Posted by HereToHelp on August 18, 2008, at 19:31:06
In reply to Re: Do you people realize these meds make you worse ?, posted by bulldog2 on August 18, 2008, at 18:45:09
I was hoping no one would take me the wrong way. I am in agreement that a small percentage of people respond and do well with the meds. And yes, they don't return as they have no reason to unless they want to share their success story.
I think what I was trying to get across is that when a psychiatrist writes a Rx, it's all trial and error. They say most of the meds take at least several weeks to work if they are even going to. Well for me, each med has been several weeks for nothing, and then a few weeks coming off. In either direction, I've had to deal with side effects. Sometimes, no response= "go up on dose", which can slow things down even more.
Most of these meds work on Serotonin or Norepi. A few have an effect on Dopamine. Like I said before, there are many areas of the brain thought to play a role in anxiety and depression. Like one of the responders said we are "guinea pigs". And phillipa says the ones she knows are better and med free.
I know I'm new here, and I don't want to overstep my boundries. So I will just speak for myself in saying that I will no longer try meds. The herbs can have side effects like sedation. I tried some Valerian the other day and it relaxed me like I've never been relaxed and it had no sedation. I'm just trying a different route now. I made an appt. to see a homeopathic MD. I see all the natural stuff onine i.e. the Omega 3,6,9 and the B vitamins, Kava, passion Flower etc. There is alot of hype about how faviorable these can be without altering the chemistry in your brain. That was my point.
Please don't take offense to my post. Maybe I'm just frustrated like some have said. All I know is that I don't feel like me anymore, my symptoms are worse than before I started on the meds, and I want out of the game.
I will keep you posted and updated on my progress. I only want to get well and see others get well. I have no other intent with this post, so please don't my opinions, experiences, personally.
Peace
poster:HereToHelp
thread:847026
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20080814/msgs/847075.html