Posted by cybercafe on October 13, 2003, at 22:40:55
In reply to Re: has anyne tried an maoi for anxiety/ocd » cybercafe, posted by zeugma on October 13, 2003, at 20:30:24
> > i am so jealous of people who get full anxiety relief, no apathy and no sexual side effects from SSRIs
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> How many people do you know like that? I didn't think it was possible!
>no... you just don't meet them on the net :)
in real life i meet people who's biggest complaints are ... they can't remember to take their pills everyday, so they just stop ... Uggggggg
or it's too much hassle to remember to go to the pharmacist once a month....... Ugggggg
but people in real life are so much different from people on the net..... people on the net seem so much more astute... conscious... aware.... motivated... responsible..........
in real life i meet a lot of people who get side effects at the same time they started taking their meds but don't make the connection that they're related?? or... like me 4 years ago..... they will take one drug and it won't work and they'll figure that no other drugs will work for them ... there is just no motivation to learn .... which is really sad..... because in my experience if you don't take charge of your case your doc will assume you're 100% when you aren't.... or that there are no other drugs to try ........ and let you go on living at 40% when you could hit up people at psychobabble for answers at by operating at 80%, 90%, 100%
but i am also trying to say that it's cool that these people i meet are operating at 40% and are content with it... like they can deal.. they seem satisfied .... i even meet people who get suicidal and go in hospital every so often but it doesn't seem to bother them ... and they are content not taking any meds at all... quite weird....it is kind of noble and meaningful...... but also quite tragic and empty.... to live your life on the 'quest for the perfect med'
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