I stopped taking my psych meds.

[Saint Frankenstein]

It's an antidepressant and an anti-anxiety med, with Ability to back up the antidepressant. I'm sick of them. They don't work, anyway. I feel the same regardless of whether I take them or not. I'm a suicidal shut in, regardless.

I'm also sick of my care at the place I go to get them. The psychiatric nurse I have keeps changing and they keep changing my dosages. I maxed out on some antidepressants, including the one I'm on, and then they cut my dosages and won't up them again when they're supposed to, even if I just missed a day. I'm not convinced the damn things even work. I was fired from my job over missing work due to my issues.

 

[Saint Frankenstein]

I also think all those pills were the cause of my seizures. Never had them before I was all drugged up.

 

[Unveiled Artist]

It's an antidepressant and an anti-anxiety med, with Ability to back up the antidepressant. I'm sick of them. They don't work, anyway. I feel the same regardless of whether I take them or not. I'm a suicidal shut in, regardless.

I'm also sick of my care at the place I go to get them. The psychiatric nurse I have keeps changing and they keep changing my dosages. I maxed out on some antidepressants, including the one I'm on, and then they cut my dosages and won't up them again when they're supposed to, even if I just missed a day. I'm not convinced the damn things even work. I was fired from my job over missing work due to my issues.

I used to see a psychiatrist in our "Community Mental Health Center" that's hooked with our city/county government-so, which means, no one cared about the people who were treated.

I found out you get better treatment from outside individual practitioners than the people centers or government facilities etc. That, and individual practitioners like psychologist don't report every knok and cranny info you said to anyone.

If you're able to find a doctor with a private practice and one you trust, maybe consider that. As for getting off the meds, I will put it in my experience. Right now, my new doctor is taking me off very very strong medication for seizures because of the long term side effects. It takes three months to get off the meds. My other doctor tried to do it within a week withdrawal, and I almost went into a big seizure where I'd go unconscious but in this case, with risk of never getting out of the seizure and risk of death. So, I got back on the meds. I kept on the meds until I found a doctor I trusted and used my own common sense as well as the doctor's. That's when I chose to got off the meds. Doing it by myself causes huge withdrawal effects that could be worse than what I'm being treated for.

I'd never wish that on anyone. Find a doctor you trust. -Throws the ball- Catching the ball is your decision. Keep one eye open and one eye shut.

Think things will be good. One day at a time.

 

[Duke_Leto]

I personally don't like how society has decided that the way to deal with people who are emotional or think differently than others is to pump them full of medicine until they can be 'successful' in the artificial world it's constructed, as if there's something inherently wrong with everyone unable to conform to an unnatural lifestyle. IMHO, many so-called 'mental disorders' are legitimate ways of responding to the world, and shouldn't be treated as illnesses. I'm not sure what the nature of your "issues" are, but if you're not a danger to others, and you yourself want to stop, I think you should.

I don't know how you would, but I think it would be better to try to improve yourself on your own, rather than with the so-called 'help' of medications.

 

[Saint Frankenstein]

I used to see a psychiatrist in our "Community Mental Health Center" that's hooked with our city/county government-so, which means, no one cared about the people who were treated.

I found out you get better treatment from outside individual practitioners than the people centers or government facilities etc. That, and individual practitioners like psychologist don't report every knok and cranny info you said to anyone.

If you're able to find a doctor with a private practice and one you trust, maybe consider that. As for getting off the meds, I will put it in my experience. Right now, my new doctor is taking me off very very strong medication for seizures because of the long term side effects. It takes three months to get off the meds. My other doctor tried to do it within a week withdrawal, and I almost went into a big seizure where I'd go unconscious but in this case, with risk of never getting out of the seizure and risk of death. So, I got back on the meds. I kept on the meds until I found a doctor I trusted and used my own common sense as well as the doctor's. That's when I chose to got off the meds. Doing it by myself causes huge withdrawal effects that could be worse than what I'm being treated for.

I'd never wish that on anyone. Find a doctor you trust. -Throws the ball- Catching the ball is your decision. Keep one eye open and one eye shut.

Think things will be good. One day at a time.

Yeah, I go to a community health center. There's a lot of changeover in the staff. People don't tend to stay there long. I had to get rid of my whole team before because of how they treated me. There was a psych nurse I had and really liked before but she's gone now, too. I like my caseworker and she does what she can, but I haven't been communicating much with her lately. I haven't been communicating with anyone lately.

