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riverofdragons
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On Monday I was prescribed anti-psychotics to take alongside my anti depressant medication. So far I only have a diagnosis of Depressive illness. I wont be starting the meds until i get back from a few days at the beach (24th).
I have read a lot of scare stories about these meds making you gain loads of weight, causing brain damage and turning you into a zombie. True or not these have not been helpful to me.
The best advice I have been given is to 'forget what it is you are taking'.
I'm stuck in a cycle of thoughts - trying to think over my experiences that lead me to this point. Trying to answer the question...is the voice in my head mine? Is it normal (at least in depression) to have a constant interupting thought that tells you the answer is self harm/suicide? Can my obsessive spending be cured with these meds?
I don't know what to think...did I mis-communicate my experiences to my psychiatrist? I'm scared...but not sure if im more scared of the tablets working or them not working....
I'm scared they will stop me driving more than anything...I can't walk more than a few hundred yards without extreme pain....without my car I will never be able to leave the house. Then I will go crazy.
The prescription has me going round in a new version of hell. Im so scared.
I have read a lot of scare stories about these meds making you gain loads of weight, causing brain damage and turning you into a zombie. True or not these have not been helpful to me.
The best advice I have been given is to 'forget what it is you are taking'.
I'm stuck in a cycle of thoughts - trying to think over my experiences that lead me to this point. Trying to answer the question...is the voice in my head mine? Is it normal (at least in depression) to have a constant interupting thought that tells you the answer is self harm/suicide? Can my obsessive spending be cured with these meds?
I don't know what to think...did I mis-communicate my experiences to my psychiatrist? I'm scared...but not sure if im more scared of the tablets working or them not working....
I'm scared they will stop me driving more than anything...I can't walk more than a few hundred yards without extreme pain....without my car I will never be able to leave the house. Then I will go crazy.
The prescription has me going round in a new version of hell. Im so scared.