Who here is a victim of psychiatry and suffering due the consequences (side effects/ withdrawals) of their “medications?”

[Ruffian]

Just curious who else is here solely due to adverse long term reactions to psychiatric drugs? Are you in withdrawal, experiencing a discontinuation syndrome or have some form of brain damage?

Perhaps too many people don't know that their mental health issues are off the charts because the drugs made their original condition worse. It took me a long time to connect the dots.

Maybe someone reading this can benefit from questioning the drug they take and doing some research on the side effects. A lot of times these are increased suicidal ideations and behaviors, increased depression, increased anxiety, not to mention the fatigue, brain fog and sleeping too much or hardly at all, etc, etc, etc...

Not for nothing, but I've heard too many people say they can't function without their meds and while I believe that 100%, I wonder how many times it's just not functioning due to rapid, or even slowly tapering their drugs causing the rebound or withdrawal reaction that makes living unbearable. Then the brain chemistry is really all screwed up.

All too often we just believe that lie they tell us..."It's your mental illness getting worse," "You need your medication just like a diabetic needs their insulin." And right back on the offending drug or a new one, only to further assault the brain.

I wonder how many lives could be saved just knowing their sicker from the drugs they take to treat their mental health. Do we realize that no one ever recovers while at the hands of psychiatrists? That the trend of quality of life is always a downward spiral and the longer you stay on and off meds and playing with your brain chemistry the sooner you'll be wishing for death because of the torment. These doctors don't know what they're doing, they're just guessing. And how many people died and could have recovered just knowing this and learning how to properly and safely take back their health and life.

I'm just curious and looking to have a discussion on this topic and see what others have to say about this.

I was pharma harmed and that's what brought me here.

You are right on time with this post. I don't have the time to write my response at the moment, but I will get back to you.

 

[Nem]

My life was ruined by psych meds and a shitty dr, the asshole then changed his notes to cover it up, I'm not goddamned kidding either. Drs, hospitals etc ALWAYS try to cover this shit up ALWAYS!!!
Peace/hugs

 

[Enabran255]

I remember a bad experience when I was going through one of the many low points in my life about ten years ago. It was when my life was being systematically destroyed by a particularly vicious bully who ultimately succeeded and of course never had karma pay her a visit. The shrink I was seeing at the time thought I should try Effexor, because of course a pill is going to magically destroy the bully and completely undo all the damage she'd done over years.

I stupidly went along with it and all it did was make me feel more like a zombie. The worst of it was when I tried to stop taking it, I experienced these horrible mini seizure waves that they call "brain zaps." It took several months after I stopped taking it for the "zaps" to finally subside for good.

Recently, I heard of someone else through a family member who was having problems with depression. His psychiatrist put him on a cocktail of meds, which ended up destroying his life. He started having paranoid thoughts which got him fired at his job. His wife bailed on him once that happened. He realized it was the meds fucking him up and tried to get off them but couldn't because of withdrawal problems. Even now, over a year later, he is still in the last stages of weaning off the meds. I doubt he will be able to recover from the serious damage done to both his romantic and professional life, but hey at least the psychiatrist will be able to get that BMW and the pharmaceutical CEOs will be able to afford an additional yacht thanks to another fiscal year of record profits.

 

[Wayfaerer]

I was lucky enough to not experience any noticeable effects that were permanent after quitting them. Something that I think lingers though is that I may be chemically dependent on them after taking them throughout puberty as well as into my early 20's. There is no way that stuff is good for a growing mind and body! I'm sure the labcoats took that into account...

 

[Rain]

I was lucky enough to not experience any noticeable effects that were permanent after quitting them. Something that I think lingers though is that I may be chemically dependent on them after taking them throughout puberty as well as into my early 20's. There is no way that stuff is good for a growing mind and body! I'm sure the labcoats took that into account...

Agree, they definitely stunt the growth of a still developing brain. They stunted my growth. They do make you chemically dependent. I think that's how they can use the words, "chemical imbalance" without looking like total liars because most people who come off something end up experiencing some level of worsening mental health problems directly from this new imbalance and basically end up back in the hands of the doctors and develop stockholm syndrome.

 

[sleepy dog]

Just curious who else is here solely due to adverse long term reactions to psychiatric drugs? Are you in withdrawal, experiencing a discontinuation syndrome or have some form of brain damage?

Perhaps too many people don't know that their mental health issues are off the charts because the drugs made their original condition worse. It took me a long time to connect the dots.

