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Q: Meds
asked by: Heather22 on November 12th, 2007
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I'm currently supposed to be taking an anti-psychotic, but the side effect of sedation is just too much. I play a sport where the sedation is just too debilitating, and my continuously bad performance has made me really depressed. This sport is the most important thing in the world to me, and i cant get my pdoc to understand this, so a while ago i went off my meds. I haven't told anyone about it yet, and i dont know when, and if, i should. See, ever since i went off, i have been so happy and finally optimistic about the future, and actually been able to acomplish getting my work done for school. It would kill me (I was suicidal when facing the sedation while on the meds, though the doctor wont attribute it to that and keeps changing the subject whenever i bring that up), and i really wont be able to bear going back on the meds. Yes, i do have active delusions, but i dont have any bizarre behavior. How long should i wait before telling the pdoc of what i've done, to convince him that i should remain off of them, or should i just keep it to myself?
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Philo
replied on November 13th, 2007
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Tell him to give you medication that will not sedate you.
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Heather22
replied on November 13th, 2007
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I tried that, he said that the one i should be taking now is the least sedating...
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Philo
replied on November 13th, 2007
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Maybe he can lower the dose.
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woops
replied on November 13th, 2007
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Why are you even on an antipsychotic in the first place?
Is the reasoning behind your initially being put on them bogus?
Were you hallucinating? Are you paranoid when off of them? Delusional?

Whyyyyyyyyy?!
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Heather22
replied on November 13th, 2007
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lol, delusions, and according to them, at the moment i'm still delusional. but does that matter when i dont act strangely and w/o them i can do what i love most, even if it means putting up with some fears?
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Philo
replied on November 13th, 2007
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I understand your dilemma. I would say don't take the meds if you can live with your symptoms except there's a chance you might get irreversibly worse without the meds.
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Georgia59
replied on November 16th, 2007
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Heather- talk to you doc about it, and if this doc doesn't want to help you find better medication, fire him and find a new one!!
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