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Gwely Mernans
from 23rd century entertainment (Canada) on 2009-07-25 11:22 [#02309683]
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So, on top of being diagnosed with psychosis, bi-polar, schizo effective, and most recently asperger's syndrome (which was mistaken for ADHD when I was 8) over the past several years, I was diagnosed with 2 new disorders yesterday. Seasonal Affective Disorder and Reverse Seasonal Affective Disorder, meaning that not only do I get mentally unstable in the winter, but also in the summer. I really hope that's the end of the list, because they're still trying to treat all my other disorders, and haven't been able to do so for the past 7 years. Recently, my newest medication has stopped working altogether (clonazepam), and as for anti-psychotics, well, those never worked. They just made shit worse.
So, to those of you who may have mental disorders, what are your thoughts on pharmacology in general? I see it as a pile of dinosaur shit, not yet refined and studied enough to be permanently effective on patients. I feel like a guinea pig being tested on with all new medications they toss out yearly. I've been on several medications that now have lawsuits against them. How is that suppose to make me feel? My brain is being tested on with shit that could be destroying it. Just needed to get this off my chest.. err mind.
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goDel
from ɐpʎǝx (Seychelles) on 2009-07-25 11:26 [#02309688]
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some people would benefit from being in the scientology fun-fare. at least they're opposed to all that pharmacological crap.
seasonal affective disorder AND reversed seasonal affective disorder?
1 + -1 = 0 !!
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Gwely Mernans
from 23rd century entertainment (Canada) on 2009-07-25 11:30 [#02309693]
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"seasonal affective disorder AND reversed seasonal affective
disorder?"
'SAD' occurs during the winter, aka 'winter blues'. 'RSAD' occurs in the summer.
So nah, doesn't cancel either out. Funny joke tho. :)
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goDel
from ɐpʎǝx (Seychelles) on 2009-07-25 11:31 [#02309694]
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seriously though. sounds like you're taking a lot of medication. what would happen if you'd stop taking any as of right now?
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Gwely Mernans
from 23rd century entertainment (Canada) on 2009-07-25 11:33 [#02309696]
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I have to ween myself off them, you can't just go off them instantly. I'd likely suffer a relapse.
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cx
from Norway on 2009-07-25 11:39 [#02309700]
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I can say that my shrink has told me that diagnosis aren't all that important.
In fact many psychiatric patients have many different symptoms from many different illnesses.
Remember that all these words are just made up to describe certain moods and mental states, they can all blend and mix, and they usually do.
My point is it may sound scary with all those words, but it doesn't have to be.
Anyway i feel kind of the same way. Doctors dont know shit in many ways. Im quitting my meds and im gonna attempt to see what happens.
the meds have changed me but they havent fixed me, so i dunno what to sya.
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Steinvordhosbn
from London (United Kingdom) on 2009-07-25 11:41 [#02309701]
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I took clonazepam for a while, hmm, a few years, to combat anxiety but I found it just numbed me and knocked me out. But I liked it, to be fair. When I tried to stop taking it I felt VERY BAD, and had to ween myself off VERY SLOWLY. I wouldn't touch it now. I got over agoraphobia and constant panic attacks by shifting my thinking, though it took years (though that might be because I'm an idiot). I don't know, medication seems to be good at knocking you out or temporarily giving you respite but in the long run... one feels one shouldn't have to rely on them. I AM NOT A DOCTOR NOR EVEN A RATIONAL HUMAN BEING
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pulseclock
from Downtown 81 on 2009-07-25 11:50 [#02309702]
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Not to be get personal or anything, but do you get a lot of thoughts like, life isn't even worth living? or I know some crazy shit is going on under the scenes! Or just out of it in general? Feel like you notice stuff that others don't seem to care about?
Just asking because I was diagnosed with shit and i refused medication when i was at a hospital. I mean i HAD to take like one helping for a night i was there, but overall i think they're really useless. I mean if you've got shit going around in your mind that's not getting sorted out, you're gonna have problems, it's more than just a chemical reaciton. It's the thought process. I would reccomend self or assisted behavioral cognitive reassessment therapy. Sometimes you need to let go of shit, and just realize that life is fucked up whether you're mentally out of it or not.
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oscillik
from the fires of orc on 2009-07-25 12:05 [#02309706]
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where's monoid?