Maybe someone reading this can benefit from questioning the drug they take and doing some research on the side effects. A lot of times these are increased suicidal ideations and behaviors, increased depression, increased anxiety, not to mention the fatigue, brain fog and sleeping too much or hardly at all, etc, etc, etc...

Not for nothing, but I've heard too many people say they can't function without their meds and while I believe that 100%, I wonder how many times it's just not functioning due to rapid, or even slowly tapering their drugs causing the rebound or withdrawal reaction that makes living unbearable. Then the brain chemistry is really all screwed up.

All too often we just believe that lie they tell us..."It's your mental illness getting worse," "You need your medication just like a diabetic needs their insulin." And right back on the offending drug or a new one, only to further assault the brain.

I wonder how many lives could be saved just knowing their sicker from the drugs they take to treat their mental health. Do we realize that no one ever recovers while at the hands of psychiatrists? That the trend of quality of life is always a downward spiral and the longer you stay on and off meds and playing with your brain chemistry the sooner you'll be wishing for death because of the torment. These doctors don't know what they're doing, they're just guessing. And how many people died and could have recovered just knowing this and learning how to properly and safely take back their health and life.

I'm just curious and looking to have a discussion on this topic and see what others have to say about this.

I was pharma harmed and that's what brought me here.

I am not here SOLELY for that reason, at least I don't think so, but I was damaged by psychiatric drugs. Its too much to write at this time. Maybe I can add another post later explaining.

 

[Worthless_nobody]

Me. PSSD, severe anhedonia, akathisia, brain fog, severe intermittent chemical anxiety, and depersonalization thanks to zoloft. Have been off for over 3 years and nothing has gone away

I'm going through the exact same thing and I have been off Zoloft for about 4 years now. I have all the symptoms you described. I quit the Zoloft cold turkey so I'm not sure if that had something to do with the symptoms lasting for years after discontinuing the med. I have tried reading about it but I can never find anything written about these symptoms lasting years after except pssd.

 

[Ruffian]

I am by no means anti-medication, but most psych meds suck ass. I was diagnosed bipolar 1 30 years ago, and I responded to lithium really well. Looking back, I guess a case could be made that the wonder drug Prozac escalated me into that episode, but I've had enough manias since to think it was probably just me. For a good year lithium was all I took, until I got depressed, really bad. I ended up in a study for bipolar depression, which eventually discovered that lithium causes hypothyroidism, and I was put on Synthroid. That worked for awhile, until I got depressed again, and then I got put on Wellbutrin. Then that worked until, you guessed it, I got depressed again. Then I tried every SSRI in the book, and I even stayed on one of them for a couple of years, I just can't remember which one.

I wasn't depressed per se, but I had absolutely no sexual feelings whatsoever. None, nada. Not like when you're depressed but you can eventually get into it. I mean touching my most intimate areas was about as exciting as having my arm touched. It was the most bizarre, unnatural state of being I can possibly imagine. Even menopausal fluctuations are easier to manage. Sorry if this is TMI, but I think women especially need to know that if they have a good sex life before going on an SSRI. I was in a relationship long term and it was devastating. I was also on a pretty high dose of Stelazine from a particularly difficult mania I went through. It was actually a spiritual awakening occurring simultaneously, but that's a different topic for another time.

Once I got off the Stelazine slowly, I was able to get off the SSRI. Eventually I did get depressed, again, and I found that the Tricyclic Nortryptiline works. However, that has awful side effects, like you can't get any spit in your mouth to the point where you can't form words, and horrible constipation. But you can definitely enjoy sex, just not kissing.

So, through all of this I almost died of kidney failure twice, from Lithium being too high. My current psychiatrist took me off like 5 years ago, and honestly, I ain't been right since. I'm on Lamictal, which is supposed to be a little better than Lithium because it has antidepressant qualities. (Really?) I still get fucking depressed all the time, and I hate my current psychiatrist. He wanted to Take me off my Wellbutrin because I just had a mania and my life circumstances are depressing. The fuck kind of logic is that? Let's make you even more depressed then. I had to really fight him on that.

