To begin with, I don't take any illegal drugs, nor any drugs which weren't prescribed by a medical worker.
Today, I had an appointment with my psychiatrist who prescribed me 5 mg of "Zyprexa" every evening. The psychologist I was visiting redirected me to him.
He (the psychiatrist) said that I will take it for 15 days and see if I will feel better, and that they will clarify everything during the next appointment (in 15 days).
They told me that it's an anti-anxiety med, and a 'psycho-stimulant'. That made sense to me I guess, since I had some anxiety problems before and consulted my psychologist because of it.
However, I Googled it and it turned out that it's an anti-schziophrenia med. Are they trying to see if I have schizophrenia by giving me this medication for some time and checking if it will make my symptoms go away? Or did they diagnose me, did not tell me about the diagnosis, and then gave me this med?
Also, what exactly is a 'psycho-stimulant'? Or were they lying about it being this type of a medication?
How old are you? Because if you're 16 or older, you should go up to your psychiatrist and demand him to tell you the truth, because honestly - what the heck is he doing giving you anti-schizophrenia medication without telling you crystal clear that's what it is.
Psychiatrist's and their patients are meant to gain a certain level of trust with each other, that's how they are meant to help you. So ask him for straight up answers.
Side note: I seem riled up about this because one time my GP tried giving me Xanax for a mild bout of insomnia. It royally pissed me off because he told me they were to help me sleep, but he didn't tell me they were damn anti-depressants. So yeah, I get a bit annoyed when doctor's don't have a certain level of trust and dignity with their patients.
[QUOTE=GenPol;36382442]To begin with, I don't take any illegal drugs, nor any drugs which weren't prescribed by a medical worker.
Today, I had an appointment with my psychiatrist who prescribed me 5 mg of "Zyprexa" every evening. The psychologist I was visiting redirected me to him.
He (the psychiatrist) said that I will take it for 15 days and see if I will feel better, and that they will clarify everything during the next appointment (in 15 days).
They told me that it's an anti-anxiety med, and a 'psycho-stimulant'. That made sense to me I guess, since I had some anxiety problems before and consulted my psychologist because of it.
However, I Googled it and it turned out that it's an anti-schziophrenia med. Are they trying to see if I have schizophrenia by giving me this medication for some time and checking if it will make my symptoms go away? Or did they diagnose me, did not tell me about the diagnosis, and then gave me this med?
Also, what exactly is a 'psycho-stimulant'? Or were they lying about it being this type of a medication?[/QUOTE]
Just because it is a schizophrenia medication, doesn't mean that's the only application. It's not approved for use as anti-anxiety but does seem to be helpful to some people. They don't think you have schizophrenia, the medications used to treat mental disorders overlap in some areas.
Why did you go to the doctor? If you do feel better from this medicine, then keep taking it, if not, you should talk to your doctor about getting a medicine thats not prescribed for off-label use.
[editline]18th June 2012[/editline]
[QUOTE=loopoo;36382549]Side note: I seem riled up about this because one time my GP tried giving me Xanax for a mild bout of insomnia. It royally pissed me off because he told me they were to help me sleep, but he didn't tell me they were damn anti-depressants. So yeah, I get a bit annoyed when doctor's don't have a certain level of trust and dignity with their patients.[/QUOTE]
Xanax isn't an anti-depressant, and is used as a short-term treatment for insomnia. I don't know why you would get mad at your doctor for giving you a benzo for insomnia.
yeah it doesn't have to be specifically for anti-schizophrenia. i mean you should still talk to your psychiatrist about it, but i've taken medicine that is meant to ease symptoms of epilepsy for bipolarity.
[QUOTE=loopoo;36382549]How old are you? Because if you're 16 or older, you should go up to your psychiatrist and demand him to tell you the truth, because honestly - what the heck is he doing giving you anti-schizophrenia medication without telling you crystal clear that's what it is.
Psychiatrist's and their patients are meant to gain a certain level of trust with each other, that's how they are meant to help you. So ask him for straight up answers.
Side note: I seem riled up about this because one time my GP tried giving me Xanax for a mild bout of insomnia. It royally pissed me off because he told me they were to help me sleep, but he didn't tell me they were damn anti-depressants. So yeah, I get a bit annoyed when doctor's don't have a certain level of trust and dignity with their patients.[/QUOTE]
xanax is not an anti depressant and xanax will help you get to sleep. however prescription drugs can be used to treat other disorders other than the FDA approved disorder.
Called my psychiatrist and he said that I don't have schizophrenia nor bipolar, and that he prescribed it for anxiety and depression. What the fuck? Why would he describe atypical anti-psychotics for that?
[QUOTE=GenPol;36411866]Called my psychiatrist and he said that I don't have schizophrenia nor bipolar, and that he prescribed it for anxiety and depression. What the fuck? Why would he describe atypical anti-psychotics for that?[/QUOTE]
Cause he knows what the fuck he is doing.
[QUOTE=GenPol;36411866]Called my psychiatrist and he said that I don't have schizophrenia nor bipolar, and that he prescribed it for anxiety and depression. What the fuck? Why would he describe atypical anti-psychotics for that?[/QUOTE]
did you read what i said? why do you think you know more than your psychiatrist lol
[QUOTE=AgentBoomstick;36414828]did you read what i said? why do you think you know more than your psychiatrist lol[/QUOTE]
I don't, it just seems strange to me that he would prescribe an atypical anti-psychotic which is virtually never used for treating anxiety, and which is mainly, and almost only used for treating schizophrenia and bipolar.
[QUOTE=GenPol;36417127]I don't, it just seems strange to me that he would prescribe an atypical anti-psychotic which is virtually never used for treating anxiety, and which is mainly, and almost only used for treating schizophrenia and bipolar.[/QUOTE]
maybe he prescribed it to you because you require specific dopamine and serotonin receptors activated. It seems that the drug is very selective in the fact that there are some serotonin and dopamine receptors that it has high affinity for (aka very similar and will interact well with these areas) and low affinity (doesnt activate specific receptors). So maybe, judging by his evaluation he figured that a certain area of the brain was over or under-firing and thus needs this drug that will activate that area and not others.
I would like to note that maybe because of your depression, he doesnt want to go for an SSRI just in case you are bi-polar and sends you into a manic state.
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