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figures. I don't think anyone really knows how they work or why they work. I just know that when I am off my antidepressant, I can tell.
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I would also like to know how they work. I have been experiencing some adverse effects from my meds and would like to know why.
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Yep. I wrote in a post somewhere here that lately I have felt an instinct to shift away from the medical model of mental illness. In my 40 years of psychiatric treatment I haven't seen any realistic, healthy, productive changes in how MI is treated. Of the 35+ meds I've tried, only a very few have been helpful, in that they have helped me to function more successfully in life. But many medications have not helped me in any positive way - yet they have done damage to my physical health.
As for therapy being as helpful as medication - I don't necessarily agree. First of all, really GOOD therapy is expensive. Right there is an enormous problem for many people. And truly gifted therapists are few. That, and psychotherapy is showing to be, in many ways, mildly successful, even a failure, altogether. Often, therapy causes more problems than it solves. All kinds of work needs to be done as far as (for example) cultural considerations when it comes to therapy. Treatment for MI always has been, and remains, elusive. __________________ |
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I don't know how they work, but anti-depressants do work for me. Therapy has never helped much though. I much prefer peer support groups.
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Yeah, I find that staying away from articles like these is good for my mental health. I used to "try to get to the bottom of it" and figure everything out myself, but now I just trust my doctor (to some extent). I still do a lot of research, but I don't read articles that say psych meds are "unproven" or something like that. That's just what works for me.
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Another reality I am finally taking into consideration, though, is that some meds have really done damage to my health. Seroquel (AP) for example. That medication (which never did anything beneficial) caused me to gain a scary amount of weight - which in turn caused my to have high glucose, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol. All dangerous health conditions. I blindly trusted my pdoc(s) for 7 years of being on that garbage - until I flatly refused to take it anymore, because my health was in shambles. There are other meds that have caused huge problems for me. I will never, never again put blind faith in any psych med prescriber. I agree that trusting your doctor to some extent is wise. Because when all is said and done, it's you who is left holding the bag. __________________ |
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I also realized after posting this that this categorization scheme doesn't take into account any personal opinions about meds. Anyway, I will think about that later. __________________ "Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it!” |
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