Then he tells me Seroquel is recommended for bipolar depression. Again, really? Because I usually get even more suicidal thinking AFTER taking it, as in I wake up in the morning thinking I want to die or kill myself. However, I will take it in a heartbeat if I feel a manic episode coming on. Anyway, that's all I can say right now except I'll leave you with a thought. I had a neurologist for migraines, and he took every drug he prescribed for his patients to see what the effect was. There aren't as many migraine drugs as there are psych meds. I think these psychiatrists need to take a dose of fucking Seroquel at even 50 mg and see what it does to their headspace. Or go on Paxil for a year and then try to come off. Or take Klonipin for a year and go through psychosis coming off of it.

 

[sleepy dog]

I am by no means anti-medication, but most psych meds suck ass. I was diagnosed bipolar 1 30 years ago, and I responded to lithium really well. Looking back, I guess a case could be made that the wonder drug Prozac escalated me into that episode, but I've had enough manias since to think it was probably just me. For a good year lithium was all I took, until I got depressed, really bad. I ended up in a study for bipolar depression, which eventually discovered that lithium causes hypothyroidism, and I was put on Synthroid. That worked for awhile, until I got depressed again, and then I got put on Wellbutrin. Then that worked until, you guessed it, I got depressed again. Then I tried every SSRI in the book, and I even stayed on one of them for a couple of years, I just can't remember which one.

I wasn't depressed per se, but I had absolutely no sexual feelings whatsoever. None, nada. Not like when you're depressed but you can eventually get into it. I mean touching my most intimate areas was about as exciting as having my arm touched. It was the most bizarre, unnatural state of being I can possibly imagine. Even menopausal fluctuations are easier to manage. Sorry if this is TMI, but I think women especially need to know that if they have a good sex life before going on an SSRI. I was in a relationship long term and it was devastating. I was also on a pretty high dose of Stelazine from a particularly difficult mania I went through. It was actually a spiritual awakening occurring simultaneously, but that's a different topic for another time.

Once I got off the Stelazine slowly, I was able to get off the SSRI. Eventually I did get depressed, again, and I found that the Tricyclic Nortryptiline works. However, that has awful side effects, like you can't get any spit in your mouth to the point where you can't form words, and horrible constipation. But you can definitely enjoy sex, just not kissing.

So, through all of this I almost died of kidney failure twice, from Lithium being too high. My current psychiatrist took me off like 5 years ago, and honestly, I ain't been right since. I'm on Lamictal, which is supposed to be a little better than Lithium because it has antidepressant qualities. (Really?) I still get fucking depressed all the time, and I hate my current psychiatrist. He wanted to Take me off my Wellbutrin because I just had a mania and my life circumstances are depressing. The fuck kind of logic is that? Let's make you even more depressed then. I had to really fight him on that.

Then he tells me Seroquel is recommended for bipolar depression. Again, really? Because I usually get even more suicidal thinking AFTER taking it, as in I wake up in the morning thinking I want to die or kill myself. However, I will take it in a heartbeat if I feel a manic episode coming on. Anyway, that's all I can say right now except I'll leave you with a thought. I had a neurologist for migraines, and he took every drug he prescribed for his patients to see what the effect was. There aren't as many migraine drugs as there are psych meds. I think these psychiatrists need to take a dose of fucking Seroquel at even 50 mg and see what it does to their headspace. Or go on Paxil for a year and then try to come off. Or take Klonipin for a year and go through psychosis coming off of it.

I feel bad you've been through so much with the psych drugs. It sounds horrible. These "doctors" don't know a damn thing about having a bad life. Some people suffer just because of that. Because others did horrible things to them, or still are.

 

[Ruffian]

I feel bad you've been through so much with the psych drugs. It sounds horrible. These "doctors" don't know a damn thing about having a bad life. Some people suffer just because of that. Because others did horrible things to them, or still are.

Awwww, thanks @sleepy dog, sometimes just coming on here helps a lot. Seeing others have been through something similar helps. This is the best place I've found in a long time to find people with similar problems.

 

[hypo666]

Iam not sure where to begin..... I have had two stints under UK mental heatlh services. The first experience was when I started to hear voices from cars driving past in the middle of winter and became extremely paranoid. I was diagnosed paranoid schizophrenic and presribed high doses of anti psychotic drugs. I tried olanzapine, quetiapine and abilify.In my view the side effects were as bad or worse than the illness. And I was still paranoid,I still felt under threat whenever I left the house. I used to be extremely fit before those drugs. I gained weight and the weight gain didn't stop or reduce until I stopped the antipsychotics. I had such bad constipation I had to take yet more meds to deal with that. I nasty tasing syrup. In the later stages of my treatment, I grew male breasts and my ankles swelled up. This was when I was finally taken off these drugs, after an NHS plastic surgeon intervened, saying I need to stop the drug so she could do breast reduction surgery. My psychiatrist finally listened, a year before he had told me I would have to take anti psychotics the rest of my life,... so deal with it!, But now because of a side effect he just took me off everything all at once!, I was given a bit of valium for the withdrawals and told 'good luck' or and by the the way you may become psychotic again!

