Meds or no meds? Need advice, please!

Hi Mitch, I understand the feeling. I don't have much advice for you, just know you're not alone. I really hope you the answers you're looking g for

everyone is different and will respond differently to meds or treatments both doctors and pyschiatrists are both qualified in their own feilds and will work hand in hand with your gp. I understand your concern with medication Ive been on and off them for years this time I was adament that i wouldnt go back on tablets as I believe in holistic and natural remedies but after four months I realised that I also needed perscribed medication for a while. All meds will have side effects some worse than others Im on anti depressents and beta blockers not a high dose compered to some as every ones symptons are different as are their needs. No one can force you to take medication so it would be your choice and how strong mentally you feel, I had side effects for three weeks on my I was aware of this they wernt nice but i rode through it and they have definately helped. anxiety unfortunately does take over your life to the point where you cant lead a "normal" life but with my self i cant talk for anyone else Im begining to get my life back on track, I know I will get through this and i know in time i will go through it again but I change my life style with using oils, breathing techniques, and  cbt this helps me get through it better. I hope you find the right help to support you let people in to help you dont suffer alone

First of all you have the right to refuse any medication they are not magic pills they sometimes help to take the edge off. Medication is a personal thing and it reacts differently with each individual what works for one may not for another.

GP are not experts in anything they just know a little about most illnesses

You wouldnt go to a gynacologist if there was something wrong with your eye you would go to a ophthalmolisist.!!!!!!

So go to the expert a psychiatrist they specialise in mental illnesses.

Anxiety is nasty I am not disputing that but you gonna have to try and help yourself.

If the therapy that you have had did not work try a more robust form

Stay Strong

Hi my husband has had deppression and anxiety for 3 months now, out of the blue.  The Diazapam he take do calm him, stop him moving around and crying.(of course the more he takes the less they work) He started taking citalopram and got worse. now I know patients get worse before they get better but that was 12 weeks ago and he is now worse than every, every little thing worries him. He has lost weight, he cant go out, does not want to go out, even stopped watching Tv and smoking ( and he has smoked for years). We have managed to get an emergecy appointment on Monday with a consultant, we will certainly be questioning his medication and if it needs changing.  So I not saying I would not take any meds, but would question what, aske if you can be closely monitored, and if they are not working for you say so.  Think thearpy is definitly needed and talking about it even on a site like this helps.  I could not keep looking after ny husband if I could not talk to someone else.  Hope you find an answer soon

 

I would see a therapist and psychiatrist and see if they can work together for your needs. Some meds will work and some won't, it's a matter of finding the right one although in this day and age, I doubt you have the luxury nor are willing enough to basically make yourself a guinea pig. I once was prescribed an anti-depressant that made me feel worse, it took my ability to feel any type of pain and that sent my anxiety flying through the roof so I stopped because I'd rather feel than not and I just dealt with it by seeing my therapist and a nutritionist who gave me supplements to regulate my body because it was in overdrive and causing my to lose major weight. A couple years later, I was going through it again and was prescribed mirtazapine which didn't have negative side effects for me, it makes you sleepy but that's what I wanted because I wouldn't sleep at that time. I eventually stopped once I was able to manage my anxiety and depression through counseling and practicing what I'd learn in everyday life.

If you're uncomfortable with medication, counseling and your willingness to deal with it is really all you can do.

You might find it interesting to know a out cyp450. Its how you body metabolizes meds. Its real and you can test for it. Thats why yiur "sensitive" to meds. They are made universally in a scale of the average. Drs fail to care ir achkniwledge that i have no clue why. I have this and have had what aooeared as an iverdose effects with taking the average amt. thats why. My doctor always gave me lowest doses and ince in a while that didnt work because if the body doesnt metabolize it it build up and well gets bad, so nit that your sensitive in a bad way its how you metabolize the medicines. But not qll go on the same receptors so there is a medicine out there but youd need to know the receptors it uses. I hope you understand what im explaining. It was explained to me very carefully by a wonderful doctor and i will be forever grateful to her. when explained to any doctor they all understand. It should be taught to every single doctor now be ause they can test for it and its scientifically evident based and tangible explanation. Which is how they think. Saying that there are alternatives, there is an entore field of complimentary medicine out there. Huge. Seek it out. L theanine is useful to calm. There is something called calm thats good. Theres cbt, eft, act, and other methods to learn to self calm.  You have to lave your frozen state of anxiety to begin all this, thre is no cure to return you fight or flight to its natural state. The scientist are having a very hard time with figuring it out because it connects to too many other areas of the brain and body. So start with yiur mind. Your rationale mind. Which is the key here. Fod made a back  up in us all. Your ratiinale mind can manage panic attacks, anxiety..etc. but it isnt instant or quick. Its basically retrqining you and how you think and feel. Tou will have to grow to change. You cant go back to your normql self it doesnt exist. Its what brought you to now. You have to now take the bull by the horns and rgroup yourself. Accept you have a disorder. Acklowdge it is what it is and to learn all ou can. Learn cbt without a doubt and be very proactive. Its a slow process with many setbacks and thats okay. Mindfullness worked on me. Its  not  a cure, theres no cure, it is to manqge it. Theres no magic pill, no magic wand, no instant gratification here. Its hard work and tons of it. It will redfine who you are and how you think. If yiu need meds, know they are short term and u ill have to withdraw at some point. So what if that is whats needed to help you thats okay too. As long as whilst in meds you still learn and obtain self calming skills. This mess is an internal battle. Thats the reality of it.