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Aug 28, 2011, 02:18 AM
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hi all
 depression and meds . don't like taking them sometimes. support out there for others like myself
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Aug 28, 2011, 06:18 AM
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i have depression/meds too. i found if i didn't take my meds i would plummet into depression. so it's in my favor to take them. any reason u don't like taking them? more info might enable us to help you more.
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Aug 28, 2011, 07:24 AM
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I'm not very med-compliant either. I've been off them 3 weeks this time and stayed away from my pdoc so no one has noticed - unless they've read some of my posts on here lately.....
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Aug 28, 2011, 08:05 AM
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I was very anti meds when I first went on them more than 10 years ago, and then they started working, and they really improved my life. I'm still on them. I have to admit I don't like the idea of needing meds to feel good, and some of them have side effects that I don't like, but on balance I'd rather take them, deal with the side effects, and be well enough to work on my issues in therapy. I do have a goal of getting off meds someday - who knows if it's realistic - I recently tried to reduce the dose of the med with the most annoying side effect, and my mood immediately began to slip, so it looks like I'll be on them for a while.
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#5
Aug 28, 2011, 02:32 PM
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Hi Sketch37,
I understand completely how you feel, the first time I was on meds for depression I felt very uncomfortable about it. i kept at it for two years and they were really working well. However when i came off them - under Drs supervision, I had six good months and then it came back with a vengeance. I was competely zocco, and had three different meds before anything started to work. Another two years or so later, things had settled down, and after a great summer holiday i decided off my own batt to chuck them out.. I really dont like putting chemicals into my body.... Sadly that backfired awfully, I became completely withdrawn, and my partner had terrible trouble trying to get me back to the Doc and the T. There followed a really dark year of so before I got to feeling even half human and functional again. So even if you really have things against it, if the meds are working for you stick with it and put all your doubts back in the cupboard. Good luck and I shall keep looking out for you here. Alg  
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Aug 28, 2011, 03:42 PM
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sketch
i hate being on meds. i fought being on them for many years. i thought i could handle my illness on my own. for years i tried all kinds of strategies to manage my moods, but i just kept getting sicker. like from anxiety, suicidal depressions and mania to adding voices in my head and other symptoms of psychosis to a full blown breakdown. i reached a point where i knew that it was go on meds or die. i always thought of going on meds meant i was weak for not being able to handle it on my own. but this is a chemical thing in my brain. how can i possibly fight tht? i couldnt. it took a couple years but i am finally stabilized. i dream of getting off meds one day and talk lots about it with T who is not a big fan of meds but does enforce with me that i do need them. i am scared to get off of them. i was really really sick. i am afraid of going back there. so i do take my meds. |
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Aug 28, 2011, 06:53 PM
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Like everyone here, I hate needing the meds, but they work, so I will keep taking them. I have seen the consequences of not taking them and it's life threatening.
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