 

[Unveiled Artist]

I also think all those pills were the cause of my seizures. Never had them before I was all drugged up.

Could be. That sounds like a neurological concern. Psychiatrists and psychologist would just look at me plain dumb when I tell them I can't take their meds because they conflict with mine. I always wondered if they went to med school or not.

Can you see a neurologist about that? If you had a history of seizures, they can probably look into it from a medical perspective. Help with physical side affects if that be the case.

 

[Deeje]

Its dangerous to go off them, especially cold turkey StF. That is asking for a psychotic episode.
I'm sorry you live in a country with such appalling mental health care. But the problems these days seem to affect so many.....perhaps an already overburdened and inadequate system just cannot cope?

I'm sorry you lost your job.

Why do they keep changing your dosage? Messing around with meds needs close supervision and knowledge of the patient, that can't happen if they keep changing personnel. You were doing so well there for while. Can you try to go back to what you were on then, dosage wise?

One of my dearest friends was schizophrenic and was in and out of mental health facilities all her life. The drugs were only a symptomatic approach, but the healing needs to get at the bottom of what causes these issues in the brain. It about getting the chemistry right.

Is medicinal cannbis legal where you live? That might be worth a shot?

 

[Saint Frankenstein]

I personally don't like how society has decided that the way to deal with people who are emotional or think differently than others is to pump them full of medicine until they can be 'successful' in the artificial world it's constructed, as if there's something inherently wrong with everyone unable to conform to an unnatural lifestyle. IMHO, many so-called 'mental disorders' are legitimate ways of responding to the world, and shouldn't be treated as illnesses. I'm not sure what the nature of your "issues" are, but if you're not a danger to others, and you yourself want to stop, I think you should.

I don't know how you would, but I think it would be better to try to improve yourself on your own, rather than with the so-called 'help' of medications.

Thought proving post.

My issues are with severe depression, anxiety and a mixture of Borderline, Avoidant and Dependant Personality Disorder traits. Honestly, I am the type that does hate society, too. I would like some friends, but I prefer not to be part of this society because it makes me sick. Some of my depression is existential and not clinical, as well. I'm somewhat of a nihilist. I'm tired of the pills and don't feel like playing the guessing game of trying med after med to see if some mixture will actually help me.

 

[Unveiled Artist]

Yeah, I go to a community health center. There's a lot of changeover in the staff. People don't tend to stay there long. I had to get rid of my whole team before because of how they treated me. There was a psych nurse I had and really liked before but she's gone now, too. I like my caseworker and she does what she can, but I haven't been communicating much with her lately. I haven't been communicating with anyone lately.

Yeah. That's how it is here too. I think it's every four years or so they shift. I remember the only counselor out of four (I left when they sent me to a disability people find jobs center where everyone from murderers, rapists, to people with severe mental health issues to my friend who was just out of finances and didn't have a place to stay). That's after I found the outside doctor. I was told a few of my seizure meds are depression meds. I kept with that line instead of adding a new medication that offsets the ones I take now.

But, those the shifting doctors makes it hard to build a connection with one. Maybe go once a month edit to your social worker to touch base?

 

[Saint Frankenstein]

Its dangerous to go off them, especially cold turkey StF. That is asking for a psychotic episode.
I'm sorry you live in a country with such appalling mental health care. But the problems these days seem to affect so many.....perhaps an already overburdened and inadequate system just cannot cope?

I'm sorry you lost your job.

Why do they keep changing your dosage? Messing around with meds needs close supervision and knowledge of the patient, that can't happen if they keep changing personnel. You were doing so well there for while. Can you try to go back to what you were on then, dosage wise?

One of my dearest friends was schizophrenic and was in and out of mental health facilities all her life. The drugs were only a symptomatic approach, but the healing needs to get at the bottom of what causes these issues in the brain. It about getting the chemistry right.

Is medicinal cannbis legal where you live? That might be worth a shot?

I've never had a psychotic episode. Well, I've "heard" voices telling me to kill myself before but who knows what the hell that was. Probably stress induced. I'm not really concerned about that. I just don't see the point of taking meds that don't work and am unhappy with the care I'm receiving.

No, weed isn't legal here, medical or otherwise.

