[franz kafka]

...and we had a long discussion about my compliance issues. And my sensory problems. And how my mood is out of wack. And it all came down to: take your meds. Upping seroquel from 600mg to 700mg.

Anyone else here have compliance issues? Sometimes I just look at my meds and think... this stuff is bad. Bad, evil, bad. Don't take. I dunno maybe it's paranoia on my part.

Originally Posted by franz kafka

...and we had a long discussion about my compliance issues. And my sensory problems. And how my mood is out of wack. And it all came down to: take your meds. Upping seroquel from 600mg to 700mg.

Anyone else here have compliance issues? Sometimes I just look at my meds and think... this stuff is bad. Bad, evil, bad. Don't take. I dunno maybe it's paranoia on my part.

I have compliance issues and it's a struggle to swallow the pills when my paranoia gets high. Other times I swallow them quick and fast and hope they take effect immediately. It's very hard and very confusing. Not everyone battles this but a great many of us do. (((Hugs)))

[Miss Laura]

I use to for 5 years solid then this year I bucked my ideas up and thought I need to be stable.

[Moose72]

Only when I get bad side effects from a new drug.

[benzenering]

I have terrible med compliance issues. Part of it is a disbelief that I have a mental illness, and part is paranoia. Currently I am getting BACK on all meds that I discontinued a couple of months ago because I started showing symptoms again.

[hopeless2015]

Every night when I have a handful of pills to take it think this is bs, but the truth is I'm stable now....so I go ahead and take them

[Nate7907]

Originally Posted by franz kafka

...and we had a long discussion about my compliance issues. And my sensory problems. And how my mood is out of wack. And it all came down to: take your meds. Upping seroquel from 600mg to 700mg.

Anyone else here have compliance issues? Sometimes I just look at my meds and think... this stuff is bad. Bad, evil, bad. Don't take. I dunno maybe it's paranoia on my part.

You are exactly like me!

[Moose72]

Sometimes things go bad when I'm taking my meds to a T. So who knows. Sometimes I have skipped my meds because I'm tired of them or something like that. Only my psych meds. My medical pills would cause major mahem if I quit them. (like blood clots)

[MtnTime2896]

I'm having that problem real bad. Part of me is admitting to myself I'm bipolar, another part is saying I just happen to get a little relief from misery every now and then, then there's the other part that just assumes it to be a product of PTSD.
Another issue with me being compliant is me thinking that I can just handle whatever it is myself and that I don't need meds. Grit my teeth and bear it when I'm depressed or mixed up, and have a great time when I'm euphoric, and then keep myself together when I'm in a rage. I tell myself that the meds won't do anything that I can't do myself. Honestly, I think all of this ideology has more to do with my upbringing than anything; that and I do carry a lot of paranoia.

[wiretwister]

not a complience issue directly but as an issue seems to "get better" I sometimes try to cut back doseage ... if it works ok ... I ask my pdoc if I can cut back , without telling him I have already ... I do this so I can go up or down before letting my rx be reduced and then not being able to go back up ... make sense ... in short I do what I feel is best for me ... then tell pdoc after the fact ... is that an complience ??? IDK ... but I will admit there have been a few panic calls to pdoc for help ... but all and all this has worked for me ... but again I am not a professional anything so take what I say with a grain of salt ....

[st0psign]

I've been on over 20 different meds already, I'm beginning to think I'm either have treatment resistant bp, or that meds are just bull **** all together. that's not even considering all the ****in side effects that come along with them... and a lot of them are by definition poison, I've worked in a lab I know the definition of poison. a lot of the meds we're on qualify.

[Moose72]

Originally Posted by st0psign

I've been on over 20 different meds already, I'm beginning to think I'm either have treatment resistant bp, or that meds are just bull **** all together. that's not even considering all the ****in side effects that come along with them... and a lot of them are by definition poison, I've worked in a lab I know the definition of poison. a lot of the meds we're on qualify.

You are currently on quite a few psych drugs. I'm going to switch to a new med in early January- Rexulti- in the hopes of reversing that extremely high cholesterol and triglycerides I've developed from Zyprexa. I've tried several other meds in an effort to get off Zyprexa and had lots of side effects. I'm hoping Rexulti will do the trick. Some of the other meds made me feel horrible.

[Wild Coyote]

Originally Posted by st0psign

I've been on over 20 different meds already, I'm beginning to think I'm either have treatment resistant bp, or that meds are just bull **** all together. that's not even considering all the ****in side effects that come along with them... and a lot of them are by definition poison, I've worked in a lab I know the definition of poison. a lot of the meds we're on qualify.

I am generally "med compliant," yet med intolerant.
The side-effects are often too severe.


WC