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Posted by Lamdage22 on June 1, 2016, at 11:23:04
Seriously, what do you do if you have a bad reaction?
You may become batshit suicidal and then there is no one there who watches and protects you.
Posted by linkadge on June 1, 2016, at 16:10:21
In reply to Trying meds at home sucks, posted by Lamdage22 on June 1, 2016, at 11:23:04
Start with very low doses. What ever dose the doc gives you....split it into quarters....or tenths.
Linkadge
Posted by J Kelly on June 2, 2016, at 6:17:52
In reply to Trying meds at home sucks, posted by Lamdage22 on June 1, 2016, at 11:23:04
> Seriously, what do you do if you have a bad reaction?
>
> You may become batshit suicidal and then there is no one there who watches and protects you.I see a therapist weekly now. She is in my pdoc's office. We have an agreement that she will "catch me if I fall" whether that be back into depression, or a bad reaction to my meds.
Can you see someone weekly? I feel safe knowing she's there.
Jade
Posted by Lamdage22 on June 2, 2016, at 8:29:40
In reply to Re: Trying meds at home sucks » Lamdage22, posted by J Kelly on June 2, 2016, at 6:17:52
i will have a therapist again soon
Posted by Phillipa on June 2, 2016, at 9:45:30
In reply to Re: Trying meds at home sucks » Lamdage22, posted by J Kelly on June 2, 2016, at 6:17:52
Feeling safe in all situations is the ultimate in mental health and just living life. Phillipa
Posted by J Kelly on June 2, 2016, at 11:17:18
In reply to Re: Trying meds at home sucks » J Kelly, posted by Phillipa on June 2, 2016, at 9:45:30
> Feeling safe in all situations is the ultimate in mental health and just living life. Phillipa
Agreed :)
Posted by Zyprexa on June 2, 2016, at 12:13:33
In reply to Trying meds at home sucks, posted by Lamdage22 on June 1, 2016, at 11:23:04
you could call your doctor if you have a bad reaction. Or you could always do it in the mental hospital. Maybe they wouldn't let you do that untill you have a bad reaction.
Posted by Lamdage22 on June 2, 2016, at 13:01:34
In reply to Re: Trying meds at home sucks, posted by Zyprexa on June 2, 2016, at 12:13:33
Or you could always do it in the mental hospital.
Thats my point.
Posted by Jeroen on June 4, 2016, at 8:10:42
In reply to Trying meds at home sucks, posted by Lamdage22 on June 1, 2016, at 11:23:04
minocycline did this to me
Posted by Zyprexa on June 5, 2016, at 6:20:12
In reply to Re: Trying meds at home sucks, posted by Lamdage22 on June 2, 2016, at 13:01:34
When ever trying a new med. I always start it on a weekend or day off work. Tell people who know me that I'm trying it. And just stay at home till I know what it does. Also I take a small dose for starters. Maybe cut a piece off and wait for a response. If its not a good med I stop taking it or call doc and tell them what happened.
You really don't need to be in hospital to try a med. Its really no different than home. Just that you have more control. Instead of nurses.
Oh and I don't usually just quit the old med and take the new one. Do one thing at a time. Slowly.
Posted by bleauberry on June 14, 2016, at 14:47:54
In reply to Trying meds at home sucks, posted by Lamdage22 on June 1, 2016, at 11:23:04
I had so many bad reactions. Hundreds. Years. Backpack full of meds or herbs that caused bad reactions.
My journey to remission taught me an important clue to look for in situations where depression is caused by either infection or toxins - difficult trials of meds including such things as exaggerated side effects, intolerable, worsened depression, other new symptoms, basically unexplained bizarre bad reactions. I recognize these patterns but most doctors would not have a clue what I'm talking about here.
Bad reactions to trials tells me something is wrong, something more than simply mood. Likely something else, not psychiatric, though it looks psychiatric on the outside.
This pattern is actually so solid and profound that one of my docs would dose Lexapro in liquid starting at one drop which is just 1/10th of 1mg, and some of his patients ended up feeling improved on just 1mg! They got worse on higher doses.
So next time you have a bad reaction to a trial, let it settle out and then try it again at just a miniscule dose - a crumb off the pill, just a smidgen of inside the capsule. If your reaction is still pretty strong, then you really know something's up.
Both of my Lyme docs that got me well told me that almost every patient they see has been failed by multiple specialists, nearly all of them had psychiatrists, and nearly all of them were not well managed by the psychiatrists or the meds.
Just for thought. Much more out there than the doctor knows or is telling you.
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