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Guybrush
from the white room on 2009-07-25 12:09 [#02309708]
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"I feel like a guinea pig being tested on with all new medications they toss out yearly."
well i guess in essence you are.. :-/ i know that won't make you feel any better...but how else do you propose that they do it? that wasn't meant to sound flippant btw.. i feel for you, and mental health issues aren't good, but pills and medication won't get to the root of the problem.
on a slight tangent, you may find THIS an interesting read.
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Mask 500
from now on 2009-07-25 12:10 [#02309709]
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Where's ulilililililililililia?
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cx
from Norway on 2009-07-25 12:19 [#02309712]
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a thought process is sometimes created because of chemical 'imbalances' meaning if you take medication the thought process might change or go away.
i have experienced this myself. when i was paranoid and angry it may seem like it was built into me and not curable with meds, but i am now free of all that stuff, all because of medication and some therapy..
its the same with psychosis, depression and anxiety.. sometimes your whole thought process can change when the medication tones down your brain..
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mohamed
from the turtle business on 2009-07-25 12:25 [#02309713]
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if i go to your doctor i'd be probably locked away in a tower
jokes apart, i'm sorry to read. taking chemicals cos you're mentally instable depending on the season sound really alien to me. it sounds reasonable to be mentally instable, but maybe the doctors in you area underestimate the power of the weather, if i have to express myself with gentle manners. i think you're doing better by yourself getting this of your mind.
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dave_g
from United Kingdom on 2009-07-25 13:09 [#02309722]
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Didn't you used to come on zilty and tell stories of taking mind bending drugs? Now your mind is shagged... quelle surprise, eh?
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Guybrush
from the white room on 2009-07-25 14:11 [#02309731]
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Tactful?
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RussellDust
on 2009-07-25 14:15 [#02309734]
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Relax my friend. At least you're being treated. Also, a lot of the disorders you mention go together.
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MetallicaDude
from the stazhole on 2009-07-25 15:38 [#02309769]
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i got lots of disorders but i dont take drugs for them
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rockenjohnny
from champagne socialism (Australia) on 2009-07-25 18:23 [#02309846]
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ive been studying phamacology this year, i have a pretty sound understanding of the function of psych meds.
of course, the medication affects you on a biological level, and as with all drugs, its a process of trial and error. the rationale is that too much of this or not enough of that neurotransmitter can cause abnormal manic or depressive episodes. the effects of neurotransmitter imbalances can be projected throughout the body.
for that reason i view psych meds as being functional in symptom management, and not a means to a cure. it would be great to identify the cause of neurotransmitter imbalances and direct some treatment there.
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Tractern
from Brighton (United Kingdom) on 2009-07-25 18:55 [#02309849]
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I can't give much advice, as I have no knowledge or experience on this subject.
However, I think you are in a good place being on this messageboard, as a lot of the users here have had similar experiences.
I wish you luck in getting out of this dark place you are in. *manhug*
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Gwely Mernans
from 23rd century entertainment (Canada) on 2009-07-26 00:14 [#02309886]
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any new burial yet? like.. even a single? a collab?
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w M w
from London (United Kingdom) on 2009-07-26 01:07 [#02309890]
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Those are all just made up illnesses so they can sell people placebo tic-tacs.
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mohamed
from the turtle business on 2009-07-26 09:35 [#02309944]
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check out ampi max's ghost yards, they seems to have a line of continuity with the darkest burial moments
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MetallicaDude
from the stazhole on 2009-07-30 06:49 [#02310789]
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FUCK
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oyvinto
on 2009-07-30 09:43 [#02310803]
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FUCK シ
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gingaling
from Scamworth (Burkina Faso) on 2009-07-30 19:50 [#02310904]
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shit fuck.
jus remember your mind and you are seperate.... so i read here.
i cant comprehend serious mental dissorder
i went through a patch of pretty hardcore depression and a few moments of anxiety but all has lifted.
follow your heart, be true to yourself, fuck what 'society' says you should be. failing that, sit do nothing and let the moment pass.
cool runnings.
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DirtyPriest
from Copenhagen (Denmark) on 2009-07-31 03:12 [#02310946]
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When you say that you were diagnosed with shit, did you mean that you had shit, or they used shit to diagnose you with?
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AMPI MAX
from United Kingdom on 2009-07-31 06:20 [#02310962]
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its cool qwelly. everyone is fucked, they're all just fronting!
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