Do pills even work?

I'm going to the doctors on tuesday to talk to him. My mom's a nurse, she said he'll probably give me pills. But i don't want to take pills that are going to make me feel worse or something. I heard some make you tired all the time, and like numb and stuff.

Someone I know who took pills for a while said for a little bit it was like the lights were on but nobody was home. I dont want that to happen to me. I dont want pills to just cover up my problem. So that I feel better when Im on them and thats it. I want this to go away. for good. forever. i dont want to take pills forever either. so do they even work?

Hey, Soul,

It's not that bad. No kidding. Some pills work and some pills don't. Some pills have side effects for some people and some don't. Don't worry. If a pill doesn't work you tell your doctor and he gives you a different pill. If a pill has bad side effects, you tell your doctor and he gives you a different pill. Most of the time, in my very long experience, you have pills that work and that don't have bad side effects for you. You don't have to take pills that don't work for you or that have bad side effects. No one can force you to take pills. People take pills not to cover up their problems, but to be able to work on their problems and solve them. Frequently, for many of us, unless we have some kind of pill giving us relief, we have a hard time working with our T's. So what we call "meds" (pills), really have the purpose of helping us think straight and work with the T to solve the problems. But everybody's different, and as I said, no one can force you to take the pills. Good luck to you. Take care.

People say lots of things, but you need to try things out for yourself to really evaluate them. We are all different. The important thing is finding the right medication or combination of medications for you, and be patient, because sometimes that takes a while. I tried a number of things that didn't work, or didn't work properly and then when I finally found the right thing it worked like a charm. I cannot speak for anyone else, but before I took anything I was under the mistaken impression that antidepressants would make me feel happy, but even when I took the right ones I didn't feel that way. All they really did was make me feel normal, and it took a while before they built up to the maximum and correct level in my system. It was very subtle because I never felt like I was taking anything, and never really felt I was changing, but one day I woke up and realized that I had actually been getting up and out of bed and doing things. I was back doing hobbies I had not touched for months, and I was actually getting through days without crying and feeling like my world was going to implode. I reallized I was not nearly as moody and was not making the lives of everyone around me miserable bacause that was how I always felt. So give it a try, and see how it works. You have nothing to lose, and you have friends in here who are willing to listen and who likely share many of your thoughts and concerns.

For most people pills work. Don't forget though that each persons body, brain, chemicals and problems are all different. Most anti-dipressants take 3 weeks or more to work. Some are more sedating than others. The older meds make you sluggish more so than the newer ones. But you do need to be patient with the Dr. (Sorry for the Pun!) During those 3 weeks your mind is adjusting to the chemical changes and you may feel nothing, sleepy, jumpy or just different. But after a short while your brain becomes conditioned to the new pills and like the post above mine, you probably won't feel happy, you'll just realize that you have returned to your former self. For some people the trade off is not worth it. But for me and thousands others the trade off is worth it. Be patient. Get informed. Ask every single question you can of your p-doc (Psychiatrist, an MD) about your condition, your meds and about his training and his specialty. He might do his best work or had extra training with children for example. Try to stay away from any other Dr but a pdoc as say, a family Dr. or a bone surgeon does not have enough expert training in the field. Using the family Dr can cost you a trip to the mental hospital. It almost happened to me! But don't start thinking about anything else but getting information. BTW, make sure you read the newest books in the library. This field changes very quickly. I hope this helps. Good luck on your recovery.

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Are you willing to do the hard work it takes to have your issues "go away forever?"

Are you determined enough to work through even during the darkest times?

Will you keep trying until you succeed no matter what?

If yes, then do not take pills because they will make things worse in the long run.

I know many people who cured themselves without medication and the ones on meds including myself are still suffering

I wish I never started them because they made me worse and gave me more problems.

However, there are people that have no other choice but to take the meds in extreme cases which I understand.

I just think doctors too freely prescribe these meds to people who are not that severely afflicted and that is wrong.

Make sure you get a really good pdoc

Try natural routes, behavioral things first

Meds are like bandaids, they cover up the wound but do not heal it, you have to do the work within yourself for that

I struggled with the decision to try medication, but it came down to the question of needing to know I tried every avenue available to help myself feel better. While it wasn't a magic answer, it did help a great deal.

I finally got myself on medication and I was really scared as well. I had to hit rock bottom before I got there, and at first the pills weren't working - they take a while to get started, and my dr slowly increased my dose to avoid side effects. After a few days at my current dosage, I felt so vibrant! I had forgotten how amazing life could be, and the pills lifted the clouds.

Don't do pills alone - then it becomes a lifelong crutch. You need some kind of other therapy so you gain the skills to keep from re-depressing yourself when you do go off the pills.

Pills help symptoms, but you can also talk to a therapist to feel better and to learn about your, learning and that will help for a lifetime.

Medication is always the patient's choice, not the doctor's. The doctor recommends.

SoultoSqueeze