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Posted by huxley on October 7, 2010, at 23:31:53
I went and saw my first psychiatrist after 10 years of treatment. Wish I had of done it 10 years ago.
Said that it is often the case that the very drugs that they give us cause the very symptoms that they are trying to prevent.Said that he finds that winding back treatment of complicated cocktails of medication is very very difficult but often they do much better when they are on less medications.
He said they had no real idea what they were doing, just that in some cases to do nothing would be the worst option.
Very honest and interesting comments from someone on the 'other' side.
Posted by Phillipa on October 7, 2010, at 23:51:08
In reply to My Psychiatrist, posted by huxley on October 7, 2010, at 23:31:53
So your pdoc feels less is best. Mine has changed also and feels the same way. She also believes in lower doses of meds. So what meds stay and what goes? Phillipa
Posted by huxley on October 8, 2010, at 0:48:14
In reply to Re: My Psychiatrist » huxley, posted by Phillipa on October 7, 2010, at 23:51:08
> So your pdoc feels less is best. Mine has changed also and feels the same way. She also believes in lower doses of meds. So what meds stay and what goes? Phillipa
I sort of have a sense of what problems a med is causing and what benefits it is giving. I guess only the individual can weigh them up and make a judgement to stop taking something.
For me its Zyprexa.My pdoc also actually acknowledged SSRI/NI and Neuroleptic withdrawal which is great. I was really getting sick of going to doctors and them telling me that when I stop zyprexa it was my original symptoms returning.
Posted by bleauberry on October 8, 2010, at 16:32:03
In reply to My Psychiatrist, posted by huxley on October 7, 2010, at 23:31:53
I happen to agree with this psychiatrist in most cases.
Posted by Maxime on October 9, 2010, at 18:13:22
In reply to My Psychiatrist, posted by huxley on October 7, 2010, at 23:31:53
That is refreshing to hear. And I think he is right.
Posted by Abby Cunningham on October 12, 2010, at 18:00:38
In reply to Re: My Psychiatrist » huxley, posted by Maxime on October 9, 2010, at 18:13:22
I definitely agree with your psychiatrist. I only wish I had never touched the first xanax over 20 years ago :-(((
Now I am hooked (I managed to come down by half - hell on earth). Now I only want my brain back the way it was before medication. Not going to happen :-(((
Permanent damage definitely possible. Reading "Anatomy of an Epidemic" by Robert Whitaker, author of "Mad in America". Why are there more people than ever on SSDI and more mental illness than ever? Read the book!
Posted by huxley on October 12, 2010, at 21:37:20
In reply to Re: My Psychiatrist, posted by Abby Cunningham on October 12, 2010, at 18:00:38
Hi abby,
I have read that book. Good luck getting of the Benzo's. I have read about the terrible withdrawals. No doubt not many people would have filled the first prescription if they knew about it.
Posted by Phillipa on October 13, 2010, at 0:47:56
In reply to Re: My Psychiatrist » Abby Cunningham, posted by huxley on October 12, 2010, at 21:37:20
Oh I would have as had three small children to care for and was climbing out of my skin within a day or so back to normal and normal routines. That is something I will never regret. Allowed me to live for over 40 years feeling like I had for the first 24 was a blip for about two weeks getting seen and back from Florida to Ct which was home. Such a huge relief to be normal again. Phillipa
Posted by Abby Cunningham on October 16, 2010, at 19:54:49
In reply to Re: My Psychiatrist » huxley, posted by Phillipa on October 13, 2010, at 0:47:56
absolutely benzos can seem like a godsend at first but they turn around and bite you in the butt years later if you are on them any length of time. Most people are so more anxious on them after years than they were before they ever took them; AGORAPHOBIA starts or increases, etc. etc. sorry Phillipa will never agree that benzos are good for you long term.
Wish I could be off them entirely :(( Read the book! You will be amazed with the facts presented.
> Oh I would have as had three small children to care for and was climbing out of my skin within a day or so back to normal and normal routines. That is something I will never regret. Allowed me to live for over 40 years feeling like I had for the first 24 was a blip for about two weeks getting seen and back from Florida to Ct which was home. Such a huge relief to be normal again. Phillipa
Posted by Phillipa on October 16, 2010, at 22:41:12
In reply to Re: My Psychiatrist, posted by Abby Cunningham on October 16, 2010, at 19:54:49
Seriously cut down more and check my FB to see what I've been up to. Back to Mountains again today. No agoraphobia getting better. I guess they effect us all diffently and the bioidental hormone creams could also be helping as when started them that's when the need started to decrease? Who know? Another good book recomended by a FB non med person is The Brain That Changes Itself by Norman Doidge MD brain plasticity a lot about healing the brain.Phillipa
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