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I'm worried

Alien0n3arth

I'm worried about my therapist being angry or somehow negative to me for me medicating myself without consulting him. It's not fully "myself" these are meds prescribed to me by my previous psychiatrist. My mom brought me 2 more packs of those pills, that helped me at that time with a severe crisis. Then I stopped taking them. Now I had another severe crisis, which I shared with mods in email, but won't share much of it here. I was really close to do something I would regret. So I took these meds again, waiting till Wednesday (my appointment) would be too long. These meds give side effects which I don't like but being sane is more important for me. Should I just tell the doctor that I take them and not worry or should I prepare somehow? 

Sorry if it sounds stupid, it's my first ever therapy. 

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  • Alien0n3arth said:
    Sorry if it sounds stupid

    It’s not stupid, it’s a valid concern. It sounds like you were in desperate need of help so it is natural that your mum and you did what seemed best for you at that time. Perhaps you could contact your GP now just to make them aware of what you are taking, and get their advise? 

    I can’t tell you whether or not the action you both took would be something that your therapist needs to know about or not, but if the therapist is a medical doctor (I think you are referring to the same person when you talk about your therapist and your doctor?), perhaps it would be good to mention it as your interaction with them might be affected due to the effect of the medication.

    I can understand you being anxious as it will be your first therapy with this person. I hope the session goes well for you.

  • in reply to ArchaeC

    Yes, my therapist is a medical professional- anesthesia,  neurology and psychotherapy. My mom brought me these meds over two years ago, I just had them in my cupboard, still not expired. So I decided to take them. At least I knew what to expect as side effects from them and how to take them etc.

  • in reply to Alien0n3arth

    I know that GPs and psychiatrists in my area wouldn’t be happy with people medicating themselves with old prescription only medications, so just in case, it would be good to mention this. Having said that, I do understand why you are taking them. 

    Good luck with your appointment. 

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  • in reply to Alien0n3arth
    Alien0n3arth said:
    I don't know any local emergency services

    If you are in the UK there is a good list of them here:

    https://www.autism.org.uk/contact-us/urgent-help

    I think I recall you saying you are in Germany where I know they are much more primative in their approach to autism so this is a tricky situation and you were probably right to have chosen the approach thet you did.

  • in reply to Iain

    I don't know any local emergency services and the only thing that could happen would be me hurting myself and being taken to psychiatric hospital I don't know for how long and I have to be here for my daughter. 

  • in reply to ArchaeC
    ArchaeC said:
    I know that GPs and psychiatrists in my area wouldn’t be happy with people medicating themselves with old prescription only medications,

    With good reason too.

     I understand this was an emergency but I would strongly recommend calling the emergency services before taking any drugs that affect your mental health to make sure you are safe to do so.

    I would speak to your therapist about this sort of situation and ask for their advice for what to do in future. I don't think they will be upset as there is no rule about it between you yet. Once they give advice then I suggest following it rather than trusting your own judgement when you are in a potentially altered state of conciousness.