I'm currently supposed to be taking an
anti-psychotic, but the side effect of
sedation is just too much. I play a sport
where the sedation is just too
debilitating, and my continuously bad
performance has made me really depressed.
This sport is the most important thing in
the world to me, and i cant get my pdoc to
understand this, so a while ago i went off
my meds. I haven't told anyone about it
yet, and i dont know when, and if, i
should. See, ever since i went off, i have
been so happy and finally optimistic about
the future, and actually been able to
acomplish getting my work done for school.
It would kill me (I was suicidal when
facing the sedation while on the meds,
though the doctor wont attribute it to
that and keeps changing the subject
whenever i bring that up), and i really
wont be able to bear going back on the
meds. Yes, i do have active delusions, but
i dont have any bizarre behavior. How long
should i wait before telling the pdoc of
what i've done, to convince him that i
should remain off of them, or should i
just keep it to myself?
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Philo
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Posted: 11-13-07 11:03am
Tell him to give you medication that will
not sedate you.
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Heather22
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Posted: 11-13-07 12:20pm
I tried that, he said that the one i
should be taking now is the least
sedating...
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Philo
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Posted: 11-13-07 12:31pm
Maybe he can lower the dose.
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woops
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Posted: 11-13-07 19:24pm
Why are you even on an antipsychotic in
the first place?
Is the reasoning behind your initially
being put on them bogus?
Were you hallucinating? Are you paranoid
when off of them? Delusional?
Whyyyyyyyyy?!
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Heather22
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Joined: 12 Nov 2007 Posts: 3
Posted: 11-13-07 20:15pm
lol, delusions, and according to them, at
the moment i'm still delusional. but does
that matter when i dont act strangely and
w/o them i can do what i love most, even
if it means putting up with some fears?
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Philo
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Posted: 11-13-07 21:09pm
I understand your dilemma. I would say
don't take the meds if you can live with
your symptoms except there's a chance you
might get irreversibly worse without the
meds.
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Georgia59
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Posted: 11-16-07 23:55pm
Heather- talk to you doc about it, and if
this doc doesn't want to help you find
better medication, fire him and find a new
one!!
