questions about medication

[justpassingthrough21]

I had some questions about medication. I have mixed feelings about it but after today I am considering it. I decided to start fasting and reading my Word and I was listening to The Bible on my ipod and I starting hearing stuff about Jesus and started swetting and getting panicy. By the time lunch rolled around I was wet with sweat from being in constant panic/anxiety mode. I hate this because I feel like their is a 1OOO mile gap between me and Jesus and whatever I do it wonKt change anything. I love and honor Jesus so much and it is like ripping my guts out through my throat when I feel so far away and get these rediculuos anxieties.
So my first question is do you have to have a psyc to get meds. I don't need a psyc that's why I was wondering. Also what exactly do meds do. The ocd makes me obsessively doubt and makes it feel impossible to get close to Jesus like I once was. Will they take away the doubt, or the obsession of the doubts, or the anxiety and feeling of helplessness? I feel I could be more effective with God of I was sweating and panicing all day long. I don know, anything will help.

 

[goldenviolet]

you need to sit down with your doctor, and sit down with your church leadership.

blessings! xo dee

 

[kaykay9.0]

Ok, meds. Here is my take. I have taken them and I am still taking Paxil. I would prefer not to because they do have some side effects and I don't like taking meds unnecessarily. To that end, I am praying for a healing from the OCD.

In the meantime, ...so far I have been still on the meds. This is my understanding from my experience and what I have been told....they don't take away all the obsessing but they do seem to "dial down" some of the anxiety. At that point, that usually enables you to handle the thoughts in a more rational way and battle the OCD thinking more effectively.
You do NOT have to see a psychiatrist to get meds like SSRI's which is what is usually prescribed. However, the psychiatrists are usually a little bit more knowledgable about the different meds, side effects, how they work etc. I went through quite a few, for example, because some had side effects that were too severe and some worked less well than others.

Another note about psychiatrists to clear up any popular misconceptions sometimes people have about them. Most of them do NOT do intensive counseling with you. They may refer you to a counselor or therapist for that if you desire to be. The idea of someone coming in, and you laying down on the couch and talking to a psychiatrist for 50 minutes or whatever is just a TV/movie portrayal of one. They will likely just ask you how things are going, if you think the meds are working. They WILL generally give you their opinion at the outset of treatment of what you're struggling with. (diagnosis) This was my experience when I saw 2 different ones. (I liked the first one, but he moved out of the country. So had to see someone else.) I was seeing a Christian counselor. She was the one who felt I should consult a psychiatrist concerning my meds because she felt a psychiatrist would be, as I said above, more knowledgable about the meds.

Praying for you~~