Posted by posterchild on February 6, 2009, at 21:37:56
In reply to Re: Med doc, posted by Sharon7 on February 6, 2009, at 19:56:22
I have tried lots of other things to deal with my anxiety. I have had school anxiety since I started school, was on a pretty intense regiment of unsuccessful therapy/meds for this problem in high school. This past year in therapy has been aimed at helping me find other ways to relax, but none seem to help. My T is hoping that the meds will be a temporary thing-that by going on the meds, it will help me talk about things that usually provoke too much anxiety for me to talk about that may be at the root of my anxiety (CSA, ect.) By dealing with these issues while I'm on the meds, and developing tools and resources to help me get my work done while I'm not so on edge, when I go off the pills I will be able to function better. The meds are my last resort right now...trust me. I really don't enjoy them-I was severely over-medicated in the past, taking up to 15 pills a day in junior high...which is also why I hate P-docs so much. I have been put into the hospital by a P-doc three times when I really wasn't suffering from what he claimed I was. I was misdiagnosed, not listened to, talked down to, bullied and I am not going back to one. I do not care what the cost is, I am not going back. My humanity is worth more to me than my college degree. They don't listen and don't treat people well at all. I'm not going back. It was a terrible experience and I refuse to partake in the system at all.
(I think that addressed your whole post-I hope!)
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