Posted by violetskyye on November 30, 2004, at 16:14:18
In reply to Re: Guys i cant do this without u all ............, posted by sLINKY on November 12, 2004, at 22:06:02
Hi, I can kind of relate to your fear of the meds side effects, because that has been a problem for me. I thought anything I tried would make me nuts, and I had some bad experiences with SSRI's.
I agree with other people here, you have to at least give the prescribed meds a try. Even if they scare you or make you feel weird, try to rest assured that the side effects won't hurt you, and try to tough it out.
I went on Remeron for severe anxiety, and the first few weeks, I was exhausted, scared and in a fog, but for the most part it did clear up after several weeks. So try to give the meds a chance to work.
I was in the same place you are: doctors prescribing drugs, and scratching their heads over why I was so afraid to take them if I was suffering so much. It was hard for them to undertsand, similar to some of these posters' apparent frustration with you.
I finally decided I had nothing to lose [and a lot to gain] by just trusting my doctors' advice, taking the drugs, however they made me feel, and see what happens.
I am doing a lot better now on a combination of meds [low doses of Remeron, Wellbutrin and Ativan] so all of us here would love to see you succeed.
Also, an understanding doctor can put you on a tiny dose just to show you the meds won't hurt you, and up the dose verrryyyy gradually. I had an understanding doctor who did that.
Hope this long post helps.
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