Take the Medication or Not

xlostgirlx · Post by **xlostgirlx** » Sun Oct 04, 2009 10:57 am

I can't decide rather to take antidepressants or not. I have been on them before in the past for panic disorder and depression but after i tapered off i got better until i deveoped trauma from alot of things that has happened past the 2 years and i am not interested in anything at all i sit in the house all day depressed not wanting to go outside or be around people. I have panic attacks when everything gets overwhelming but mostly its just anxiety 24/7 until i can stay calm. I can't handle anything without getting stressed out. I don't know how many times i've repeated telling people about myself like this and i'm even tired of doing that i just want to get back to where i was and be happy again. I can't afford the program like i have been saying but i do read what i can from it from friends and ordering 2 of her tapes from ebay. I just dont know if medication is right for me or not. I want to stop it without medicatin because i can't stand the side effects and i don't want to rely on a pill once again. It feels like its so impossible to stop. I've been reading some of the stuff from the program but sometimes i just think that its not going to stop. Its it really true someone can get better wihtout it and be back to how they were? or do i need to be on medication for it? My mind constantly searches for questions and i think wayyy too much on thinks and overreact and exaggerate and my anger is overwhelming at times and sometimes i can't control it even trying to breathe. Its like a constant thing. But i dont know what to do anymore. The only thing i can is take advice from people who have been through this and know alot more than i do.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sun Oct 04, 2009 1:58 pm

This is a personal choice in my opinion. There are many people that take them and it works. I chose not to but that was a personal choice. I work with a therapist and that seems to help me. I also took up reading good material on anxiety and have really come to realize that soooo many people suffer with it. It is not uncommon. As alone as we feel sometimes the truth is that we are 1 of soooooo many. You can get great advice from the people on here on what worked for them. My choice was to hold of on the medication. I am not saying that is what will work for you but that has been what works for me. Good Luck!!

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue Oct 06, 2009 1:29 pm

My doctor wants me on antidepressants because i constantly worry if i have any kind of pain i get checked out as fast as possible so its like i'm a hypochondriac or something then i get stressed out soo much with aches and pains even with little pain now days i can't handle it.

Is it possible to get through this i mean if its like every second your afraid of something is wrong with you? i've been trying to calm down doing all possible things but the things i do are in the house all the time. I know poeple say antidepressants mask the problem.. but how do you know if you REALLY need them or not. I have been reading parts of this program trying to understand and work with it but my thoughts come back of the negative like the blink of an eye.

Another thing that upset me is that some people think i'm not trying enough but i am ! It really hurts when i try and people or "person" are just telling me i'm doing nothing when im trying my best to figure it out. I'm reading het program over and over and over it does help give me confidence but its hard to get past my fears of worrying about any kind of pain i have. That and my doctor wants me on antidepressant medication.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue Oct 06, 2009 4:10 pm

These are my thoughts and only "my" thoughts. You are the one who has to make the decision. I am thinking since you were on them a short time before and your Dr. thinks it would help,it might be a good idea. I believe it will help you get a grasp on the program better too. Even tho you can't afford the program you can do it but reading each lesson on the forums and getting some CD's or tapes on e-bay. I have been going thru anxiety again and am going thru the program a 3rd time now. I listened to several of the CD's today. I listened to them AFTER I took a whole xanax (anxiety pill). I rarely take it during the day and never a whole one. I was just sobbing. I totally lost it when we were doing bills and knew I needed it today. It will get better for me because it has before and it will get better for you. It's your choice but it doesn't hurt to take something for a short time till you get better on your own. God bless you in your decision. I'll be praying for you.

Barb

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Thu Oct 08, 2009 1:49 am

Thank you for all of your advice it always helps even just talking and getting a view from someone else.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Oct 09, 2009 12:32 am

I am having hard time about meds. I do not like the way the medicine makes me feel and I would rather not take any. My family is pushing me to try them but I have a fear that will make me worse. Does anyone have a fear of taking Meds?

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Oct 09, 2009 1:17 am

Ms Rose,

If you read through these forums, you will find many many people who express the same fear of medication. I take antianxiety meds but haven't found an antidepressant that doesn't have side effects I can't tolerate. It depends on how well you can function. I'm not sure why you're afraid they'll make you worse, but I do understand your fear of them. I see them as a temporary solution for symptoms while I work on the origins of the symptoms with the program. There's no shame in needing help sometimes. Talk to your doctor about your fears and also do some research yourself on the computer. Consider yourself an educated consumer and then you can make the choice for yourself. I'm sure your family means well, but nobody lives in your body but you so it's your choice.

Brava to you for having the courage to face your fears!

Les

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sun Oct 18, 2009 6:34 pm

Originally posted by Ms Rose:
I am having hard time about meds. I do not like the way the medicine makes me feel and I would rather not take any. My family is pushing me to try them but I have a fear that will make me worse. Does anyone have a fear of taking Meds?

yes, I have , but now I AM ON ZOLOFT.. i THINK YOU SHOULD TRY WHATEVER YOUR DOCTOR THINKS WILL HELP YOU.. Sorry for all the caps. Try what they tell you and if you dont like it tell your doctor

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Oct 19, 2009 8:00 am

I have been on xanax for 2 years now. I hate the side effects and am now trying to come off of it. The withdrawals are almost deathly. If I could give you any advice, "Don't get hooked on anything because it is hard to quit." I have found that medicine is only a temporary fix and your body gets to where you have to have it and that is a terrible feeling to have to depend on a pill to make you function.