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Medications?

NAS49761
over 5 years ago

Hello Everyone

I would like to know people's experiences of what medications they have tried which have helped for mixed anxiety and depression.

I feel I need something, as does my Mental Health Team but I am hyper-sensitive to all the drugs I've tried and their side effects. At the moment I am struggling through with Lorazepam on an ad hoc basis to get me through really bad days but this loses it's efficacy quite quickly. I had to persued the psychiatrist to prescribe it again and I can understand why they are only looking at this as a very short term help until we can come up with something more long term.

Risperidone has been suggested, but I tried Quetipine once and a tiny dose kept me in bed until midday and made me feel even more depressed. I don't want to take any of the anti-psychotics because of their really shocking side effects. I do not want to add more problems to have to cope with.

It's really sad that I need medication to be able to cope with 'conventional' life with all the socialising and communication that's needed, and that if I was wealthy enough to live the life I need to live to be at peace, I doubt I would need it.

Replies appreciated,

Thanks

Parents
  • over 5 years ago

    Hi I feel all medications have side effects too and to be weary of taking tablets is completely understandable especially benzos I would suggest steering well away from those as in the  long term they can cause terrible addiction and horrible withdrawal if the Dr decides to take you off them. My advice is to not take any medication and stick to being you. As everyone is unique in their own way and discover new things about your own self that you can really succeed with. It's funny antidepressants only work for some and not for all and there's no need to take something that makes you feel worse. Do things that make you happy it might be difficult at first but stick with it  activities like sport even on your own are really good. Then you'll feel better in no time determination is key to be happy life. Push your self and motivation will follow. 

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  • over 5 years ago

    Hi I feel all medications have side effects too and to be weary of taking tablets is completely understandable especially benzos I would suggest steering well away from those as in the  long term they can cause terrible addiction and horrible withdrawal if the Dr decides to take you off them. My advice is to not take any medication and stick to being you. As everyone is unique in their own way and discover new things about your own self that you can really succeed with. It's funny antidepressants only work for some and not for all and there's no need to take something that makes you feel worse. Do things that make you happy it might be difficult at first but stick with it  activities like sport even on your own are really good. Then you'll feel better in no time determination is key to be happy life. Push your self and motivation will follow. 

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  • over 5 years ago in reply to NAS51082

    Yes, absolutely, and I did have a period of withdrawal which was worse with the diazepam so I am using as little as possible. It's difficult because I can get withdrawal after one or two does of Lorazepam...thanks for the reply...maybe as you have all said, with the diagnosis things might get easier over time and in the meantime keep on getting through it the way I can. I have had some very good interventions learned from my OT but sometimes I need to add in to that.