If you have a question about a med....

dawfai · Post by **dawfai** » Fri May 01, 2009 5:27 am

I have found that if your doctor perscribes you a med try it before you get everybody's advice on here. If you do you will be afraide to try it and all our body's react to meds different. If your having side affects then maybe talk about it but if you are researching the meds on here first you also might be worrying about what happened to others will happen to you. I'm getting redy to start buspar and adivan. Nervous but i'm going to give it a fair try.

Good Luck and remember postive thinking will take you far

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri May 01, 2009 6:06 pm

I take lorazapam (generic adavan). Thanks to that drug, I function. You are very correct though, everyone has different reason's out here for being on medications and depending on what is happening with our brains and bodies, there is no one size fits all drug, they all have good and bad and we all respond to them differently. Great place to compare symptoms but be careful not to scary-think yourself out of something your doctor thinks will work for your specific symptoms.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sat May 02, 2009 10:56 am

This is good advice. After many years of trying to cope with this on my own I'm going to go to a psych again and consider meds. I'm much better than I used to be but so much of my day to day life is a struggle to try and feel OK. I'm tired of working so hard just to get through my days. I have a HUGE fear of meds though and sometimes don't even make it past one day of trying something. I know it takes longer than that to give a fair trial. If I try again I'm going to do my best not to ask side effects. So much of it is in my head. . . it is not helpful to scare myself.

This week I was getting scared about the flu only because a friend of mine had a bad reaction to the Tamiflu. I had myself all worked up about it. . .and I don't even have the flu! Our thoughts can be very powerful.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon May 04, 2009 12:33 pm

Try not to be afraid of taking the meds, your doctor has all your information, and contrary to some of the sentiment in general about our healthcare providers lately, they do go to school to care for people, he doesn't want to give you something that will make you worse. If you trust your doctor, as you should, then skip everyone else's opinion and do what feels right for you. If you already know by intuition that the meds help you get to where you need to be to have a full and happy life, so be it. Start with a small manageable dose and go from there, see how you feel.
The first time I had panic attacks my mother had to sit me down and say now honey, you know you want to take this and if you want to get the upper hand with this you are going to have to, so get it done (she is an RN). You know what, I did and I lived! Have someone around when you take it the first time, the worst thing that will happen is you feel like crap for 10 minutes. Then with your self-talk, about how this is going to help you to take control of your life back and it will help you see the beauty in the world again, the crappy thoughts will be eaten up by the warm in control feeling that you decided you are strong enough to take that little bitty pill and not have it control you! Guess what else, you don't have to live up to anyone's expectations about whether you take meds or not!

angelos · Post by **angelos** » Thu May 07, 2009 12:47 pm

My Doctor has me on Luvox for OCD, but tonight prescribed Buspar in addition b/c of my anxiety. Anyone have a positive outcome from Buspar?

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Thu May 07, 2009 4:34 pm

I also just got perscribed buspar. Haven't started yet. Have you?

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Thu May 07, 2009 4:54 pm

I have taken buspar in the past, and it didn't agree with me, but, I know many people who swear by it!!!

I guess one just needs to try these drugs the doctor prescribes for themselves...

A medication might work well for one person, and do the opposite for the next...

It is all about our body chemistry...God Bless

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sat May 09, 2009 1:49 pm

Zeneta

I just wanted to thank you for an awesome post. I am totally terrified of medications and everything you said is what I needed to hear. I too am suffering from panic attacks, and am trying so hard to fight this on my own. Some days are good, but just yesterday, I went out of my "comfort zone" and could feel the panic trying to over-rule me. I use all my skills I am learning with the program, but it is is very difficult for me because I am also terrified of panic attacks. It's an on-going cycle.I have a sample pack of Lexapro that my doctor wants me to try, that was back in December. More than anything I want that full happy life, just need to get that push to do something about it and try the medication. Again, thank you for your post. It takes me one step closer to making that final decision. I know I need to do it. Your post was truly something I needed to hear. You made my day!