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Apr 21, 2018, 09:50 AM
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Member Since: Apr 2018
Location: Earth weekdays, Pluto on weekends
Posts: 35
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Originally Posted by InfiniteSadness
I know some people take it only weeks or months and others for years- like me.. which worries me being on it that long or forever. I'm worried about its effects on my brain. Also, because the treatment is so ambiguous- doesn't fully cure- sigh...
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Please remember the meds are supposed to be replacing what your deficient in already. Different meds do that in different ways. So as your brain chemistry changes, which it does when were happy, sad, under stress, changes in environment, even what we eat, how much we drink.....so med requirements change.
They're used to keep us on going. That's a broad term for alive with some quality of life.
Your concern re brain dumbing down, honest, it happens, no doubt about it. I've lost so much memory and motor skills due to meds. But I'd be dead without them. Its a trade off. Those of us are on meds because we didn't cope without them. The side effects, unfortunately not a lot you can do about it other than taking the least possible amount you can function on. Talk to your Pdoc about that and with regular reviews you can find hopefully the optimum dose for you .
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