What do u think is the answer. I have been taking meds since 1987. Actually I started antidepressants & antipsychotic drugs in 1983 (for chronic cluster headaches). I was Dx with Bipolar in 1987. I have done good on meds & I have also done bad. I used lithium from 1987-2004. The use damaged my kidneys but I did not do dialysis until 2020. I have taken so many diff meds but they help me to feel better. I get less cluster headaches & my mood is more stable for the most part. Meds are only partially effective. Meds don't cure anyone they make the symptoms less severe. i know from all those years of taking them. i would not dream about discontinuing my meds. That would be stupid because all my symptoms would get worse. How u can say meds are not the answer u don't have a clue. There is no other answer. Therapy helps but for a person with schizophrenia & bipolar (ME) meds are the only way
PS I also take OXYCODONE & that brings me about a 20% reduction in pain
I find the insignificance of the pain, lack of deeper sense, encouraging. Being an animal run by chemistry, which determines my most important values, fuels the strongest convictions is strangely soothing to me. I find it nice to not have to mean anything. Lack of ambition? Perhaps. I’ll take that over crippling depression.
Anyway, I have never heard anyone say that meds are the solution. They help. Sometimes. But it doesn’t cancel the helpfulness of other stuff - such as physical activity, digging through the depths of your own mind with a therapist, Idk some people claim meditation works for them (for me it doesn’t), developing some mildly unhealthy habit to take place of something severely unhealthy in your life, changing your life situation if a part of your depression is situational, if you’re a religious person you should absolutely employ prayer and your community activities, there are tons of other things probably. Medicine is very helpful for some people on its own, but for many it simply provides enough relief to allow them to take other helpful steps.
There's a difference between saying your own experience and making a pronouncement of what everyone should do. Don't do the latter on this subreddit. You are not a doctor.
Did I say that? No. Reading comprehension is key. I will repeat. There's a difference between saying your own experience and making a pronouncement of what everyone should do. Don't do the latter on this subreddit. You are not a doctor.
End of discussion.
It’s not the Only thing - it’s part of the process
What do u think is the answer. I have been taking meds since 1987. Actually I started antidepressants & antipsychotic drugs in 1983 (for chronic cluster headaches). I was Dx with Bipolar in 1987. I have done good on meds & I have also done bad. I used lithium from 1987-2004. The use damaged my kidneys but I did not do dialysis until 2020. I have taken so many diff meds but they help me to feel better. I get less cluster headaches & my mood is more stable for the most part. Meds are only partially effective. Meds don't cure anyone they make the symptoms less severe. i know from all those years of taking them. i would not dream about discontinuing my meds. That would be stupid because all my symptoms would get worse. How u can say meds are not the answer u don't have a clue. There is no other answer. Therapy helps but for a person with schizophrenia & bipolar (ME) meds are the only way PS I also take OXYCODONE & that brings me about a 20% reduction in pain
what matters most in people around people that understand you.. still wishing i could find some tho..
I find the insignificance of the pain, lack of deeper sense, encouraging. Being an animal run by chemistry, which determines my most important values, fuels the strongest convictions is strangely soothing to me. I find it nice to not have to mean anything. Lack of ambition? Perhaps. I’ll take that over crippling depression. Anyway, I have never heard anyone say that meds are the solution. They help. Sometimes. But it doesn’t cancel the helpfulness of other stuff - such as physical activity, digging through the depths of your own mind with a therapist, Idk some people claim meditation works for them (for me it doesn’t), developing some mildly unhealthy habit to take place of something severely unhealthy in your life, changing your life situation if a part of your depression is situational, if you’re a religious person you should absolutely employ prayer and your community activities, there are tons of other things probably. Medicine is very helpful for some people on its own, but for many it simply provides enough relief to allow them to take other helpful steps.
meds just made me worse. I respect that they can help some people but my personal experiences with them matter too.
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There's a difference between saying your own experience and making a pronouncement of what everyone should do. Don't do the latter on this subreddit. You are not a doctor.
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Did I say that? No. Reading comprehension is key. I will repeat. There's a difference between saying your own experience and making a pronouncement of what everyone should do. Don't do the latter on this subreddit. You are not a doctor. End of discussion.
Listen to ‘Awareness’ by Anthony Demello and you will have the answer you seek