Posted by alexandra_k on October 8, 2005, at 17:22:22
In reply to Re: uh, why did you stop your meds??? » holymama, posted by Deneb on October 8, 2005, at 15:52:38
Hmm.
Has your mouth ever twitched before for any other reason?
Maybe it has but you didn't notice it...
I really do think...
That one single episode of mouth twitching isn't really enough to conclude that the medication is of no benefit whatsoever...> I feel unreal a lot of the time. It is something I've always experienced. It is worst sometimes than other times.
derealisation.
happens sometimes in times of stress
(and exams are pretty stressful)I also get that feeling fairly strongly when I am adjusting to meds. For the first few days of being on an anti-psychotic typically. Just a few days and then the feeling fades. But if you are playing around with dosages, increasing and reducing, and not taking it at regular times then I guess your body won't desensitise to it and adapt. So... You are more likely to continue to experience that feeling...
> > Deneb, have you let your doctor know you are reducing the med?
> No, I did it myself.
Hmm. And next time you have an episode then what do you think he is going to ask you first? 'Have you been taking your meds?'. And then he is going to want to know why not...
Because its about helping yourself.
Or...
If you really do not want to take them...
Then tell him that.
Really.> I don't think I can really trust him.
How many times have you seen him?
Trust takes time...
But sounds to me like he is trying to help you as best he can...>I don't think he can tell the difference between crazy thoughts and a crazy imagination.
Can you tell the difference?
I'm not sure that I can...
I didn't think the meds were about 'crazy' thoughts / imaginings so much as your intense distress and the paranoid ideation that tends to accompany that.Remember...
Last time you were able to go and see your doc
And you didn't SI.
Maybe the meds helped you there...
Or maybe not...
But the only way to tell is to keep taking them and see whether there is a general improvement.I don't think they are likely to work wonders
But every little bit helps when crisis hits...
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