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Originally Posted by still_crazy
hi. :-) you sound fascinating.
psychiatry is kinda lame because they don't really -do- science, if you've noticed. and opinions vary, wildly, they sometimes straight up lie, and...blah.
at the end of the day, even the most sophisticated "antipsychotic" is just a tranquilizer. you might be better off, in terms of safety, with a benzodiazepine (ativan, valium, klonopin, etc.) than the Dopamine-blocking neuroleptics. i mean...they do cause addiction and such, but they're safer, physically...
and they're still used in psychosis, agitation, mania, etc.
i am prescribed Abilify at a moderate dose. its OK. I think Abilify and some of the drugs in its class are supposedly safer for heart health than some other options, but i could very well be wrong.
maybe this is a blessing in disguise? non-drug, even...drug, but non-neuroleptic/antipsychotic ways of dealing with what ails you might be the best thing, ever. ive only recently gotten to the point where my overall psych drug intake is low and my tranq dose is reasonable(ish)...
part my own immaturity, part just the way shrinks "do things," I guess.
i hope this helps, a bit (?). Have ever read Barbara Kingsolver novels?
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I am on a low dose of Clonopin, 3 ties a day right now and it did tone down the psychosis, but I don't like taking it because I am a recovering addict. I've been clean for a little over 18 years and benzos were one of my drugs of choice and it's honestly too familiar. I know they'll find something that will work. I pray that they will. I know I can't survive this mental illness without something to help me control, even though I;ve dreamed and fantacized bout living drug free for years. I had convinced mysef that the bi-polar would get better or maybe even resolve it's. I know now that it won't. It continues to progress as I get older and and the episode have gotten more and more insane and unbearable over the years. So, even though psychiatrists can sometimes drive me crazy and piss me off, I have to trust them. After all, they are the ones with the degree on the wall, not me. Thank you for responding. I've talked long enough. T adore this web-ste. You guys have been a life saver /, literally, I hope that once I get to a better place,I can stick aorund and help others. Nothing would make me happier than to give back what has been so freely given to me. - Mary /PaintedTurtle