Posted by ed_uk2010 on August 2, 2010, at 18:16:44 [reposted on August 5, 2010, at 15:13:53 | original URL]
In reply to Re: Was Told To Take No More Meds From Someone In » violette, posted by Willful on August 2, 2010, at 17:32:46
>What I hope is that she'll realize a bit that she needs to take these risks, and try some meds that might help her, even if she's afraid of some unforeseen difficulty.
Absolutely. Without taking a chance, no progress is made. Phillipa has recently been prescribed a new antidepressant medication (Lexapro) by her doctor. It is very important, in my opinion, that she gives this treatment a chance to work. This means that it must be taken consistently and at an adequate dose. Stopping and starting is no good - neither is the use of subtherapeutic doses.
In many ways, I think it would be very beneficial for Phillipa to avoid reading psycho-babble whilst trying a new antidepressant. The med should be taken as directed by the prescriber, without constantly questioning its appropriateness. Phillipa does seem to focus mainly on anti-medication threads. This only serves to cause anxiety, confusion and indecisivess. It is not an aid to her recovery.
I have tried to help Phillipa on numerous occasions but I do feel that she is not often responsive to my advice. It seems that a negative thread on p-babble or some scaremongering news article has more influence - and not in a good way. The outcome is generally the same.... deciding not to try a new treatment, stopping a treatment which has recently been started, or continuing to take an old medication which does not appear to be helping.
I would like to see Phillipa make some progress with regard to her anxiety and depression. In order for this to happen, she will certainly need to be more decisive and give any new medication a chance to help.
Phillipa does not have to explain or justify her behaviour to anyone on this forum, including me. The reason that I say what I do is because I am concerned that Phillipa's involvement with certain aspects of psycho-babble might actually be hindering her recovery. In particular, reading and posting on a large number of anti-med threads is far from therapeutic.
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