Posted by nolegirl23 on January 29, 2007, at 17:24:18 [reposted on January 29, 2007, at 18:21:49 | original URL]
In reply to Re: Why do my friends want me off Psychiatric meds. » indepth horizen, posted by Phillipa on January 28, 2007, at 21:32:27
> You don't have to tell anyone you take meds. That is something only you and your pdoc need discuss. Love Phillipa
I agree with Phillipa, your medication is your business; sure, we all discuss our psych meds on here, but we choose to.You have the power of who you want to disclose personal information to. I made that mistake at work.
My boss asked if I was okay because I seemed 'out of it'.... So, thinking I could trust my BOSS, (see the HIPAA act of 1996...) I told her that I was just put on Lamictal and that my xanax dosage was increased.That was a mistake in a half! Now the entire office knows that I have "issues" and I fear that I am looked at as the token Office "Crazy" chick..
They new about my eating disorder (most people who know me know about that), and it really bothers me that there is a huge stigma associated with having mental illness.
When people at work researched Lamictal and saw its uses, they, by deductive reasoning concluded that I must be bipolar because they know I am not epileptic.
Now I'm looked at differently by staff.I was embarresed at first, but when I began to think about it, if I were diabetic or had cancer and were taking meds for that, nobody would blink an eye.
All in all, it's your friends that have the problem, not you. You are doing something to help yourself, and if they can't understand that, than who needs them?
good luck, and keep on keeping on.
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