Well I was determined to prove the doctors wrong. I did get withdrawals symptoms, crippling brain zaps and insomnia. I credit world of warcraft with saving my life If I felt restless ,I would go on the computer and mine minerals all night. I just resolved myself to thinking sleep I didn't need, I just involved myself in an online world and it worked. My anxiety lessened and my sleep returned. 6months later I was discharged from mh services.

I last without mh services for ten years, until I got a change of neighbours who were very noisy. I lost it one night due to loud music on at 3am and made a suicide attempt after threatening a neighbour with a machete over his music. I was convinced I would go to prison for that so decided to top myself. Went to beachy head but couldn't physically throw myself off it. But I didn't want to go to prison. In the end chaplains turned up {by this time I was stood on one leg and over the edge hoping the wind would do the job. The police turned up and promised me I would not go to prison as I was ill. I didn't believe them but in the end they played a trick on me, got me arguing with them, while several of them snuck up behind me and jumped on me . I was sectioned and spent weeks in hospital but they told the truth as I didn't go to prison despite what I did.

I was back under mh services and Iam still under them. But my diagnosis was changed, apparently I never had schizophrenia and my old psychiatrist was apparently wrong to have put me on those drugs. I supposedly have a 'personality disorder' because of my odd childhood and some things that happened in my childhood. Iam still medicated though... but on smaller doses. Much smaller doses. I should be getting therapy but the NHS has no money.. Iam still paranoid, think Iam at war with the world, I still have weapons in my home. I should be in supportedf accomodation but due to various reasons, Iam back in my old home as I am sick of people again. Apparently I should not live alone ever again according to the psychiatrists. I have enough insight to realises Iam not well, but I don't think I have schizophrenia or a personality disorder. I live in hope that one day I will get better, but I suspect it's over for me. As I think the meds I was given at high doses years before, that I was forced to take by the way for an illness apparently I never had messed my brain up if it wasn't messed up already because of my fucked up childhood. Apparently trauma can affect ones brain. But very conveniently I now have a personality disorder so the problem lies with me, as I don't respond as I ought to do to medication.

I think psychiatry is bullshit, but Iam not sure what it can be replaced with ... as clearly me and so many others are ill on some level. I think what is needed is better drugs, and more resources pumped in for research , as there needs to be objective tests instead of relying on opinion and judgements to diagnose and medicate people with powerful drugs. And they need to stop how oppressive these psychiatric hospitals are,make them less like a prison.

 

[Ruffian]

Iam not sure where to begin..... I have had two stints under UK mental heatlh services. The first experience was when I started to hear voices from cars driving past in the middle of winter and became extremely paranoid. I was diagnosed paranoid schizophrenic and presribed high doses of anti psychotic drugs. I tried olanzapine, quetiapine and abilify.In my view the side effects were as bad or worse than the illness. And I was still paranoid,I still felt under threat whenever I left the house. I used to be extremely fit before those drugs. I gained weight and the weight gain didn't stop or reduce until I stopped the antipsychotics. I had such bad constipation I had to take yet more meds to deal with that. I nasty tasing syrup. In the later stages of my treatment, I grew male breasts and my ankles swelled up. This was when I was finally taken off these drugs, after an NHS plastic surgeon intervened, saying I need to stop the drug so she could do breast reduction surgery. My psychiatrist finally listened, a year before he had told me I would have to take anti psychotics the rest of my life,... so deal with it!, But now because of a side effect he just took me off everything all at once!, I was given a bit of valium for the withdrawals and told 'good luck' or and by the the way you may become psychotic again!

Well I was determined to prove the doctors wrong. I did get withdrawals symptoms, crippling brain zaps and insomnia. I credit world of warcraft with saving my life If I felt restless ,I would go on the computer and mine minerals all night. I just resolved myself to thinking sleep I didn't need, I just involved myself in an online world and it worked. My anxiety lessened and my sleep returned. 6months later I was discharged from mh services.

