Drs. made me sicker

[4givenme]

I think My Dr. has made me sicker by prescribing me the meds for bipolar. I dont know whats worse, being manic or this empty shell of a person that cant feel, or hold a job for more than 3 months and who's life is regulated by many pills everyday. When will it end?? when will I be like I was before I was diagnosed?? I never asked for this, I never wanted to be bipoal, I wish I never went on the meds, My mind is altered for ever, Drs. are the biggest drug pushers out there, and I'm the guinnea pig. ...I just want it to end.

 

[Jeshu]

I think My Dr. has made me sicker by prescribing me the meds for bipolar. I dont know whats worse, being manic or this empty shell of a person that cant feel, or hold a job for more than 3 months and who's life is regulated by many pills everyday. When will it end?? when will I be like I was before I was diagnosed?? I never asked for this, I never wanted to be bipoal, I wish I never went on the meds, My mind is altered for ever, Drs. are the biggest drug pushers out there, and I'm the guinnea pig. ...I just want it to end.

I know what you mean, been there done that!


Try E.C.T. before you cop out, it greatly benefited me, were medications didn't work, afterwards the meds worked better as well.

Honestly well worth considering!


Gerry

 

[madison1101]

It sounds like you are frustrated and discouraged. I have been there many times. Unfortunately, mental health and psychopharmacology are not exact sciences. It often takes many months of trial and error before a doctor and patient find the right combination of medications that work and stablize a patient. It did for me several times.

Do not give up. Stay in constant communication with your psychiatrist. Make sure you are in individual psychotherapy as well. Journal your behaviors and moods, and share that with your doctor so that you can identify key times of the month/year when you are most vulnerable to shifts in your moods. Medication and symptom management can be learned and successful if you are willing to work at it.

I am both a patient and a therapist, so I understand how hard it is to deal with the moods and the fallout from the meds. But, I can assure you that once you find the right combination of meds, and stablize, you will feel much better.

Good luck.

Trish

 

[4givenme]

Ive been on this combination of meds for a few years now, they have worked great..until now..I'm just saying how do we know they are safe. In the 60's or 70's in Canada the Gov't gave patients LSD as an experiment. What if I'm an experiment??? no one knows. The Dr. writes in chicken scratch that no one can read, maybe he puts a scribble or a dot at the end and that means the "special" meds ? I dont know, I'm just not sure and I dont know what to do. I dont want to take anything that makes me sicker, I dont trust anyone but my mom and husband.

 

[madison1101]

Ive been on this combination of meds for a few years now, they have worked great..until now..I'm just saying how do we know they are safe. In the 60's or 70's in Canada the Gov't gave patients LSD as an experiment. What if I'm an experiment??? no one knows. The Dr. writes in chicken scratch that no one can read, maybe he puts a scribble or a dot at the end and that means the "special" meds ? I dont know, I'm just not sure and I dont know what to do. I dont want to take anything that makes me sicker, I dont trust anyone but my mom and husband.

I was on a certain combination of meds that worked great for years, and then all of a sudden I sank into the pits of a depression. We had to switch one of my meds..

As for experiments, it is illegal for them to experiment on people in the U.S. without the person's willing participation. They do all sorts of blind studies with people who willingly are part of the study, before a medication is marketed. They cannot give you something experimentally if you are unaware of it.

Yes, there are some meds that are later found to be unsafe. That has occurred. That is why it is so important that you stay in constant communication with your psychiatrist and also make sure you trust your psychiatrist.

You need to discuss these fears with your doctor as well. Be totally honest about all of your fears and paranoia.

Good luck.
Trish