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Originally Posted by poetgirl76
I didn't know that about the increase in med/side effects going away, I will ask him that.
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It's only some meds that are this way. For most meds, the side effects worsen if you increase the dose. Also, for a lot of meds, the side effects lessen with time as your body adapts to the medication. I don't know how long you've been on this med, but it could be too soon to make a judgment one way or another.
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Originally Posted by poetgirl76
What I am meaning about the honest and open factor, is that last time he told me about how I have lived a charade and my life is a lie and I don't have insight, so I just want to appear, and BE, honest and open in general!
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That sounds pretty judgmental to say when he doesn't even know you. Hopefully his prescribing skills are better. Good luck today!
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Originally Posted by rainbow8
You're making me scared about meds. I'm tired enough; I don't want to be more tired. Do you feel better otherwise? I don't get it. What good is feeling less depressed if we're too exhausted to appreciate it?  |
Rainbow, it's not a goal of pharmacotherapy that you feel tired. If that is happening, it needs to be discussed with the pdoc so that the dose can be adjusted, the timing of administration changed, another med tried, etc. And sometimes a negative side effect may outweigh the symptoms a person is having without the med, such as with someone who is having a lot of hallucinations or really strong compulsions and isn't able to function in daily life.