I last without mh services for ten years, until I got a change of neighbours who were very noisy. I lost it one night due to loud music on at 3am and made a suicide attempt after threatening a neighbour with a machete over his music. I was convinced I would go to prison for that so decided to top myself. Went to beachy head but couldn't physically throw myself off it. But I didn't want to go to prison. In the end chaplains turned up {by this time I was stood on one leg and over the edge hoping the wind would do the job. The police turned up and promised me I would not go to prison as I was ill. I didn't believe them but in the end they played a trick on me, got me arguing with them, while several of them snuck up behind me and jumped on me . I was sectioned and spent weeks in hospital but they told the truth as I didn't go to prison despite what I did.

I was back under mh services and Iam still under them. But my diagnosis was changed, apparently I never had schizophrenia and my old psychiatrist was apparently wrong to have put me on those drugs. I supposedly have a 'personality disorder' because of my odd childhood and some things that happened in my childhood. Iam still medicated though... but on smaller doses. Much smaller doses. I should be getting therapy but the NHS has no money.. Iam still paranoid, think Iam at war with the world, I still have weapons in my home. I should be in supportedf accomodation but due to various reasons, Iam back in my old home as I am sick of people again. Apparently I should not live alone ever again according to the psychiatrists. I have enough insight to realises Iam not well, but I don't think I have schizophrenia or a personality disorder. I live in hope that one day I will get better, but I suspect it's over for me. As I think the meds I was given at high doses years before, that I was forced to take by the way for an illness apparently I never had messed my brain up if it wasn't messed up already because of my fucked up childhood. Apparently trauma can affect ones brain. But very conveniently I now have a personality disorder so the problem lies with me, as I don't respond as I ought to do to medication.

I think psychiatry is bullshit, but Iam not sure what it can be replaced with ... as clearly me and so many others are ill on some level. I think what is needed is better drugs, and more resources pumped in for research , as there needs to be objective tests instead of relying on opinion and judgements to diagnose and medicate people with powerful drugs. And they need to stop how oppressive these psychiatric hospitals are,make them less like a prison.

Ugh. Personality Disorder = We Don't Know What the Fuck You Have. Have you done any research on personality disorders and the different types? Does the UK use the DSM 5 or do they use something else? There's different clusters, and I only know about the dreaded "Cluster B," which I reluctantly admit I have Borderline Personality. I can slip into Anto-Social, more as perceived by others who don't know me or if I'm manic, but that's incorrectly slapped in my medical file as well. Oh well, I guess. There's doctors who won't even see you if you have it. That's the US, but isn't there an ICD thing that the WHO uses? I can't keep up with Alphabet Soup and Numerology of Psychiatry.

But there are a whole set of personality "disorders" I don't know that much about. I suspect my friend is in Cluster A, and we fit like a hand in a glove. He was my bf for a couple of years, but we're much better as friends. I think they need to come up with a better diagnoses than "personality disorder," because it's a fundamental part of who you are. It's depressing to even contemplate, which is all I did last weekend, and it makes me suicidal for sure. Plus having bipolar and coming off a manic tear up of my life I really want to die. Idk, your life sounds horrible, all you can do is make peace with it, or not. Society certainly seems eager to get rid of us, and we're too fucking sick to protest.

https://www.psi.uba.ar/academica/carrerasdegrado/psicologia/sitios_catedras/practicas_profesionales/820_clinica_tr_personalidad_psicosis/material/dsm.pdf

If this link works you can check them out - just think of it as info, don't diagnose yourself.

 

[Kornyboyo]

Medications saved me.

What are you doing on a suicide forum then?

 

[GeorgeJL]

What are you doing on a suicide forum then?

Advise others on how to end their life or get better. The choice is theirs.

 

[Tortured_empath]

Medications saved me.

There is this side to the coin also. Remember. I think the problem is that psychiatrists and pharma companies push these things like theyre miracle drugs with no regard to the patients sense of judgment; in general pshychiatry is a pretty disrespectful practice imo.

 

[IsadoraBeauxdraps]

I already told this over here I think.
I took paxil for 14 years, because of panic attacks. Poor benefits, but doctors said I needed it. One day I decided to withdraw and the nightmare began. 4 years after stopping it, I still suffer from permanent side effects, tinnitus, hyperacusis, neuropathic pains, nausea, akathisia.
Sometimes I'm so bad that I want to try meds again, but of course I know it's like playing russian roulette...
Big pharma is criminal, I can only say that.

