I had a negative reaction to my meds and I was told by the pdoc on call for my doctor, not to take them and to have my pdoc put me on something new on Monday… This PAST Monday. I didn’t call. I drove right past the place twice and didn’t go… I know it’s wrong, but, I am fearing the medication and wondering why I went in the first place. I keep reminding myself that this illness is making my life very hard and I need the medication, but, I just can’t rationalize! I don’t know what to do. The medication won’t kill me. It’s not there to suppress me. Ugh…
Im sorry that you are going through this … whats your diagnosis samples?
Schizoaffective. It’s a working diagnosis.
Yeah the meds can help - you can always ask the pdoc to start low and if needed go up with the dose eventually - you know start off slow - I dont like trying new meds either, but I think that it is necessary that I take them for my sanity
The doctor is all for starting off slow, logically, I know I need the medication, but, the irrational part of me says “No! Satay away! You already escaped it. Don’t go back! The medication will kill you. They are tricking you! They just want to do more experiments!”
Yeah I can get paranoid starting new meds also - Just keep telling yourself, that you may end up worse off than you are now, if you dont take the meds - I dont see too much harm in at least trying it again - you can discuss it with your pdoc as to which meds you can try - make sure you ask the important questions on them. Good luck with it samples - I think that you will be just fine
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I can’t live without it. I can’t live with it. It’s a hard choice but time will tell.
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Hi Samples!
I agree with Wave. You dont have to do anything you dont want–but just call the doctor and see what he says. Maybe you won`t even have to change-just lower the dosage.
Good luck!!
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