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numist · 10-18-2003, 11:38 PM

I was chatting around today, as I normally do, but one subject came up a lot more than normal - psychological problems and medications for them, so I would like to know what the percentages are for this forum.

No need to identify yourself if you don't want to, the question is simple in itself.

Do you have a socially prohibitive psychological illness that must be medicated for you to function in the real world?

This means Multiple Personality Disorder, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, schizophrenia, depression, etc.

I'm not really counting ADD/ADHD/whatever they call it now because it is possible to function properly without Ritalin for most but a very small amount of people, so if you have ADD, please only count yourself if you are reliant on your meds to go to work in the morning.

Thats it!

phredgreen · 10-19-2003, 01:33 AM

i was diagnosed with add back in the day, they did all kinds of different meds back in the day, but i never experienced a marked difference on any of them. the last med i was on was dexedrine, but i have since passed on self medication for anything other than major pain-related issues.

i was also medicated for depression, but again, i stopped taking those meds when i felt they weren't improving anything. i have since been a (relatively) well-adjusted member of society with only the occasional feelings of marked depression

lurkette · 10-19-2003, 05:05 AM

I'm on meds for anxiety, panic attacks, and depression. I'm also going to cognitive therapy. I was doing really well after a few months on the meds and was looking forward to getting off them after, say, six months, when my brother died. I don't dare go off them now for at least a little while. Even with the meds I still had a few panic attacks after Josh died. I'm pretty stable now but I'd rather stay on the meds a while longer and be sure I won't go down that slippery slope again. I hate the idea of being on them for the rest of my life, and I don't think my situation is serious enough to warrant that. But I still hate the idea of being dependent on medication. If it makes life bearable, though, and makes it easier for me to climb back out of the hole and learn how to marshall my own thoughts and emotions, I'll use that particular tool as long as necessary.

viejo gringo · 10-21-2003, 07:11 PM

I am on some damn good scotch for all of the the above problems,,

mulletJeb · 10-21-2003, 08:56 PM

no, but id love to find out if maybe i need some..
seems like the easy way out, but you never know if it is until you fail

skysooner · 10-22-2003, 07:49 AM

I never have, but I have a couple of loved ones that are.

Dano069 · 10-22-2003, 08:17 AM

I'm on Zoloft for depression. Will be for the rest of my life.

mb99usa · 10-22-2003, 08:25 AM

I have a real hard time with medications. Nothing physical just a personal choice to try to avoid them at all costs. I take a daily multi-vitamin but that is it. I had even taking an aspirin.

I'm sure there are plenty of people that need medication to function on a daily basis and I wish you all the best of luck. But on the flip side I also think that there are a lot of people who are on medications they really do not need.

It amazes me the number of commercials that are on TV advertising drugs. The commercials instruct you to ask your doctor about these. Shouldn't your doctor be the one telling you what you need to take?

Sorry if I went a little off topic but this is a subject that really bothers me.

View Poll Results: Do you have a prohibitive mental illness that requires medication?
Yes	5	27.78%
No	13	72.22%
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10-18-2003, 11:38 PM	#1 (permalink)
numist Banned Location: UCSD, 510.49 miles from my love	Medication and Mentality I was chatting around today, as I normally do, but one subject came up a lot more than normal - psychological problems and medications for them, so I would like to know what the percentages are for this forum. No need to identify yourself if you don't want to, the question is simple in itself. Do you have a socially prohibitive psychological illness that must be medicated for you to function in the real world? This means Multiple Personality Disorder, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, schizophrenia, depression, etc. I'm not really counting ADD/ADHD/whatever they call it now because it is possible to function properly without Ritalin for most but a very small amount of people, so if you have ADD, please only count yourself if you are reliant on your meds to go to work in the morning. Thats it!

10-19-2003, 01:33 AM	#2 (permalink)
phredgreen who? Location: the phoenix metro	i was diagnosed with add back in the day, they did all kinds of different meds back in the day, but i never experienced a marked difference on any of them. the last med i was on was dexedrine, but i have since passed on self medication for anything other than major pain-related issues. i was also medicated for depression, but again, i stopped taking those meds when i felt they weren't improving anything. i have since been a (relatively) well-adjusted member of society with only the occasional feelings of marked depression __________________ My country is the world, and my religion is to do good. - Thomas Paine

10-19-2003, 05:05 AM	#3 (permalink)
lurkette My future is coming on Moderator Emeritus Location: east of the sun and west of the moon	I'm on meds for anxiety, panic attacks, and depression. I'm also going to cognitive therapy. I was doing really well after a few months on the meds and was looking forward to getting off them after, say, six months, when my brother died. I don't dare go off them now for at least a little while. Even with the meds I still had a few panic attacks after Josh died. I'm pretty stable now but I'd rather stay on the meds a while longer and be sure I won't go down that slippery slope again. I hate the idea of being on them for the rest of my life, and I don't think my situation is serious enough to warrant that. But I still hate the idea of being dependent on medication. If it makes life bearable, though, and makes it easier for me to climb back out of the hole and learn how to marshall my own thoughts and emotions, I'll use that particular tool as long as necessary. __________________ "If ten million people believe a foolish thing, it is still a foolish thing." - Anatole France

10-22-2003, 08:17 AM	#7 (permalink)
Dano069 is Nucking Futs! Location: On the edge of sanity	I'm on Zoloft for depression. Will be for the rest of my life. __________________ I may look attentive, but I'm taking peeks down your blouse faster than the human eye can follow.

10-21-2003, 07:11 PM	#4 (permalink)
viejo gringo Registered User Location: Deep South Texas	I am on some damn good scotch for all of the the above problems,,

10-21-2003, 08:56 PM	#5 (permalink)
mulletJeb Insane	no, but id love to find out if maybe i need some.. seems like the easy way out, but you never know if it is until you fail

10-22-2003, 07:49 AM	#6 (permalink)
skysooner Registered User Location: Oklahoma	I never have, but I have a couple of loved ones that are.

10-22-2003, 08:25 AM	#8 (permalink)
mb99usa Keep on rolling. It only hurts for a little while. Location: wherever I am	I have a real hard time with medications. Nothing physical just a personal choice to try to avoid them at all costs. I take a daily multi-vitamin but that is it. I had even taking an aspirin. I'm sure there are plenty of people that need medication to function on a daily basis and I wish you all the best of luck. But on the flip side I also think that there are a lot of people who are on medications they really do not need. It amazes me the number of commercials that are on TV advertising drugs. The commercials instruct you to ask your doctor about these. Shouldn't your doctor be the one telling you what you need to take? Sorry if I went a little off topic but this is a subject that really bothers me. __________________ So, what's your point? It's not an attitude, it's a way of life.