Posted by whiterabbit on June 16, 2003, at 21:22:46
In reply to Not a good day. , posted by Sabina on June 16, 2003, at 17:06:23
All I can tell you is to please hang in there because you're going through the worst part right now...and you might as well stick with it since you've come this far. When you first start taking these psychiatric drugs the side effects can be awful and all you keep thinking is, "THIS is supposed to be helping??" But what's happening is, the drug is hard at work shifting things around inside your brain so that it will work better. Unfortunately, this "re-wiring" takes some time and while it's going on, you can feel exhausted, confused and doped-up. Keep reminding yourself that you're only in Phase I, the worst part. If you stop taking medication now, all the work going on inside your head will fall apart and you'll be back where you started or worse. If you stay on your medication, good things will continue to happen inside your mind (yeah I know it doesn't FEEL good) and gradually, oh SO gradually, you will adjust to the medication and the unpleasant side effects start to wear off.
The fog starts to lift, the confusion goes away,
your energy comes back, and you will be rewarded
for sticking it out...I can tell you this is true from personal experience, in fact I came back from Hell just to let you know. Depression, psychosis and substance abuse blew apart my whole life...I lost my job, I have no money, I chased away most of my family and friends, my husband is divorcing me and damnit, I've never been happier.
Now tell me them drugs don't work.
-Gracie
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