 

[Lyndon]

Stopping your medication and starting marijuana is probably the worst advice I have heard yet, criminally so IMHO, study after study has shown that marijuana makes mental illnesses worse, and study after study has shown that people that take "med holiday's" usually end up in the hospital, or worse......

 

[Deeje]

No, weed isn't legal here, medical or otherwise.

That is a shame. It works wonders for so many conditions, especially neurological ones.
Can you take a trip to a state where it is legal and try it?

It wasn't demonized because it was bad medicine...it was banned because it was a threat to big pharma and their multi-billion dollar drug industry. One plant that could have replaced all those poisonous drugs...and made at home for free.....imagine!

 

[Saint Frankenstein]

Stopping your medication and starting marijuana is probably the worst advice I have heard yet, criminally so IMHO, study after study has shown that marijuana makes mental illnesses worse, and study after study has shown that people that take "med holiday's" usually end up in the hospital, or worse......

I'm not interested in your anti-weed stance, honestly. I end up in the hospital regardless of being medicated as it is.

 

[Deeje]

Stopping your medication and starting marijuana is probably the worst advice I have heard yet, criminally so IMHO, study after study has shown that marijuana makes mental illnesses worse, and study after study has shown that people that take "med holiday's" usually end up in the hospital, or worse......

That is not true Lyndon. That is a lie told by drug manufacturers who conduct those studies. Mental illness can be helped by controlled doses of medicinal cannabis.....no THC's...just CBD, the non psycho-active component.

 

[Spiderman]

I feel your pain. I hope you can find peace and joy. Life is tough. I can't wait to die. It will be on God's timing though.

My meds don't seem to work either. I'd like to get off them but I'll get kicked out of the IRTS if I do. The abilify gives me tremors

 

[Saint Frankenstein]

I feel your pain. I hope you can find peace and joy. Life is tough. I can't wait to die. It will be on God's timing though.

My meds don't seem to work either. I'd like to get off them but I'll get kicked out of the IRTS if I do. The abilify gives me tremors

Don't get me started on wanting to die. Lol. I cried myself to sleep over that last night.

I would definitely encourage you to stay on your meds because you shouldn't be homeless. I'm living in subsidized housing (I have my own apartment), though, so I can do whatever I want.

 

[Spiderman]

Don't get me started on wanting to die. Lol. I cried myself to sleep over that last night.

I would definitely encourage you to stay on your meds because you shouldn't be homeless. I'm living in subsidized housing (I have my own apartment), though, so I can do whatever I want.

Your tears, sorrow, and suffering have merit and power. Offer it to your Deity. I wish I could weep tears. Tears are a huge relief for me but they never come.

The Bible says those who sow in tears will sing when they reap. The God's and Goddesses have your tears numbered. They will reward you for your pain!

 

[Lyndon]

That is not true Lyndon. That is a lie told by drug manufacturers who conduct those studies. Mental illness can be helped by controlled doses of medicinal cannabis.....no THC's...just CBD, the non psycho-active component.

By your own admission you've never smoked pot, yet by your posting you seem to know all about it. Trust me speaking from much experience marijuana causes nothing but trouble for mentally ill, my illness has gone into remission since I quit pot, no mania, no depression, no real mental illness problems, I suggest you take some advice from someone with experience with this.

 

[Deeje]

By your own admission you've never smoked pot, yet by your posting you seem to know all about it. Trust me speaking from much experience marijuana causes nothing but trouble for mentally ill, my illness has gone into remission since I quit pot, no mania, no depression, no real mental illness problems, I suggest you take some advice from someone with experience with this.

I am NOT talking about smoking pot. Can I get that through to you?

I am talking about a medicinal application of one of the components of cannabis. CBD is the medicine extracted from the genus of the plant that is so low in THC's that there is no "high"......Your experience is your experience and I assume that you used pot in conjunction with other drugs? If you quit pot, does that mean that you stopped taking all drugs? Did you smoke high THC mairjuana? To get high, you must have.

 

[Saint Frankenstein]

By your own admission you've never smoked pot, yet by your posting you seem to know all about it. Trust me speaking from much experience marijuana causes nothing but trouble for mentally ill, my illness has gone into remission since I quit pot, no mania, no depression, no real mental illness problems, I suggest you take some advice from someone with experience with this.

Will you please speak for yourself instead of making blanket judgements over weed? If you had a bad experience with it, that doesn't mean everyone does. I've smoked pot before and I loved it, to be honest. I felt so happy and nice.