Is there anyone who actually WANTS to stay on their meds?

Whenever I come on to this board, people are telling me to go off my meds. That would cause a lot more problems because I'd go back to being depressed, and I'd have major panic attacks again. I DON'T want that, that's why I'm on my meds. It seems like nobody can understand that.

So, my question is, is there anyone here that likes/wants to stay on their meds?

 

I do. I like that my meds keep my moods stable and my concentration at its best levels. I wouldn't stop taking my meds for almost any reason.

Peace and love

 

Everyone's chemistry is different. If you know you'll have more problems being off your meds then I'd stay on them.

I've been on/off meds since I was 19. It's an ugly battle.

May I ask what you take for your situation? When you take it does it have any side effects?

 

I take 40mg of Prozac in the morning, and 20mg of amitriptyline at night. I don't have any side effects, it just makes me feel a lot happier about myself and I don't have panic attacks anymore.

 

If that works for you I woudn't mess with it.

Sometimes I take 10mg of prozac. I don't have to be on it every day. When I am on it I am more tolerable to my surroundings. When I go off it for lengths at a time I'm irritable, depressed, and my self worth disappears. That little bit of serotonin makes me feel better about myself and I can appreciate so much more. (I'm very sensitive to medicine)

 

I don't plan on going off of mine, especially the seroquel I take as a sleeping pill. I like sleeping, eating, concentrating, going out a lot, making new friends all the time, casually dating and making healthy decisions. I don't care what stigma is attached to medication I am staying on mine because when I don't I abuse other pharmecuiticals and drugs and get in unhealthy relationships and friendships, isolate myself and am not a fun person to be around.
There is no shame in doing what is right for your body. If I had diabetes I would sure as shit take insulin so if I have adhd and DID what not take a sleeping pill and avoid the triggers and take a stimulant so I can concentrate and have a clear head?

 

My social skills suck since I've had children. I'm used to isolating myself from the world. I hate it but I can't get out of the rut. Prozac helps a little bit with that. It would probably help more if I was on a higher dose.

I've heard the diabeties analogy so many times. I can't help but think there is something else I could be doing for myself that would keep me off the medicine. (like take herbal supplements) I always end up going back on it and most of the time the off stages are such a toll on my mental state.

 

:grouphug: I am so glad to see these posts, No one has sejested that I stop taking my meds. I have worked out visits with the doctor to every 4-6 months.
I am leaving this summer one way or another, with my meds in my pack.

 

I'd love to be off my pills, but I am just not stable without them. I have Bipolar, so if I don't take my Lithium, I tend to get angry or depressed quicker and stay that way for a while.

I call Zoloft my happy pill, because it perks me up and puts me in a better mood all day.

My Seroquel, however, I only take once in a great while because of how long it tends to knock me out for. 15 or more hours of a day lost is too much of an inconvenience for me.

 

I take remoron at night & xanax during the day for my anxiety disorder. I have no plans to get off these meds since they helped me for many years now. My psychiatrist tells me I have a chemical inbalance. What ever, as long as I live day to day without be really depressed or panic/anxiety attacks.

 

I'm so glad there's others here that are NOT all, "prescription drugs are bad 4 u!!! they will make u more mentally unstable than u already are!!!"

 

I do.

 

i think meds are definitely a good thing and very beneficial


.... that being said though, i have had some bad side effects from some medication i've been on ... but most people don't want to have to go through the bad to get the good benefits from the right medication once it is found.