Prescription Drugs

I agree. It all depends on how a person uses pharmaceuticals, or any drug. A person can use any drug recreationally and keep it from becoming a detriment. No drug is harmful until a person uses it without moderation and without education. Sure, I have used drugs in harmful ways and without moderation, but I knew the risks before I did so. I have always had the education, but not always the moderation; in fact, moderation has been a rare thing when I have used pharmaceuticals, or any drug. ANY drug can be used in a safe way, and any drug can be used in a harmful way, including marijuana. It all depens on the person and their attitude/respect for the drug they are using.

 

I take Lamotrigine, for epilipsy. Since March I've only had two and before that, the last one was about eight years ago. It was my own choice to take the medication as a prevention because with my first one, the chances of me having another were at 40%, when I had the one after that, the chances grew to about 70%. So I'm just hitting the nail on the head now. I don't like the taste.

 

Just painkillers every now and then for the headaches.

 

I take 100 milligrams of zoloft... I'm only gonna take for four more months and then stop.

I take ativan or valium every day.... ummmm let's just say panic attacks are damn scary and if I don't take a benzo every day my head wants to explode. BUT I have cut down a lot and I'm working on stopping needing them.

 

ive dabbled...not a fan really...

 

I had to take 1 paracetomol last night to get to sleep, I don't like taking pharmaceutical shit, but I had to for my hay fever symptoms are fucking me up really badly at the moment.

 

It depends on the strain of marijuana, just as it depends on the specific type of pharmaceutical drug.

Some are not so bad, whilst others have long term side effects, many of which are unknown. Pharmaceutical drugs work along allopathic principles which means that they are a cure for the symptoms, not the underlying illness, and as such are generally not the best remedy.

Some people are dependent upon them, I am glad that I am not one of them.

 

I take synthroid because I have a thyroid disorder, but that's it. I was on prozac many years ago but when I became old enough to realize that it was what was causing me to feel like crap, I stopped taking it. I also used to take antibiotics because I got chronic urinary tract infections as a child, but I stopped taking those too when I got older.
oh, and insulin. i'm a diabetic. that one is pretty much inevitable.

 

I go to a pain clinic due to my disease and am on one prescription that I take when the pain just becomes unbearable. But I've just learned to deal and live with the pain, though changing my diet and exercising has seem to help.. But it's nice to have something for those really bad days...

 

I don't take prescription meds either, except for the occasional paracetamol for pain. I've tried a few different ones though, and I probably will again. I would never take meds every day unless it was necessary.

 

I know this is a bit personal, so you don't have to answer Shroomie, but what disease do you have?

 

I got a case of the stinkitis...


I have endometriosis and now they are thinking adenomyosis as well, I have adhesions due to my endo and from the dozen plus surgeries, I get cysts on my one remaining ovary that have to be removed because they either have septations or are solid...Having a vagina rocks

Stinkitis rules!!

 

Did you catch that from Stinkfoot?

 

Haha...

yes ... but shhhh, it's supposed to be a secret...Although, it could have been from that garbage bin I dry humped...Hmm, to the lab!

 

We will call in the CSI team shroom...

I took antidepressants for a short while, they almost ruined my marriage, since the "sexual side effects" meant that I didn't even want him within 10 feet of me...My moods leveled out to where I felt nothing at all. They told me that the drug was not addictive, but of course when I tried to stop taking them, I would get these electric shocks through my brain every 30 seconds. I weaned as far as I could, then took a couple days off work to go cold turkey. NEVER AGAIN.

I could probably be on something right now for my general anxiety and social anxiety, but no thanks. I just deal with it as best I can.

 

i take hyzaar for my blood pressure. i have a kidney quirk, basically. it works good and i have no side effects. i think my grandpa woulda been much better off if they'd had it available for him. he was healthy as a horse except for the inexplicably high blood pressure.

i'm also on lexapro for panic attacks. i've been on it for about a year now and i've been weaning off for about a month and a half. before that i was on xanax, but i had to take it often enough that i moved on to lexapro. xanax is a freaking nightmare. you can't be on xanax when you have kids.

but i'm doing good. i think my panic attacks and my depression are truly seasonal. so next winter i'm going with the safer, healthier option and hitting the tanning bed. worked for me before and all i need to buy is the membership and some sunscreen. i wanna keep looking young, you know.

 

I'm more of the opinion that drugs are neither god or bad. Simply chemicals that effect the natural physiology of a person.

And that person and the opinions of their doctor should dictate what medication they take.

I find some of the really fervrent anti-pharm people to be kinda douchebags.

 

well, honestly. it's helped me. i did try everything else before i had to do something. it all started with a vicious bout of post partum depression and agoraphobia. what the hell, man? praying only works so much, and meditation isn't an option when you're alone with a baby.

 

my cousin has that, and that shit hurts like heeelllll..but she was only like 14 when she got it, which is weird.

but yeah, i have perscription naproxen if the pain is seriously unbareable. But i really don't believe in drug use, my whole fam is the same way. And it sucked enough to begin with that ive HAD to be on the drugs I am/was on. But i'm totally off of naproxen, which i'm really happy about.
2 a day everyday to nothin babbyy:H

 

I don't take prescription drugs - I am one of the lucky people with a perfectly healthy body and mind. Well, a perfectly healthy body at least.