Cure-all pills?

Question

Is it really worth it to take medication for mental health disorders, or should you at least try to deal with it without it. it seems to me that they are constantly trying to suppress the symptoms without treating the problem. According to them i should be on antidepressants (SSRIs), antipsychotics, and mood stabilizers, as well as sleeping pills,,,and yet i function well in day-to-day life.

I do not have bipolar disorder.

Answer 1

Jez...you stated: "it seems to me that they are constantly trying to suppress the symptoms without treating the problem."

You my dear are SOOOOO CORRECT! They claim they don't know "what causes" the imbalance, but THINK its a misfire of commincation with the chemicals in the brain.

Something-ALWAYS causes it...viruses, environment.....severe trauma (and even the mildest of concussions) can cause the issue....

But to simply state that it's just a chemical imbalance....wrong.

Oh, they aren't cure alls....by far.....its a quick fix and a line, hook and sinker.

I really honestly don't know anyone that it has helped.

Answer 2

We are always better off IF we can avoid medication, but sometimes medication helps us in ways that talk therapy can't.

Perhaps you don't function as well as you could with medication? Perhaps your outlook on life is distorted by a mental illness? We don't always know what is best for us.

I think you should break this down and think very, very carefully and as objectively as possible about why these medications have been prescribed. Do you meet the diagnostic criteria for depression? Have you had a psychotic episode? Do you have mood swings? Do you sleep for for at least 6 or 7 hours a night?

Some of these are tough for us to answer ourselves, especially the psychosis.

I think you should take your doctors advice or at the very least find a doctor or therapist you can trust and see him or her regularly. But then you might have some trust issues too.

I hope things work out. Good luck.

Answer 3

It's necessary when you can't function to control your disorder so that you can. Most people who have disorders believe that they function well when they actually don't. You need to ask the people around you to get an accurate opinion. Also remember that you don't want to just be able to function, you want more than that.

Answer 4

I know what you mean! They perscribed me to risperdal, an antipsycotic, and lexapro, a SSRI. I forget the sleeping one, but its only one mg because its so strong. I like myself better when I don't take them because I know that I made myself healthy. And with the new atypical antipsycotics, there's a risk of irreversable side effects and everything... I just like to live without them.

Answer 5

it all depends on what your problem is. i was put on anti-depressants for social anxiety disorder and depression, they really did help, but i got to a point where i didn't need them anymore.

it sounds like you may have Bipolar disorder, whit this you do need to take your medications, you will seem fine to yourself, but other around you may feel uncomfortable because they don't know when you may go off on them.

my suggestion would be to try the medications, see how they work for you, and if you don't like it you can always get your dosage lowered and eventually wean yourself off of them.

Answer 6

there are a lot of meds i should be on too i.e. mood stabilizers but the side effects are so nasty it can be toxic if i continue taking them but i only take what is absolutly neccessary i deal with the rest myself

Answer 7

it is always healthier to deal with it, with your own mind and not using medication. once people take medication for mental disorders it can make them dependent on them even though they are said to not be addictive.

Answer 8

If you function well, and are happy, you probably don't need it.

Answer 9

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