In recent months we, as a fammily, have seen two different family members go off their *happy pills* medications wih terrible reults. I am not depressed, but am [according to my Richmond dr.] "the Poster Child" for Prozac. It changed my life. before prozac, I was like a hypo-manic depressive, with my mood swings fluctuating many times each day. Prozac has slowed those swings to an almost decent range. I never miss my meds...except...a couple nights ago Irealized I was out when I went to take my meds, so ordered refills for the next dy. Hubby picked them up, but was fast asleep when I went to take them, and I figured I could miss anoher day because of the lengthy half life. I was wrong. I was disgruntled and moody all day. Yuk! It is NOT worth it. Henceforth and forthwith, I shall always have my new presciption before I run out! I have not been a very nice or happy person today. Goodting I was home alone most of te day so noone had to putup with me.
Found the meds in the car--Hubby and son--both of which did car unloading duties --left my meds out in the car--I could havre gotten them if only I'd known. Serves me right for waiting 'til they're asleep befor taking my meds.
Sigh, meds taken, so off to sleep now.
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My last semester at Ricks my two roommates both started meds. There was an adjustment period in finding the right drug in the right dosage, but once everything got worked out, they were completely different women.
We used to joke that it was living with a music major that did them both in, but it wasn't to make light of the situation, because no one could deny that both of those girls had valid needs. I'm glad you're back on and back to yourself, too.
It always depends on what the meds are and what they do to you... I am glad that yours help. Prozak has a very bad reputation for side effects...
upon further review, and an ejection from the game, i realize that last comment was out of line. (um, especially when i was told it was out of line, and why- because, well, it was. i just didn't catch it at the moment.)
i'm sorry.
i really meant my universe is making sense to me now, which ironically, makes the recongnized universe make less sense.
i'm glad you got the meds situation sorted out.
Oh, I didn't make it clear--my "problem" is because of brain damage done when I had my cerebral hemmohage in 1971--way too many years before prozac.
Thanks PM and April. FF What???I want to know what you said first, so I can know what you're talking about now. You lost me.
Allrie, if you change the settings on your blog to email you all the comments then you can always know what FF is thinking, even when she changes her mind and deletes her words. Trust me, it's helpful. ;-)
heh. hmmmmm. PM, are you saying i'm a chronic deleter? it's true, i am. it's because i never mastered "thinking before speaking"...
allrie, it's not important what i said. it was pretty cynical and... my own response to medication. just know i hate taking medication, and so i was pretty snarky about the whole deal.
Thanks PM--a new challenge to my technical skills--how long did it take to figure out how to link to someone else...don't answer that...
FF--I used to HATE meds, never even took aspirin when I was young, but that all changed when I had my cerebral hemmorhage. Epilepsy control requires meds. I went off the meds and managed to mostly control for many years, but no longer can so do. I'll take the meds. Just ask Sariah & Lura if they like me better on prozac?
Prozac: I no longer sped my days in self flagellation, or creaming at my kids, or screaming just because...I'll stop there.
I also managed my high blood pressure and diabetes w/o meds for a long time, but as one gets older, it gets that much harder...I believe that God provided all this for us to put it to good use, and I try to do some good each day.
Just explaining--hopefully I don't sound too defensive, I don't mean too.
It's perectly OK with me if you choose to hate all drugs--after all, there are a lot out tere that call for absolute hatred!:)
allrie- please don't think i'm coming from a place of judgement. i am not. i'm on meds myself. one for a physical illness, and the rest are psych meds. as with most things, to gain positives, you almost always also have to give up positives. to me, that's how i feel about the psych meds. what i said, but erased (which now i'm thinking i should have just left it) is that "i quit taking my medication. it steals my soul." or something like that...
but i haven't quit for long, and am getting a lot of raised eyebrows about it. heh.
but i don't know. i need the chaos. i feel alive with the chaos. it's weird. i'm weird. medicine is weird.
(ironically- i'm all for other people taking the medications that help them. i seem to just have a double standard for myself.)
FF--I used to not want to take meds eother [too?] but as I get older, I recognize the need more. If you can do it without meds, I'm all for that, but if you need them, then please use them.
My hubby decided his meds were costing too much, so cut back on his depression med. We noticed right away, but did not know what it was that was causing the problem. Once I found out, that was the end of that! It scares me because both his father and paternal grandfather committed suicide. I'd prefer not to be a widow! So, I understand what you're saying about the meds stealing your soul, but perhaps you just need to work with your Dr on dosage and the specific correct med for you. There are many options nowadays.
That is what I had to do with seizure meds--I'm on 2, and altho I still have plenty of seizures, they are so mild that they don't really interfere with life. That sounds like where you need to be--have the problem under enough control that it doesn't interfere with life, but also so that you are able to function well and feel like you. [meds are supposed to make you better, not worse:D ]Do take care of yourself! Now I'm going to have to worry about you:)
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