say, from the moment i'll talk about my ctb plans.

Do you have long term positive results with it ?

Your insights will be much appreciated

I have had positive results with meds. Luckily for me, I only tried one medication, paroxetine (seroxat), and
it seems to be working for me, but the effect is subtle. It was even difficult for me to tell if it was working
or not.

Two years ago I decided to stop taking the medication. I gradually reduced the dosage until I stopped
completely. After several months I noticed that I am feeling awful, and think about suicide
constantly. I remembered this is how I was before taking the meds.
Only then I realized how I really needed the meds to function. So now, I am
back on the lowest dose, and I cannot say I am feeling spectacular, but it is definitely much
better.

 

[dontwakemeup]

I was prescribed Prozac a few years ago and it worked for me. It basically made me numb, I couldn't cry anymore and that's about it. Ultimately, I decided to stop taking the medication because I know exactly what my issues are and if they could erase my trauma then I'd be fine. But I definitely recommend medication and every possible option they give you in hopes of a better outcome. I may get back on them at some point, idk. But yes, definitely try and keep us posted.

 

[divinemistress36]

A few of them worked for a bit then stopped . Everyones chemistry is different. Its worth a shot and sometimes you have to go through several before you find one that helps so dont get discouraged if the first one you try doesnt work and it make you feel worse before better

 

[dust-in-the-wind]

I've had a couple of them work for years until they didn't anymore.

 

[Hollowman]

If I were you I would'nt talk about plans unless you want to be in a psych ward. Check out Beyondmeds.com

 

[yowai]

Sertraline helped me get on my feet for a year or two, from a very bad depression with ocd-like symptoms, then I started messing with drugs and after a few years it doesn't do anything for me anymore. But I'm still taking ssris because I'm scared I will get worse without them. You should try it if nothing else works, what is there to lose anyway?

 

[ShatteredSerenity]

The only meds that help me a lot are for ADHD, I took many kinds over the years but they were all flavors of amphetamines. They help me focus and improve mood stability.

I tried a wide range of other drugs for depression and mood dysregulation, sadly none of them really helped and some of them really hurt.

The worst was when I tried an antidepressant that had so many side effects I could barely function, then it triggered a manic episode that ruined my life. I imagine what happened to me is rare, but it was devastating. It's just risky to tinker with the brain when they can't see what's going on inside. If anybody had known I had bipolar they never would have prescribed me those meds.

Now that I'm dignosed with bipolar disorder I have to take a whole cocktail of meds, including 3 atypical antidepressants at the same time. They have terrible side effects and they only keep me from rock bottom, I'm still severely depressed. Supposedly lithium helps with suicidal thoughts, but I'm more suicidal than ever.

I wouldn't discourage anyone from trying meds, it's just really hit or miss whether they work, and for some people like me it's all misses.

 

[Metalhead]

I genuinely have been on so many anti depressants & mood stabilisers buy always end up back at square one.

 

[LostLily]

Kept on switching med because it kept upsetting my stomach.

My current meds was stabilizing my mood but I fear the effectiveness wearing down. I upped the dosage recently but it still not working and that is how I got to here.

 

[alltoomuch2]

I never tried takings meds. My therapist thinks it maybe can help, as a bonus of the therapy. My mental health is going down and I'm slowly getting more serious about ctb, and nothing seem to change that. I can't see a way out.

I fear that it makes me even less alive than now and that I create myself more problems. I fear it makes me in the end even more suicidal, and I still wanna fight that.

I'm supposed to see a psychiatrist in a few weeks to help me decide, I guess that he will prescribe some to me whatever i say, from the moment i'll talk about my ctb plans.

Do you have long term positive results with it ?

Your insights will be much appreciated

I was taking 150mg sertraline. I felt very drugged and fuzzy so I reduced to 100mg. Then I felt normal but didn't think it was doing anything so was given a slow tapering program until I stopped taking it last week. I'm getting minor withdrawal of hearing my eyes move and mild dizziness, but also I'm much less resilient and cry at the slightest thing. That could be because I had sertraline then stopped or it could be that I just need the sertraline in the first place. I was extremely emotional and had no resilience before I started sertraline and had a breakdown before it had chance to work. So unclear really but I think it helped, but the higher dose of 150mg was too much and made me numb but suicidal instead of emotional but suicidal.