Medication phobia

Medications
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Pharmacophobia is a fear of medication and a negative attitude toward drugs in general.26

Anyone else ?

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I love a lot of different drugs. Nothing against vaccines, antibiotics, most medications. Aps are the only ones I have issues with, and I have wrapped up paranoia around.

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I have to be careful with all kinds of meds.
I’m sensitive.

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I’m sensitive too. I can’t take any opioid without being violently ill for days. Even over the counter stuff gives me strong reactions. I avoid medications as much as I can for this reason.

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I don’t have a medication phobia but I do get nervous when I am about to try one I have never used before.

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I agree with Headspark.
I also worry I’m taking too much medication; wondering why I need so much.
Almost like a geriatric patient.

I’m American, so I would love to take one pill and be healed.
I’m not sure how medication works in other countries, or if a schizophrenic there has to take the same amount.

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My daughter is afraid to take meds. She was very ill as a baby and child and she had to take meds, or she would die, and yet her dad taught her meds are bad. His parents are against it too which is where he got that from. It’s an uphill battle with her. Right now she’s suffering from mental illness (not sz, not bipolar, not sza) and she desperately needs therapy and medication. I’m doing my best to help her while not nagging her.

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I spoke to 3 doctors and got 3 different responses.

  1. First doctor wanted to put me on another medication
  2. Second doctor said he was happy with how I am doing
  3. Third doctor said I was on too much medication

Now everyone says “listen to your doctor”. Well what doctor exactly should I listen too, those three responses are the only 3 possibilities (more/same/less medication).

I tend to agree with the 2nd doctor. I am happy with how I am doing.

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I read about this in a book tonight.
Im sure its common.

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typo mistake 1235678900987766542

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@Zoe

Seems like every thread you make here its something.

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i don’t understand something?,…?

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I dont wanna say to members go off your meds.

This is just a topic.

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I don’t get it did I say something wrong.

This topic is called fear of medication so that was my input.

With an evaluation that meds do have advantages, apparently or seemingly, or something like that

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I really don’t have pharmafobia. The only thing That realy scares me is if I loose the insight and don’t recognize that I need my meds. And stoppes admitting to my self that the reason I need my medication is that I’ve got paranoid schizophrenia.

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