[ SECRET POST #1067 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #1067 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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Notes:

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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

...why is everyone reading this as if OP stopped taking their meds in case the Doctor shows up? That's not what it says. There are plenty of reasons the medication might not work for them. All they're saying is the risks of going without don't bother them as much as they think they should because of said fantasy.

[rosehiptea.livejournal.com]

On the one hand, that's how I read it too.

On the other hand, no matter what their reason is it's dangerous to go off your meds, something I know firsthand, so I don't blame people for wanting to point that out.

[(Anonymous)]

Fair enough, but I don't think it's fair for people to assume that OP must be completely unaware of those dangers. We don't know anything more than what's in the secret, after all.

[childings.livejournal.com]

If the meds aren't working they should tell their doctor instead of just stopping the meds altogether. Most psychiatric medications you can't just stop taking, you have to wean yourself off of them gradually. Even then the results can be devastating -- when I weaned myself off of lithium in order to switch to lamictal I had a chronic depressive episode. I wasn't even able to go to work it was so bad. And I wasn't even completely off the meds for more than a day

[(Anonymous)]

What makes you think they haven't told their doctor, though? There's no indication either way.

[childings.livejournal.com]

From the way the secret was written it sounded like the OP stopped taking them for personal reasons (they say "for a number of reasons," not "because they don't work" or "because of adverse effects"), and also they didn't mention anything about talking to their doctor. That coupled with the statement "I ought to be concerned about my situation but I'm not" made it seem to me like the OP did it without their doctor's approval.

I mean, why would they be concerned if they talked to their doctor and got their approval?

[(Anonymous)]

Well, because there's nothing to be concerned about if you have a drug-resistant mental illness that's destroying your life, obviously.

Psychiatric drugs aren't a magic wand. They don't always work.

first anon

[(Anonymous)]

...I was trying to be slightly more tactful, but yes, that's pretty much what I was going to say. Full disclosure: I've never been on medication myself, but I imagine even with a doctor's approval going off them is a risky thing to do.

Re: first anon

[(Anonymous)]

You can't just stop taking most psychiatric medications. A few years ago I switched from Depakote to Lamictal and it took me weeks to transition. I had to slowly wean myself off the Depakote before I could start slowly easing myself onto the Lamictal. Going cold turkey can be dangerous, especially for someone dealing with psychosis.

[childings.livejournal.com]

Depends on the person, but considering that many mental illnesses are basically the result of a chemical imbalance in the brain, yeah, meds actually do work. For most people out there you need a combination of meds and therapy. I don't think any bipolar I person out there can get by without meds, though. That's like expecting a schizophrenic person to lead a normal life without meds. Perhaps it's possible but not very likely.

In any case, stopping your meds without talking to your doctor first is incredibly unwise