 

[veren4h92l]

Medications saved me.

Hi,
how come? Can you be more precise?
I think its awful but I never had a sound person heard of the drugs having a positive effect. Not even being in an irritated condition, it got worse then, nevertheless.

 

[Cevapcici]

This might be an off - topic so nice I'm not directly a victim of psychiatry - I'm one of those common victims of simple medical negligence. And it had huge consequences on the rest of my life, hi butterfly effect.

Because doctors will NEVER do more than they need to remediate to your situation - meaning that, you'd better not hope for any long term solution to your problem, their lazy, apathic asses only care to treat symptoms.

Here's my story : back when I was in middle school, I was diagnosed with irritable bowel syndrome. I went through years of condescending, humiliating and useless treatments and consultations. I had spams so painful that I would yell and cry out of pain - and of course, fail to attend school on A LOT of occasions. Here's the thing, I also had cystic acne , and at one point I attempted to treat it with medication that made my irritable bowel syndrome even worse, and It got me nearly hospitalised. Basically my life was a living hell, a cycle of medication against IBS that would induce brain fog, and layers of makeup every morning (up to an hour a day) to look somehow human, and it went on for five fucking years , until one day, at age 15, I got fed up with with my acne ( I thought there's nothing that could be done about my irritable bowel syndrome and things awere going to be this way until I die ) and went for advice to a guy who was the shop owner of an organic foods store in my street. And he just told me" just stop consuming any dairy made out of cow milk, and your skin might improve". I followed his advice, and ahem... while my acne didn't reduce much, my irritable bowel syndrome just vanished. Yep . Five years of immense suffering ended up, just by following the simple advice of a guy who was a former biology teacher, while doctors didn't think suggesting it. FML .

 

[Shamana]

Please watch this from the beginning

 

[Nem]

My life was fucked over by shitty meds prescribed by a shitty dr and demanded to take by a shitty ex fiancé. It's really shitty, I should've killed myself immediately after I had a severe reaction!!!
Staying alive had been the stupidest thing I could've done. SUICIDE!!!!
Peace/hugs
Psychiatry is such a freakin scam

 

[Shamana]

This might be an off - topic so nice I'm not directly a victim of psychiatry - I'm one of those common victims of simple medical negligence. And it had huge consequences on the rest of my life, hi butterfly effect.

Because doctors will NEVER do more than they need to remediate to your situation - meaning that, you'd better not hope for any long term solution to your problem, their lazy, apathic asses only care to treat symptoms.

Here's my story : back when I was in middle school, I was diagnosed with irritable bowel syndrome. I went through years of condescending, humiliating and useless treatments and consultations. I had spams so painful that I would yell and cry out of pain - and of course, fail to attend school on A LOT of occasions. Here's the thing, I also had cystic acne , and at one point I attempted to treat it with medication that made my irritable bowel syndrome even worse, and It got me nearly hospitalised. Basically my life was a living hell, a cycle of medication against IBS that would induce brain fog, and layers of makeup every morning (up to an hour a day) to look somehow human, and it went on for five fucking years , until one day, at age 15, I got fed up with with my acne ( I thought there's nothing that could be done about my irritable bowel syndrome and things awere going to be this way until I die ) and went for advice to a guy who was the shop owner of an organic foods store in my street. And he just told me" just stop consuming any dairy made out of cow milk, and your skin might improve". I followed his advice, and ahem... while my acne didn't reduce much, my irritable bowel syndrome just vanished. Yep . Five years of immense suffering ended up, just by following the simple advice of a guy who was a former biology teacher, while doctors didn't think suggesting it. FML .

Honestly I've had much the same experience. Doctors don't seem to have a clue about diet and illness and just want you to get the fuck out of their office asap which doesn't work well if you have a chronic illness if it can't be easily remedied by a tablet.

Apart from sleeping pills, I don't think i've ever had a positive experience with the health system in my all my life. I acknowledge they do a lot of good, but they are imcopetent and apathetic about certain conditions.

 

[IsadoraBeauxdraps]

This might be an off - topic so nice I'm not directly a victim of psychiatry - I'm one of those common victims of simple medical negligence. And it had huge consequences on the rest of my life, hi butterfly effect.

Because doctors will NEVER do more than they need to remediate to your situation - meaning that, you'd better not hope for any long term solution to your problem, their lazy, apathic asses only care to treat symptoms.

