Poll: How many "mental health" medications are you currently on?

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As some of you may know I have been having trouble taking my medications. I keep feeling I’m taking to many and it’s hurting me. So I’ve been starting and stopping medications. My therapist told me that 4 isn’t too many, as many people take more.

How many “mental health” medications are you currently on? This can include periodic shots, as well as medications for the side effects of your mental health medications. It can also include occasional medications like Xanax.

I’m hoping that seeing that others take medications will help me do the same.

  • I take one medication.
  • I take two medications.
  • I take three medications.
  • I take four medications.
  • I take 5 or more medications.
  • I haven’t been prescribed any medications.
  • I have been prescribed medications, but I don’t take them.
  • Stick it in your ear with a celery spear.

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Why “mental health”? They are for our mental health…

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Three APs, one of which is PRN.

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I take Seroquel, and two pills of Effexor.

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I take four. Geodon, Xanax, propranolol, melatonin.

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Depixol
Seroquel
Fluoxetine
Gabapentin
Busparone
Procyclidine
Omacor

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That’s a lot. Do you have many side-effects?

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I take 1 ap and 1 anti depression med.

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Without the procyclidine I get bad akathisia/muscle spasms.

For thr best of the rest of the meds I get pretty few side effects now. At first the side effects were awful - sedation, weight gain, vertigo and general bad stuff. But after a year or so most of the side effects diminished. Am still overweight but am losing weight now.

NB: the previous clozapine did end up with giving me pretty much diabetes. But the current meds aren’t too bad.

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I think that in the past, I was over medicated, my current pdoc eliminated 2 mood stabilizers for me.

I was on 4 medications, I am now on 2 meds - Risperdal and Klonopin.

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Abilify
Seroquel
Melatonin
Nitrazepam
Alimemazin
Imovane
Oxazepam
Valium

Feeling like a walking drugstore. My husband makes fun of me and says Keith Richards envies my med cabinet.

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I take Geodon, Seroquel, and Wellbutrin.

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zyprexa

seroxat

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I take 1 ap Abilify 5mg

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Risperdal and Wellbutrin

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i take two meds one is an ap Amilsulpride 200mg and pregabalin which is an anti anxiety and pain med, i forgot i have some valium on standby just in case i have an anxiety attack but didn’t put it down as a med that i take as i don’t need it much and its ‘as required’

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Zyprexa and Gabapentin.

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My 3 are Loxitane, Prolixin, and Elavil.

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It seems that about 20% of people are on 4 or more medications - so your doctor is right.

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I take 20 grams of yubnub I might switch to abilify though

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