I've been dealing with some mood disorders for several years now and just recently agreed to start taking medication. I held off on it for a while because I'm extremely against the idea of taking meds and having to be dependent on a substance instead of fixing things myself. Recently I started taking medication for mood disorders as well as sleeping pills, and I've been hearing a lot of complaints from my closer friends about this.
I'm just curious - what are your views on medication? Should people try to cope with problems on their own or do you think medication can be necessary?
I'm on medication for clinical depression and insomnia and I doubt I could go without them without going through therapy again. People who are against it obviously don't know how tough it is to cope without losing your head. And besides, if I were to stop cold turkey on my meds, I would end up in the hospital(says my doctor).
One of my friends had to start taking depression pills, which I think were wrongly prescribed to him. He used to be a perfectly fine guy, and now he's always looks kind of dazed, weird stuff.
[QUOTE=DigiTech;23506846]One of my friends had to start taking depression pills, which I think were wrongly prescribed to him. He used to be a perfectly fine guy, and now he's always looks kind of dazed, weird stuff.[/QUOTE]
No type of medication works for everyone. On top of that, every doctor seems to look at things differently. In the past two months or so I've seen one psychologist (been seeing her for a year) and two psychiatrists. The psychologist believed I have ADHD, the first psychiatrist said I'm major depressive (this is what I usually hear) and the third diagnosed me as bipolar.
I think they tend to ask different questions and focus on different things. The first psychiatrist didn't even think to ask if my mood changes abruptly, and somehow it didn't occur to me to mention it.
I'm not even sure why he saw a psychiatrist in the first place. I'm pretty sure his mom's been reading some of those armchair-psychology mags and took him to a clinic. Stupid move in my opinion, he isn't really motivated to do shit anymore, just completely changed really. A few friends and I were considering talking to her about it.
I have a friend with a major OCD disorder in which if you touch his face, he will flip shit and leave. Wasn't fun figuring that out the hard way. It's cases like this that medication is probably the best decision.
I think it should take a lot more to diagnose someone with clinical depression. A lot of teens (me being 16, i can say this) are just angsty and get pissed when they don't have everything so they are depressed :< :<. They fuck off in school and get bad grades and then are depressed about them so they should get prescribed drugs so they can get high and care even less.
was on depression and all it did was make me numb, its called growing a pair and living with it. life sucks continue on, i had to push myself but it is easy if you force yourself to look at 5 positive things in everything that gets you down. it might be hard but i helped myself and i think anybody can, the good moments are too much to lose just to get rid of bad moods...
[QUOTE=ghostfais;23507548]was on depression and all it did was make me numb, its called growing a pair and living with it. life sucks continue on, i had to push myself but it is easy if you force yourself to look at 5 positive things in everything that gets you down. it might be hard but i helped myself and i think anybody can, the good moments are too much to lose just to get rid of bad moods...[/QUOTE]
Depression isn't just being in a bad mood, it's a lack of motivation and not caring about yourself. Over the past year or so I've had a lot of difficulty thinking straight because of it as well, which made it harder to do well in school.
no you are jist taking the easy way out, its ok, i did too, but you will feel the numbness i am talking about and that will motivate you to change yourself, dont say i dont know what i am talking about i do, i have a damn good life but i couldnt see it, lost several friends a great girl and basically wasted a lot of high school, now i force myself and i am not saying its easy but when you hit what i did you will know what you have to do
I think you're slightly missing the point of this thread. I'm asking whether you think it's acceptable for someone to use medication to feel better. Medication is only a temporary solution - as you said, you did recover after a while. Nevertheless, it does make life easier while suffering from something such as a mood disorder.
Medication only treats the symptoms and not the root cause. I personally chose counseling rather then take drugs for some things I was dealing with and I am glad I did.
Something inside me struggles to see depression as a disease rather then simply a state of mind.
I think I agree with zombieslaya.
Could someone describe to me the effects of such drugs?
I thought the title said "views on medication for mood dinosaurs?"
Thread did not deliver.
knock yourself out, a lot of pills eventually get shitty side effects though
When I was younger I was on pills because my parents thought it was a good thing for me. But however it did not treat the root cause of problems which were that I wouldn't motivate myself to be better. And that I had really no care to control myself. So now I am off the pills adn I am doing perfectly fine.
I have GAD and OCD. I never want to go on medication though, benzos completely change a person.
I'm against them when it's some mom using them on her kid or whatever.
I mean that shit messes with who you are as a human being, and decreases your ability to produce dopamine.
I mean I'm all for them when the person is suicidal and in danger without them, but they should not be a part of someone's entire life.
Shouldn't rely on them.
ITT: People think pills are only used for a "cure"
Pills are there to help you get by while you continue with therapy.
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[QUOTE=mugofdoom;23509182]Smoke weed errday.
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Seriously.[/QUOTE]
Also this.
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OP why would your friends go after you for taking medication that you (arguably) need?
Look at it this way, like I said I have GAD and OCD. To calm down I can either A. take benzos that completely change my personality or B. smoke a cigarette.
Isn't it sad that those are the choices I have?
And no, therapy doesn't help AT ALL with GAD or OCD.
[QUOTE=Ca5bah;23512643]Look at it this way, like I said I have GAD and OCD. To calm down I can either A. take benzos that completely change my personality or B. smoke a cigarette.
Isn't it sad that those are the choices I have?
And no, therapy doesn't help AT ALL with GAD or OCD.[/QUOTE]
Placebos work for anxiety.
OCD requires behavioral therapy. (which isn't a guarantee, but it can help you manage)
[QUOTE=VHASE;23509083]Something inside me struggles to see depression as a disease rather then simply a state of mind.
I think I agree with zombieslaya.
Could someone describe to me the effects of such drugs?[/QUOTE]
A depression is a clinical accepted illness. In almost all cases your balance of neurotransmitters isn't good anymore. Most of these pills try to restore that balance.
Read more here: [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_depressive_disorder#Causes[/url]
I think taking these pills is fine, they're not drugs. That's what most people get wrong.
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they're not drugs.[/QUOTE]
Yes they are.
[QUOTE=mugofdoom;23509182]Smoke weed errday.
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Seriously.[/QUOTE]
Funny enough, weed gives me insane anxiety attacks now.
It sucks.
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It was good while it lasted, though.
[QUOTE=Llivavin;23512612]ITT: People think pills are only used for a "cure"
Pills are there to help you get by while you continue with therapy.[/QUOTE]
you're right. I think the way I worded the original post kind of gave that impression, though.
My friends who had been against it basically tell me I should be able to get by without medication. I started taking medication that would help me sleep at night and after I stopped taking it, I realized how difficult it can be to get by without meds sometimes - I proceeded to stay up until 8AM the night after I stopped taking it. It's usually impossible for me to fall asleep on time, no matter how much sleep I got the previous night.
[QUOTE=rosthouse;23512680]A depression is a clinical accepted illness. In almost all cases your balance of neurotransmitters isn't good anymore. Most of these pills try to restore that balance.
Read more here: [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_depressive_disorder#Causes[/url]
I think taking these pills is fine, they're not drugs. That's what most people get wrong.[/QUOTE]
how are they not drugs? A drug is something that alters how your body functions.
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