Here's my story : back when I was in middle school, I was diagnosed with irritable bowel syndrome. I went through years of condescending, humiliating and useless treatments and consultations. I had spams so painful that I would yell and cry out of pain - and of course, fail to attend school on A LOT of occasions. Here's the thing, I also had cystic acne , and at one point I attempted to treat it with medication that made my irritable bowel syndrome even worse, and It got me nearly hospitalised. Basically my life was a living hell, a cycle of medication against IBS that would induce brain fog, and layers of makeup every morning (up to an hour a day) to look somehow human, and it went on for five fucking years , until one day, at age 15, I got fed up with with my acne ( I thought there's nothing that could be done about my irritable bowel syndrome and things awere going to be this way until I die ) and went for advice to a guy who was the shop owner of an organic foods store in my street. And he just told me" just stop consuming any dairy made out of cow milk, and your skin might improve". I followed his advice, and ahem... while my acne didn't reduce much, my irritable bowel syndrome just vanished. Yep . Five years of immense suffering ended up, just by following the simple advice of a guy who was a former biology teacher, while doctors didn't think suggesting it. FML .

So many years of studies for such a low open mind...

 

[Reyki6667]

I have most of the side effect of benzo, and antidepressant long term use even after stopping them since 3 month.... Why? Those meds were never designed for long term use of 5 years nonstop, and with no satisfactory result to boot.

 

[Lost.]

Me
Damaged by flouxetine but i still lived well, then damage was maden 100 times worse by torecan injection without my consent and in December i got worse again at lot from combo of spices which never be harmfull for healthy human. I am at horrible state. It is reason i want cbt.

 

[jrums]

Me. SSRIs ultimately did me in. PSSD, emotional numbness, physical numbness, genital shrinkage, severe insomnia, dry skin, dry eyes, no effect from other drugs or alcohol, etc. Going on 2 years now, not counting the years lost to just side effects of being on the meds. Such a nightmare. I would go back to mental illness in a second. I'm not even a person anymore.

 

[namelessX8]

I never had any side-effects from SSRIs, SNRIs, Antipsychotics, non-Stimulant ADHD drugs and Stimulant ADHD drugs (apart from the sedative side-effect of antipsychotics -- which helps me sleep). I personally cannot function with medication. I just cry all day and cannot get up and go to work. But I hear of lots of others suffering from side effects (perhaps my brain is just odd in its functioning and in its response to medication ). If I wasn't on prescribed medication, I'd just be self-medicating on Speed/MD + other "illicit" substances, which have far worse side-effects. Perhaps it is not wise to dismiss mental health drugs out of hand. After all, a drug that doesn't work well for one person may work well for another person. And, it is likely (as was the case for me) that one needs to try different drugs in other to find one that works well -- the irritating thing is one needs a prescription to obtain antidepressants etc. and often GPs and Psychiatrists are not willing to prescribe a different drug (principally because they do not want to be responsible if something happens to you -- they don't want to be on the end of a clinical negligence lawsuit or get into other complications involving their medical licence). In this regard, the problem is not with the available drugs per se but rather with the current state of the medical practice - its fucked up. Anyway, I can't imagine life without drugs. If I'm not taking prescribed drugs I take non-legal ones.

 

[Lady Lazarus 2020]

Fuck. That's all I can say ab this. FUCK.

 

[Lost.]

Me. SSRIs ultimately did me in. PSSD, emotional numbness, physical numbness, genital shrinkage, severe insomnia, dry skin, dry eyes, no effect from other drugs or alcohol, etc. Going on 2 years now, not counting the years lost to just side effects of being on the meds. Such a nightmare. I would go back to mental illness in a second. I'm not even a person anymore.

I know you from facebook and pssd forum which havent worked recently. I know your story :( :( :( i can relate your symptoms. I am at simmilar shit.

 

[R_N]

Severe insomnia (sleeping half an hour at most) caused by olanzapine withdrawal will be the end of me. Not mentioning other symptoms and meds I took.

I wish I could do the same to the psychiatrist who did this to me. I am so angry how is such a thing even possible. You struggle and reach for help only to get destroyed by these meds and they never admit it. I fucking hate this world and need to die ASAP. My patience is running out. Fuck this world.

 

[Lost.]

Doctors who push neurotoxic drugs and big pharma are worse than Nazi and Aldof Hitler